Tell us a little bit about yourself, your education, you first job maybe, and how did you start photography?

I’m Jo Lim of Jo Lim Photography. I am a newborn, baby, family portrait photographer. I graduated with a BS Chemistry degree from UST and my first job was a QC lab analyst in a multinational company. Though I like my job, I find it hard to get a permanent job as a chemist (it was a contractual position). After two contractual QCA jobs, my boyfriend, who is now my husband asked me if I wanted to try the animation industry. It was the start of my journey in the field of arts. My work as animation checker involves scene planning, camera stuff (like how to make the drawings work in camera). After 13 years, I quit my job to be a full time mom. And did some business on the side (home baking, personal care products, etc – I was a Jill of all trades :).. Then in 2006, I met a wedding coordinator who mentored me. I started my wedding coordination business in 2007. I enrolled and became a certified wedding specialist from Weddings Beautiful Worldwide in 2008. At that time, I wanted to learn how to take nice photos for my business website and social media (Multiply). In March 2008, I enrolled in my first photography workshop in The Alcove using a point and shoot camera. That was when I fell in love with photography. I couldn’t stop taking photos with my point and shoot camera. After a month, I bought my first DSLR (Canon 400D) and enrolled in the FPPF. I still remember Sir Lito Beltran asking me if I like to go into wedding photography since I am a wedding planner. I said no. But a month after the FPPF “graduation”, I was doing freelance work for a wedding photographer LOL!.

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