I think its time I should take a firm decision, and that is obviously about my career. I have learnt something from some great teachers. I know how things work, I can manage to make some of the things work the way want them to. I make images, atleast I think. Does this mean I am apt enough to be a professional? I don't think so, and this realisation came to me, after I worked my behind (read something else) off for a year in Kolkata. Someone can work all his life and learn nothing, and someone can learn only by working and not studying. I am none of them, atleast dont think so. I think I should be someone who can never be questioned about the quality and that is only possible, when I will know, definitely to create quality. The quality comes with perfection and perfection is matter of practice. However, after sometimes this year, I started to differ to my own prejudice. I knew that something was missing. I lack something and that is what is stopping me from progressing. That something was the most important thing in my training. How to take my work to the next level and make them look professional. I need a professional help and that's that.
Once decided I started searching the colleges abroad who can make remarkable difference in my learning and work afterwards. I wanted the best, if not the second best but not mediocre. I shortlisted many and eventually understood that I will never be able to go there. The fees is impossible to arrange for. I then felt a need for a reconsideration and this is what i found. be it a foreign university or an Indian one, if the faculties are of international standards and they teach with a state-of-the-art methodology, then its all same. No one of those are not going to give us guarantee of employment anyway. So whats the use of spending the extra dollar for foreign relocation. Some would call it a stupid excuse of the failure. But I call it reality. However, keeping the debates apart, I pin-pointed Light & Life Academy in Ooty. It is run by an alumni of Brooks Institute, Mr. Iqbal Mohamed and Advertising professional Mrs. Anuradha Iqbal. Fethered with faculties around the world with varied industry experience. What they have for me is a complete 1 year course for professional photography. They will teach me everything I need to become a complete professional. The bottom line is, I was confident enough to go ahead.
Then came the hard part, convincing my Dad. To my utter surprise, he was very confident about me. Later, however, I came to know from him only, that my mom convinced him, because she is very convinced about my capabilities. I am so happy to see that I am successful to instill the confidence in my parents again. I got their consent and talked to the people of the Academy. Another surprise awaited me, the selection process was almost over and I was very late. had only 3 days left for sending the application.
I took no time to do that and now here it is I am sitting here, arranging for my departure to Ooty for the final round of interview. I cracked the preliminary test, which was a review of my folio. Now if I crack the next and final round, I get in. Whoa!!!!! I still can't believe that I am doing this. It was always my dream to do something like this. Now God help me, I really want this to work this time. I am leaving on 29th morning for the interview, which is scheduled on 30th june.
