When I was a kid, my grandpa bought me a toy camera.
He was an amateur photographer and saw me stare at his camera when I was 4.
After buying me the toy camera, we began sharing a passion for photography. Even after he passed away, I still kept taking pictures throughout high school. This prompted me to get more training as a photographer and set up a studio. One time I posted some lovely shots I took on a trip with friends in college and got a chance to blow them up and display them in an art gallery. The proceeds from selling the pictures were enough to open my photo studio. It’s been 5 years since I opened the space, and business is good. Last week, an AC emergency forced me to cancel several appointments. My assistant phoned me while driving to work to say the AC unit wasn’t working. He had arrived early to get a few things ready and noticed the space was warm and uncomfortable. I had to stop by the side of the road and call my 2 clients to push their photo shoots. Because of all the lights, the studio gets so hot that it’s impossible to work without the AC. I explained to my clients the issue with the faulty AC and promised to call them back once the cooling system was working. When I got to the studio, my assistant had phoned the AC repair company for emergency repair. They sent an AC worker who had the AC working in under 2 hours. The space felt so much better once the AC was restored.