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“Banyak orang merasa modal keyakinan dan  percaya diri untuk menekuni sesuatu yang diminati belum cukup karena  masih banyak faktor lain yang mempengaruhi. Namun Jerry Aurum (34),  fotografer profesional, pemilik “Jerry Aurum Design dan  Photography” percaya bahwa keyakinan dan percaya diri lebih dari cukup  [...]]]></description>
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<p>Artikel ini diambil dari portal Indonesia Kreatif: <a href="http://www.indonesiakreatif.net/index.php/id/ceritasukses/read/jerry-aurum" target="_blank">http://www.indonesiakreatif.net/index.php/id/ceritasukses/read/jerry-aurum</a></p>
<p><em>“Banyak orang merasa modal keyakinan dan  percaya diri untuk menekuni sesuatu yang diminati belum cukup karena  masih banyak faktor lain yang mempengaruhi. Namun Jerry Aurum (34),  fotografer profesional, pemilik </em>“<em>Jerry Aurum Design dan  Photography” percaya bahwa keyakinan dan percaya diri lebih dari cukup  untuk mewujudkan hasrat dan keinginan dalam bidang fotografi dan desain.  Tak mau terjebak dengan khas tertentu dalam karyanya, maka proses  kreatif dan eksplorasi ide tak henti-henti dilakukan dalam kehidupannya  sehari-hari. Mottonya adalah &#8220;stay foolish and hunger&#8221;, yaitu penting  untuk memelihara rasa kurang tahu agar keinginan untuk belajar dan  belajar lagi selalu ada.”<span id="more-1054"></span></em></p>
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<p><em> </em><strong>Keluarga Tanpa Darah Seni</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>Masa kecil hingga SMA dihabiskannya di kota Medan,  Sumatera Utara. Saat umur 5 tahun rupanya ia menyenangi dan sudah bisa  mengoperasikan kamera milik Sang Ibunda. Kemudian saat duduk di bangku  sekolah dasar hobinya bertambah, yaitu menonton film, baik film lokal  maupun asing dari berbagai <em>genre</em>. Tamat SD sekitar 1000 film  telah ditonton, lengkap dengan catatan untuk setiap film. Dan tanpa  disadari proses kreatif pun mulai terbentuk.</p>
<p>Lahir dari keluarga tanpa darah seni bagi Jerry tidak berpengaruh  terhadap bidang yang ditekuninya sekarang. Keberagaman profesi dan minat  dalam keluarga menunjukkan betapa tingginya nilai demokrasi yang  dianut, tanpa menghilangkan rasa saling hormat menghormati antara anak  dan orang tua. Seluruh anggota keluarga bebas—dan memang dididik—untuk  mengemukakan pendapat akan sesuatu, dimana pendapat itu selalu didengar.  Begitu juga dengan masalah minat dan bidang yang ingin ditekuni dalam  hidup, tak ada kekangan melainkan dukungan yang diberikan. Selain itu  pendidikan akan pentingnya kemandirian selalu ditanamkan sejak kecil.  Uang saku yang terbatas dan sekedar cukup membentuk pola pikir untuk  selalu berusaha mendapatkan sesuatu yang diinginkan.</p>
<p><strong>Modal Keyakinan dan Percaya Diri</strong></p>
<p>Cita-cita dan bidang yang ingin ditekuni belum ditemukan juga sampai  kelas 2 SMA hingga ia melakukan konsultasi dengan psikolog. Hasil  psikotes hanya menambah kebingungan karena nilainya merata di semua  bidang dan tidak ada yang menonjol. Lalu otak pun bekerja memikirkan  padu padan dari bidang-bidang yang bisa menjadikannya ‘jagoan’.  Pilihanpun dijatuhkan kepada desain.</p>
<p><strong><em>“Menurut saya desain adalah </em></strong><strong>applied  art<em> yang merupakan pertemuan atau konvergensi dari tiga himpunan : </em>science<em>, </em>technology<em> dan </em>art<em>. Semua bidang  ilmu dari mulai matematika sampai psikologi ke masyarakat bisa dipakai  dan diaplikasikan melalui desain.”</em></strong></p>
<p>Maka selepas SMA pendidikan dilanjutkan di Institut Teknologi  Bandung, Fakultas Seni Rupa dan Desain, jurusan Desain Komunikasi  Visual. Disana ia mulai tergabung dalam semacam perhimpunan fotografer  amatir dimana kemampuan fotografinya terus terasah dan juga mulai  percaya diri mengikuti berbagai lomba. Dari sekian banyak penghargaan  yang didapatkan dari lomba foto, yang paling berkesan justru didapatkan  dari lomba foto lokal se-Bandung untuk kategori fesyen/model. Saat itu  untuk pertama kalinya penghargaan diraih (juara 2) dan pialanya masih  disimpan hingga saat ini. Lalu sedikit demi sedikit uang hasil berbagai  lomba mulai dikumpulkan dan digunakan untuk meng-<em>upgrade </em>kameranya.</p>
<p>Lulus dari ITB dengan predikat Cum Laude, ia menganggur selama 3  bulan di Bandung untuk kemudian pindah ke Jakarta. Sempat bekerja pada  biro desain grafis selama kurang lebih 3 bulan pada dua perusahaan  membuatnya tidak merasa nyaman dan akhirnya membuka sendiri usahanya “<em>Jerry  Aurum Design and Photography</em>”. Menurutnya perasaan <em>freedom of  choice </em>dalam bekerja sangatlah penting. Bebas menentukan apa yang  dimau dan bersedia menanggung resiko atas pilihan sendiri. Dan  kemerdekaan itu tidak bisa didapatkan selama bekerja dengan/untuk orang  lain.</p>
<p><em>S</em><em>elf promotion</em> dilakukan dengan membagikan kalender  berwujud <em>floppy disk</em> ke berbagai perusahaan di Jakarta,   sebagian besar bermodalkan keyakinan dan percaya diri. Keyakinannya  tidak sia-sia, klien pertama yang tertarik dengan karyanya adalah salah  satu perusahaan minyak besar, ConocoPhillips. Percaya diri juga dengan  harga yang ditawarkan, <em>down payment </em>yang diterima langsung  dibelikan kamera profesional pertama. Meskipun menghadapi beberapa  hambatan, keyakinan dan percaya diri tetap kuat dipegang. <em>Nothing to  lose</em>, tanpa beban, begitu prinsipnya. Ia lebih suka menjalaninya  dengan spontan, tanpa banyak berpikir karena jika terlalu banyak  berpikir, biasanya akan sulit bertindak. Jalani saja, dengan adanya  kesalahan justru akan bisa banyak belajar dan pada akhirnya lebih maju  dari orang yang lebih banyak<em> mikir.</em></p>
<p><strong>Jangan Terjebak Identitas</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong>Dalam menghasilkan sebuah karya, Ia tidak pernah  berusaha meninggalkan sebuah ciri khas atau identitas<em> </em>tertentu.  Identitas dalam industri kreatif sebaiknya murni terbentuk karena  proses yang sangat matang. Jangan sampai terjebak dalam identitas karena  dapat menimbulkan <em>recognition </em>akan hasil karya dan bisa  menghasilkan kenyamanan di diri. Bahkan dapat mengecilkan keinginan  untuk belajar dan mengeksplor lebih jauh lagi. Sampai sekarang ia memang  tidak pernah mementingkan identitas dan juga tidak pernah  mengkotak-kotakkan dirinya. Dibiarkannya pendapat orang yang  menganggapnya sebagai fotografer, <em>graphic designer</em>, atau  penulis. Sesuai dengan kata-kata dari dosennya yang selalu diingat.</p>
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<p><strong><em>“Identitas jangan dijadikan seperti </em>make-up<em> atau rias wajah untuk menutupi jati diri tapi dia harus menjadi jati  dirinya sendiri. Dan itu butuh waktu dan proses. Jadi jangan dicari, dia  akan datang dengan sendirinya”</em></strong></p>
<p>Jerry bersedia membagi proses kreatif yang didapatkannya secara alami  tanpa berusaha mencari metode tertentu. Yaitu memelihara ketertarikan  terhadap proses kreatif dan menganggap hal itu sebagai sesuatu yang  menarik. Proses eksplorasi harus dipandang lebih penting daripada proses  eksekusi ide dimana hal itu bisa dilakukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari,  tanpa menganggap hal itu sebagai suatu pekerjaan rutin. Apabila hal  tersebut bisa dilakukan, maka perhatian akan proses kreasi akan semakin  bertambah. Memicu untuk terus menerus berpikir. Sehingga ketika  diperlukan ide ini akan muncul sendiri karena terpetakan dan tersimpan  dalam otak. Selain itu dalam melakukan proses kreasi sebaiknya jangan  mempunyai metode tetap karena kalau sudah menemukan satu metode maka  akan terjebak dalam pola tersebut.</p>
<p>Di dunia fotografi, ia tidak pernah bosan karena selalu ada proses  yang berbeda untuk menghasilkan suatu karya. Proses itu terdiri dari  mencari orang, membuat properti, bertemu dengan orang dan model yang  berbeda, memikirkan konsep yang berbeda—terkadang bisa memakan waktu  sampai satu tahun—dan hasilnya bisa langsung dilihat seketika itu juga  dalam beberapa kali jepretan. Konsep ini sangat disukai olehnya, berbeda  dengan melukis dan mendesain.</p>
<p>Tetapi harus diakui juga bahwa dalam proses kreatif memang ada banyak  hal yang mempengaruhi. Sebagai seorang seniman ia mengakui banyak  mengalami naik turun. Jalan yang ditempuh seorang fotografer menurutnya  adalah <em>a lonely path</em>. Beberapa hambatan juga dialami seperti  masalah keuangan, kerjasama tim yang gagal, klien yang tidak puas karena  hasil yang biasa saja, dan banyak lagi. Hambatan tersebut disiasatinya  dengan tidak menganggap semuanya terlalu serius. Selain itu mottonya  adalah <em>to stay foolish and hunger</em>. Penting untuk selalu merasa  kurang tahu agar kembali ingin belajar dan belajar lagi.</p>
<p>Hingga sampai saat ini berbagai proyek sudah ditangani dan sebagian  besar menghasilkan kepuasan untuk kliennya dan berbagai penghargaan  untuk dirinya. Mulai dari <em>commercial</em>, <em>model and fashion,</em> <em>wedding, desain graphic, exhibition, </em>dll. Selain itu proyek  untuk membukukan karyanya juga terus berjalan antara lain <em>Femalogrophy</em> yang rencananya akan dibikin trilogi, juga <em>In My Room</em> yang  terasa begitu personal ketika melihat foto-foto di dalamnya.</p>
<p><strong>Pesan Kreatif untuk Indonesia</strong></p>
<p>Mengenai kondisi fotografi di Indonesia saat ini, ia banyak melihat  perubahan. <em>Trend</em> fotografi yang berimbas menjamurnya anak muda  menenteng kamera kemanapun tidak dilihatnya sebagai suatu masalah.  Pertama memang kuantitas harus ditingkatkan, baru bicara tentang  kualitas. Kualitas fotografi di Indonesia masih buruk, hal ini  dipengaruhi kultur kerja dimana totalitas dalam mengerjakan sesuatu  bukan sesuatu yang membumi disini. Selain itu juga orang Indonesia masih  kurang suka membaca, mendengar, atau  <em>browsing</em> internet  sehingga miskin referensi. Selama referensi dan wawasan kurang, maka  kualitas akan terhambat.</p>
<p>Karya mengenai kebudayaan Indonesia sudah sering dibuat hingga  membuatnya cukup bingung. Karena semakin dieksplorasi, semakin disadari  bahwa simbolisasi kebudayaan Indonesia sudah usang, bolak-balik itu-itu  saja, membosankan. Sehingga minat untuk menekuni hal itu juga tidak  konsisten. Dan ia juga tidak berusaha untuk memelihara perhatian  terhadap eksplorasi kebudayaan Indonesia.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.indonesiakreatif.net/upload/Image/Cerita%20Sukses/Jerry%20Aurum/jerry4.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="333" /></p>
<p>Beruntunglah para pelaku kreatif karena selalu bisa punya cara untuk  bisa menghasilkan pendapatan. Industri kreatif adalah industri yang  bebas dimana banyak sistem yang bisa dipilih. Tetapi jangan sekalipun  melakukan korupsi. Karena terlalu banyak pelaku bisnis yang terjebak  dalam permainan korupsi. Godaannya sangat besar dan cenderung lebih  mudah untuk ikut bermain daripada tidak. Sekali ikut dalam permainan,  maka hanya itu satu-satunya cara yang diketahui untuk dapat bertahan  hidup.</p>
<p>Harapan untuk website indonesiakreatif.net sederhana saja, ia ingin  agar website ini bisa bertahan lama, jangan hanya semangat membuatnya  saja tapi pemeliharannya kurang. Pesan pun dilontarkan terhadap  pemerintah untuk industri kreatif khususnya dalam bidang fotografi.</p>
<p><strong> <em>“Sediakan anggarannya, jangan disunat. Apa yang mestinya  diberikan, berikanlah dengan tulus. Ribuan proposal dari pelaku kreatif  dalam bidang fotografi menunggu untuk diberikan dukungan”</em></strong></p>
<p>Mengenai kesuksesan, menurutnya hal itu tidak bisa diukur, <em>impossible</em>.  Kesuksesan tidak pernah dipandangnya dalam skala besar dan dalam jangka  waktu panjang, melainkan hanya untuk hari itu saja. Selama masih bisa  membuat suatu perubahan yang nyata dan masih bisa menginisiasi perubahan  untuk diri sendiri dan lingkungan terdekat atau bahkan masyarakat luas,  hari itu adalah hari yang sukses untuknya. Seperti prinsipnya yang  lain, bahwa everyday is CSR (<em>corporate social responsibility</em>),  ia tidak ingin melabeli apa yang dilakukannya setiap hari. Kontribusi  terhadap dunia kreatif diusahakan disetiap hari, dalam berbagai macam  bentuk.</p>
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		<title>Istanbul, 2010</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What I love the most about Istanbul? Its combination of cultures. Being in influence of Islam and Catholic in the past, many of its buildings and other form of arts are so rich of culture marriage. Love it.
I have to admit that my trip was such a touristic visit. That simply means that I acted [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1024" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-HaghiaSophia_067a.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1024" title="Istanbul-HaghiaSophia_067a" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-HaghiaSophia_067a.jpg" alt="Ayasofia Museum" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ayasofia Museum</p></div>
<p>What I love the most about Istanbul? Its combination of cultures. Being in influence of Islam and Catholic in the past, many of its buildings and other form of arts are so rich of culture marriage. Love it.<span id="more-1023"></span></p>
<p>I have to admit that my trip was such a touristic visit. That simply means that I acted as a tourist, visited touristic places and spent my money like a tourist (I hope I didn&#8217;t shoot as ordinary tourist).</p>
<p>I started with Ayasofia (Haghia Sophia) Museum. Being the largest cathedral in the world until year 1400, it became a mosque until year 1934, before it was opened as a museum. Its dome was just amazing. Too bad a heavy restoration was still in progress during my visit, limiting my shooting.</p>
<div id="attachment_1026" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Sultanahmet_055a.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1026" title="Istanbul-Sultanahmet_055a" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Sultanahmet_055a.jpg" alt="Sultan Ahmed Mosque" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sultan Ahmed Mosque</p></div>
<p>Just several hundred meters from Ayasofia, I then went to the famous Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque). The design of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque is the culmination of two centuries of both Ottoman mosque and Byzantine church development. Such an awesome architecture. If you go with a tour guide, you must be told to pay attention to its six towers (minarets), which makes it the only one in the world (I didn&#8217;t bother trying to shoot all of them in one frame though).</p>
<div id="attachment_1045" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-BasilicaCistern_012a.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1045" title="Istanbul-BasilicaCistern_012a" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-BasilicaCistern_012a.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Basilica Cistern</p></div>
<p>Basilica Cistern is also another beauty you cannot miss. The cistern, located 500 feet (150 m) west of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century. As a dedicated tourist, I and my girlfriend had our touristic photo shoot wearing traditional Turkish costumes. It was so cool, I looked more like a Chinese emperor.</p>
<div id="attachment_1041" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG00099-20100511-1612.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1041" title="IMG00099-20100511-1612" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/IMG00099-20100511-1612.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="188" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Future king and queen of Istanbul</p></div>
<p>If you like to shop, go to Taksim Square and walk along the Istiqlal Street, where hundreds of local and international stores are packed with thousands of shoppers. Or go to Grand Bazaar, the first covered market in the world. Yes, it is the world&#8217;s first mall. It has more than 58 covered streets and over 1,200 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. Staying there more than two hours was more than enough to make me nearly crazy, as the sellers were trying so hard to offer me so many things.</p>
<div id="attachment_1035" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-GrandBazaar_034.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1035" title="Istanbul-GrandBazaar_034" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-GrandBazaar_034.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Grand Bazaar</p></div>
<p>Go cruising the Bosphorus Strait, the border or Europe and Asia, that divides the city of Istanbul. The cruise will take you go through under two magnificient bridges, Fatih Sultan Mehmet and Bosphorus Bridges.</p>
<div id="attachment_1033" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 277px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Bosphorus_036-BWa2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1033" title="Istanbul-Bosphorus_036-BWa" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Bosphorus_036-BWa2.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="400" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bosphorus Strait</p></div>
<div id="attachment_1034" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Galata_032.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1034" title="Istanbul-Galata_032" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul-Galata_032.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">View from Galata Tower</p></div>
<p>Enjoy the whole city of Istanbul from Galata Tower. No worries, it has two elevators that will bring you to the top, where a fine dining restaurant is also open for dinner. The scenic was so pleasant (the only unpleasant thing was our taxi driver who took us there. He cheated us with its lousy meter. Feels like home!).</p>
<p>You must also visit Topkapi Palace and Dolmabahce Palace. Topkapi was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments and is a major tourist attraction today, containing the most treasured holy relics of the Muslim world such as the prophet Muhammad&#8217;s cloak and sword, and Moses&#8217; stick, not mentioning the unbelievable amount of germs and jeweleries the king possessed. It was hard to believe that King Ottoman was able to collect such items during his life. Another proof of how nice it was to be a king.</p>
<div id="attachment_1047" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul_264a.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1047" title="Istanbul_264a" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Istanbul_264a.jpg" alt="Nearby the palace" width="400" height="267" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nearby the palace</p></div>
<p>Last but not least, don&#8217;t forget to try these: the famous Turkish kebab, Turkish coffee, which is basically an espresso with lots of sugar in it, and its local beer, Efes. It&#8217;s a pilsener with smooth taste. Yummie!</p>
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		<title>Top 10 Eyewitness Travel Series Book Launch, Buddha Bar Jakarta, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m telling you the truth: Travelers, you need these books. It&#8217;s handy, packed with the real info that we actually need and it&#8217;s so easy to browse.
The concept is very simple. It shows you top 10 of everything. Let&#8217;s take one of the series, Bangkok. It shows 10 ten of what&#8217;s cool in Chatuchak weekend [...]]]></description>
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<p>I&#8217;m telling you the truth: Travelers, you need these books. It&#8217;s handy, packed with the real info that we actually need and it&#8217;s so easy to browse.<span id="more-1015"></span></p>
<p>The concept is very simple. It shows you top 10 of everything. Let&#8217;s take one of the series, Bangkok. It shows 10 ten of what&#8217;s cool in Chatuchak weekend market, 10 ten of famous historical events, 10 ten gay bars, 10 ten to visit in old city, etc. So, it&#8217;s basically 10 ten of different things that a traveler need to explore, whatever his/her interests are.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s published by Penerbit Erlangga in Indonesia, translated from its original published by Dorling Kindersley, London. Check it out!</p>
<div id="attachment_1016" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_0819.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-1016" title="IMG_0819" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_0819.jpg" alt="Talking about traveling tips and tricks" width="400" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Nadine Chandrawinata, Jaka Setia and me talking about traveling tips and tricks</p></div>
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		<title>National Entrepreneurship Forum 2010, UI: For Those Who Are Tired of Talking and Wanting The Real Actions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worst thing about entrepreneurship forums? People do get addicted. Not to the entrepreneurship, but to the events. I have met some very interesting people during some of my sharing sessions, telling me that they had attended a lot of seminars and loved them so much. I thought, &#8220;Maybe it&#8217;s time to stop going to [...]]]></description>
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<p>The worst thing about entrepreneurship forums? People do get addicted. Not to the entrepreneurship, but to the events. I have met some very interesting people during some of my sharing sessions, telling me that they had attended a lot of seminars and loved them so much. I thought, &#8220;Maybe it&#8217;s time to stop going to seminars and invest your time to actually start your business. In short, start working and stop wasting your time!&#8221; I didn&#8217;t say it though. I wanted to go home safely.<span id="more-1009"></span></p>
<p>National Entrepreneurship Forum (NEF) was initiated by AIESEC, the largest student driven organization in the world, and was fully supported by Universitas Indonesia, whose economic faculty is considered the best in this country. I was once again very honored to be invited to such event.</p>
<p>I was about to start writing about this fun event (held in one fine Saturday morning, when I supposed to be sleeping and wake up late. Oh well..) until a message appeared on my Facebook, sent from Besty P. Yustika, who attended NEF and shared me the link to her blog. After reading it, I decided to abort my writing mission and show hers instead, as she wrote it a hundred times better than me. Please read it, you&#8217;ll like it.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://1001journeys.blogspot.com/2010/04/inspire-me-at-national-entrepreneurship.html">Inspire Me at National Entrepreneurship Forum by Besty Yustika</a><br />
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<p><strong>An Eventful Day</strong></p>
<p>I went to the workshop with Trisna and her sister, Fithri. We got to  the Faculty of Economics where the venue was located at 09.40 and  although I was told the workshop would start at 08.30, thankfully, it  hadn’t started when we entered the auditorium.</p>
<p>Trisna walked towards the empty seats at the front row. Fithri  followed without hesitation. They chose the very front seats at the  centre part.</p>
<p>“Are we sitting here?” I asked uncertainly, still standing, pointing  at the chairs at the front row.<br />
“Yes,” said Fithri, who was taking a seat, “so that we can get the  most value out of our money,” she added.</p>
<p>Hmm, good point. Why not make each cent of Rp. 60,000,- ticket price  I paid worthwhile, especially when I already missed the seminar on the  first day. By sitting at the front, chances are, you will tend to absorb  more information or ‘forced’ to pay more attention.</p>
<p>The auditorium was already 60% filled and judging from the  appearance, I bet most of the participants were university  students…which..kind of made me feel ‘senior’ &#8211; if ‘old’ is not the  proper word to describe it.</p>
<p>Among the speakers that day were photographer Jerry Aurum, Bambang  Ifnuruddin Hidayat of Property Plus and Hendy Setiono, owner of Kebab  Turki Baba Rafi. In general, their presentations talked about the nature  of each business; photography and graphic design, property as being the  developer and food retail. What was more interesting, they shared their  good and bad experience which naturally revealed their profiles,  backgrounds and stories in the early days of their business.</p>
<p>Jerry Aurum who opened up the presentation emphasized on getting  start with your business, making trial and error and learning from the  mistakes. The essence of his saying is that, we gain experience by doing  things wrong. We commonly do things wrong when we start making  something. So, start making it happen and begin taking lessons from your  failure.</p>
<p>For those who are in constant doubts, his message was clear: You  don’t need to wait until you’re ready. It’s ok to make mistakes. The  most important thing is to start first.</p>
<p>For those who think about running a business while working as  employee, his statement was even more obvious: Impossible. As an  alternative, he advised to set a deadline. For instance, quit your job,  set a one-year-period to try a business. If it doesn’t seem to go  anywhere at all then go back looking for employment.</p>
<p>For those who face negative comments from their surrounding, he  referred it as a challenge that will grow as you proceed. He gave an  example. One time he got complaints from his client, a big national  company. All of a sudden, the discouraging response from his mother on  his choice of career years back, seemed to be nothing.</p>
<p>He also pointed out creativity as being different. It doesn’t take  an artist to be creative. Even a person with the slightest sense of art  can differentiate him/herself from others (with his/her own unusual  way).</p>
<p>Another story Jerry shared with us is when he employed 20 staffs,  but felt everything had become too stressful. As a result, he decided to  focus more on doing photography, making it the cash cow for his  business and on the contrary, downsize the graphic design service. At  the end, there was a total cut down from 20 staffs to only 5. But, he  didn’t just sack these people. Instead, he supported them to be  independent as part of his social responsibility. This support must have  included knowledge-sharing, which I’m sure Bambang of Property Plus  couldn’t be more agree.</p>
<p>Bambang Ifnuruddin Hidayat obtained his Bachelor degree in textile  studies and pursued a career working for a textile company. After  leaving his job 12 years ago with latest salary of Rp. 25,000,000,-/  month, he embarked on a journey as property developer. His solid  experience in growing the business cannot be separated by what he called  ‘local wisdom’ or ‘kearifan lokal’.</p>
<p>The following are some essential tips from him:<br />
- Networking and keeping in touch (silaturahmi)<br />
- Sharing<br />
- Make mistakes and learn from it (just as Jerry had said)<br />
- Patience<br />
- Look for land with favourable terms of payment – the more you can  extend your payment period, the better it is<br />
- Excellent at negotiating</p>
<p>I think of all the above-mentioned points, the latter is the most  crucial one, particularly when it comes to convincing a landowner to  release his/her valuable asset – land. I can imagine the level of trust  you would need to build upon. Nevertheless, I’m sure it’s worth the  effort.</p>
<p>He also reminded me of the art of delegation by outsourcing. In his  case, he has always outsourced bureaucratic legal and administration  stuffs. Save the time, avoid the fuss, focus on your main task.</p>
<p>The last speaker, Hendy Setiono, is 26 years old, yet he has won  several awards in entrepreneurship nation-wide and in Asia-Pacific. His  initial business was Kebab Turki Baba Rafi which he started 7 years ago  when he was 19.</p>
<p>He quoted a research done by Action Coach which shows that 80% of  business fails between the first year until 5th year, making only 20%  succeeds. But, from this 20%, only 20% of it continues to survive until  year 10. This fact shows that business indeed takes hard work, planning  and commitment, which underlines Hendy’s statement that there is no such  thing as side-business (bisnis sampingan/ sambilan). I suppose what he  said is parallel to what our first speaker said that it is impossible  being an employee and running a business at the same time. Business is  about focus. Business is about being consistent.</p>
<p>In addition to this, Hendy quoted Sandiaga Uno’s 5 factor to be  successful entrepreneur:<br />
- Passionate<br />
- Creative<br />
- Dedication<br />
- Believe<br />
- Grateful</p>
<p>One of Hendy’s food businesses, Ayam Bakar Mas Mono was originally  traditional food stall he found in Tebet area. He transformed the  traditional management into professional management which eventually  elevates the brand.</p>
<p>He believes that the stronger a brand, the more premium the price.  This is called brand value. Still, brand value is something you may want  to consider at the later stage of your business. Prior to that,  developing the system is the element you need to think at the early  phase. Most business starts off their operation manually, which is ok.  But, as you progress and competition gets more intense, it’s a sign to  change the traditional management into professional management. Here are  his suggestions on how to do it:</p>
<p>Traditional Management VS Professional Management:<br />
- Learn something new everyday<br />
- The bigger the opponent, the greater the hero (consider our  competitors as motivation to be more competitive and creative)<br />
- Put a great team behind you (leaders do things that staffs don’t  do, for instance: concept, market research, planning to expand the  market, adding outlets, etc)<br />
- Be bankable</p>
<p><strong>Pave My Way </strong><br />
<strong><br />
</strong>This kind of workshop, I can tell, is not the first  I’ve ever had. When I was in Glasgow I went to a young entrepreneurship  workshop held at SECC with Ika and Lulu. The speakers were successful  Scottish entrepreneurs, like Charan Gil (owner of Indian chain  restaurant, Ashoka), Michelle Mone (who ran lingerie business), one guy  who made a fortune from media business and a young man who operated  catering company and whom Ika once worked for as freelance staff. It was  very inspiring and I remember having this ‘bubbly’ feeling when the  workshop finished.</p>
<p>Now, after yesterday’s workshop, I also have ‘light’ feeling, but  somehow it’s different from the one I had. The thing is, I joined the  workshop in Glasgow 3 years ago before starting the soap business. This  time, I came to the forum after having the experience of running a soap  business. Consequently, I can relate bits and pieces of what they said  with my own story. Some of the shared experience is relevant to my own  experience, although they are success stories, while mine is not even a  profitable one <img src='http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>When Jerry Aurum suggested taking a full year to do business, I  thought to myself, I’ve been there, done that. I did the soap business  for a year after leaving my job at a nation-wide retail group. When the  soap business turned up to be a loss, I began applying for jobs again.  Now, after working for nearly 9 months, my conscience sort of pushes me  again to give another shot and launch another business venture. I would  do more sharing and delegating, too as I should have done in the past.</p>
<p>This self-reflection gives me some sort of confidence. I think the  lessons learned have never been so real especially on how to measure,  take logical action, do things better and be committed. Indirectly, it  has paved my way to carry out more realistic business steps, not just  relying on mere dream and hope.</p>
<p>Referring to the Action Coach survey, we&#8217;ll see 5 years from now  whether or not my next business will still exists. If yes, then we can  sum up that every cent I spent for this forum worth a value. Until then,  first thing to do is to put into practice the lessons learned.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>Well, my friends, what are you waiting for? Be an entrepreneur today.</p>
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		<title>Your Job Is Not Your Career by René Suhardono</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saya ketemu René pertama kali di rumah Oscar Lawalata, sewaktu si empunya rumah lagi ultah. Begitu bersalaman, dia langsung melontarkan berbagai pujian soal hasil-hasil foto saya. Tentu saja senang mendengarnya, karena terdengar tulus. Obrolan berikutnya lebih menyenangkan lagi, karena ngobrolin soal wine. Ujung-ujungnya, lebih senang lagi, karena René membawa beberapa really good bottles dan membiarkan [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1004" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1004" title="IMG00005-20100326-1141" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG00005-20100326-1141.jpg" alt="Career Coach Book by René" width="250" height="334" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Career Coach Book by René</p></div>
<p>Saya ketemu René pertama kali di rumah Oscar Lawalata, sewaktu si empunya rumah lagi ultah. Begitu bersalaman, dia langsung melontarkan berbagai pujian soal hasil-hasil foto saya. Tentu saja senang mendengarnya, karena terdengar tulus. Obrolan berikutnya lebih menyenangkan lagi, karena ngobrolin soal wine. Ujung-ujungnya, lebih senang lagi, karena René membawa beberapa really good bottles dan membiarkan saya mencicipinya sampai kandas.<span id="more-1003"></span></p>
<p>Setelah malam menyenangkan itu, saya merasa ada satu hal yang tandas menjadi persamaan saya dan René: <em>passion.</em> We talked a lot about it. Dan ternyata passion itu adalah senjata utama René dalam segala pembicaraannya, baik di talkshow-nya di Sun TV, ataupun di buku anyarnya, yang fotonya ada di atas. Bersama beberapa orang yang, menurut saya lebih canggih dari saya (biasa, merendahkan diri meninggikan mutu), seperti Ligwina Hananto, Yoris Sebastian, Reza Gunawan dll, kami diberi kesempatan untuk menuliskan sedikit pemikiran yang sejalan dengan penjabaran hangat René mengenai karir hidup kita.</p>
<p>Buku ini sangat menyenangkan untuk dibaca, berbahasa lugas dan ringkas, serta disertai ilustrasi-ilustrasi lucu yang dibuat oleh Citra, kebetulan ternyata calon istri teman baik saya. Untuk anda-anda yang berada di titik nadir pekerjaan, ada baiknya membaca buku ini sebelum memutuskan untuk mabok-mabokan di Dragonfly. René berusaha menggabungkan pemahamannya akan jenjang karir (ingat, career, bukan job!) dengan kejadian-kejadian aktual yang didapatkannya dari pengalamannya menjadi seorang career coach. Hal ini memudahkan kita untuk mengunyah isi kepala René karena langsung terkait dengan apa yang kita alami saat ini.</p>
<p>Saya juga ingin menyampaikan terimakasih saya untuk René yang mengundang saya ke launching buku ini pada tanggal 24 Maret yang lalu, yang digabungkan dengan acara Networking Night-nya Hardrock FM. That was so fun!</p>
<p>Saya tidak akan ulas panjang-panjang, silahkan langsung beli saja di toko-toko buku, untung-untung diskon. Saya akan lampirkan bagian yang saya tulis didalamnya, semoga bermanfaat:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">* What’s your passion? </span></p>
<p>My passion is all about creating. In my line of work, I choose photography as my main interest. Why? It just comes from within. Something that I enjoyed starting doing since day one and slowly become better in it. But I have learned that I never want to be trapped in my self-created box. I also enjoy designing, architecture, writing and movies. They all contribute knowledge and imaginations one to another, and keep fulfilling each other every time I get better in one field.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">* What made you decide to do what you are doing right now? </span></p>
<p>It’s not a one day decision. It’s a kind of trial and error, combined with courage, risk-taking and irresistible urge to keep doing it. Besides, I felt like my creator has given me a little bit of talent in my profession, so it never really felt hard in progressing in it since the beginning. It feels good to know that you can do better in what you do everyday. At the end, I don’t really give too much thoughts on my reasons anymore. It’s more about how I can improve myself and my team every time we have project and obstacle.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">* You are a well-known designer and photographer – how do you balance between the need to make yourself a better person against your “external achievement”? (Rene) I ask this question considering your story when you told me that you have decided to keep your team relatively small and that you would take a couple of months off every year <img src='http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </span></p>
<p>In a creative field like I do, I believe that you can’t do a better work if you fail to make yourself a better person. Once you lose interest, your work will be boring. Once you lose sensitivity, your work will look crappy. So self development is equally as important as the career itself. It’s also important not to make one thing in your life too important. We have to remind ourselves that many other things are also nice besides our passion. And the best part is whatever nice may always contribute back to our passion. It is never a waste to take a couple of months off for a creative mind.</p>
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		<title>Anne Avantie Calendar, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 05:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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You know what’s the funniest thing about fashion photography in Indonesia? You don’t actually make real money here. Most of the jobs are contributions, based on friendship and/or good will.
Please don’t get me wrong, I mentioned it without the slightest bitterness, at least for me. It’s simple. If I like it, I do it. Besides, [...]]]></description>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">You know what’s the funniest thing about fashion photography in Indonesia? You don’t actually make real money here. Most of the jobs are contributions, based on friendship and/or good will.<span id="more-991"></span></span></span></span></p>
<p>Please don’t get me wrong, I mentioned it without the slightest bitterness, at least for me. It’s simple. If I like it, I do it. Besides, when a kind fashion designer like Anne Avantie asked me to contribute for her 2010 calendar, I just found it hard to resist. And, in addition, the models were my good friends Titi Kamal, Sandra Dewi and my longtime favorite, Dessy Mulasari (this chic is so cool, a real rock n roller model). Just by looking at these beautiful women would lighten your mood and brighten your day <img src='http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>So, there we were, a lovely afternoon at Anne’s gallery/shop at Grand Indonesia Jakarta. It wasn’t an ideal situation though: everyone had a pretty tight schedule, lots of tv journalists were trying to get in, some customers were still around and the photographer was a bit hungry. But I worked fast anyway.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-993" title="ANNEAVANTIE-Sandra" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ANNEAVANTIE-Sandra.jpg" alt="ANNEAVANTIE-Sandra" width="267" height="400" /><br />
I always have a tendency to work fast. Yup, I have to admit that I am always a bit impatient. Lots of my simplicity in photography comes from my impatience. That might be my reason why I like photography better than, say, painting. It&#8217;s faster. But I have learnt to slow down a bit,  to make the clients happy. What I never understand is the photographers who need 4-5 hours only to set up some simple lighting arrangement. I think it&#8217;s just better to sit down, have a cup of coffee, think, imagine, chat with the models, get their numbers, get inspired, then start setting up the lighting, instead of keep changing the set up cluelessly, hoping to accidentally find something interesting.<br />
</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I decided to work with one, or two softboxes only. Shooting with minimum lighting needs extra attention, and calculation, as it is always important to show-off the fabric characteristic (especially for traditional kebaya with lots of details). And this time, no crazy ideas. As for the digital retouch, I only did very minimum skin retouching.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When the calendar arrived at my desk, I could see that most of the other contributing photographers used lots of digital retouching to dramatize the pictures. Typical.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,Verdana,Helvetica,Arial;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-995" title="IMG_8191" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_8191.jpg" alt="IMG_8191" width="250" height="188" /><br />
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		<title>10 Years of Rockin n Rollin Jerry Aurum Design &amp; Photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satu dekade. 10 tahun. 120 bulan. 3,652 hari. 87,648 jam. Atau 5,258,880 menit yang lalu, ketika saya memutuskan untuk menentukan jalan hidup saya sendiri menjelajahi belantara dunia industri kreatif di Maret tahun 2000. Hari ini, Jerry Aurum Design &#38; Photography (JADP) masih berdiri disini, still rocking and rolling around, mencoba membuat perubahan buat dirinya sendiri, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1000" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-1000" title="IMG00011-20100318-1231" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG00011-20100318-1231.jpg" alt="Asiiiek, dapet kue!" width="250" height="187" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Asiiiek, dapet kue!</p></div>
<p>Satu dekade. 10 tahun. 120 bulan. 3,652 hari. 87,648 jam. Atau 5,258,880 menit yang lalu, ketika saya memutuskan untuk menentukan jalan hidup saya sendiri menjelajahi belantara dunia industri kreatif di Maret tahun 2000. Hari ini, Jerry Aurum Design &amp; Photography (JADP) masih berdiri disini, still rocking and rolling around, mencoba membuat perubahan buat dirinya sendiri, dan mudah-mudahan, untuk sekitarnya.<span id="more-997"></span></p>
<p>Lho, koq jadi serius begini? Maaf, tadi kebawa emosi jiwa, abis kalo dipikir-pikir, diinget-inget, betapa manis dan penuh kenangan 10 tahun yang terjalani ini, boleh untuk nyaingin cerpen di majalah remaja. Kisah JADP sendiri pernah diulas di posting blog ini tahun lalu, <a href="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/fgd-seminar-surabaya-2009-%E2%80%98from-hobby-to-business-and-how-i-started-it/">From Hobby to Business and How I Started It.</a> Cerita singkatnya, pada saat itu saya berumur 23, belum lama tamat dari ITB, mau sekolah lagi tidak ada uang tetapi sudah kebelet mau jadi entrepreneur, karena tidak mau terkekang oleh aturan main di perusahaan orang lain. Jadilah perusahaan beranggotakan, hmm, satu orang, yaitu saya sendiri, berkembang menjadi dua (nambah satu kurir, masih nyapu ngepel sendiri), lalu jadi puluhan, mengkoleksi klien-klien di berbagai negara, menunaikan beribu proyek, membangun sendiri studio tiga tingkat, memotret keliling berbagai benua, dari udara, darat hingga dalam lautan, berpameran ke manca negara, menerbitkan buku dan menebar ilmu di berbagai seminar. Kedengarannya mantap, bukan? Lagi-lagi maaf, tidak.</p>
<p>Mempertahankan JADP di garis depan tidak semudah, atau sekeren itu. Jadi ga mantap-mantap amat jatuhnya. Terlalu banyak kesalahan yang saya lakukan, mungkin bisa jadi buku baru: Uncountable Stupidity of Me, yang tebalnya bisa buat nimpuk guk-guk. Untungnya, karena saya terlalu pelupa, jadi yang kebodohan yang diinget juga sedikit.</p>
<p>Gosip yang sudah mampir juga tidak kalah canggih. Saya pernah digosipin jadi anak menteri sehingga bisa buat pameran di berbagai negara. Atau digosipin  jadi penanam modal Sour Sally. Pernah digosipin sebagai fotografer yang rela meninggalkan klien kalau tidak sependapat. Atau tidak sudi memotret orang jelek. Atau dikatakan saudaranya Delon (saya ini bapaknya!).</p>
<p>Sejak beberapa tahun lalu, JADP kembali menjadi mungil, dan berusaha sebaik-baiknya untuk tidak tumbuh besar kembali, karena saya ternyata tidak berminat mengurus perusahaan dengan orang banyak. Banyak mengurus jadi sedikit memotret. Tidak asik. Jadi, the company should stay small, the jobs should be big.</p>
<p>Supaya tidak kepanjangan, saya buat jadi bullet points saja ya, apa yang bisa saya inget-inget dalam 10 tahun aksi sepak terjang, jungkir balik, kayang, head-spin dari JADP (sebagian dalam bahasa Inggris, karena kebetulan kedengarannya lebih keren):</p>
<ul>
<li>Climbing up is never be that difficult. Keeping the team intact is.</li>
<li>Fotografi memperkenalkan beribu hal baru: naik helikopter, melihat wanita telanjang (hmm, udah pernah sih sebelum mulai motret), mengunjungi Bahama, menerbitkan buku, makan konro dengan wapres, dirayu sosialita (ouuch), melihat sekolah miskin, tidur di jalan dan banyak lagi</li>
<li>We have done too many mistakes to count, but I hope people remember our goodness more.</li>
<li>God knows how much I love what I do, and how I hate doing its admin! I always lose my pen and can never find my stapler.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t talk about idealism when we are in our ideal situation. When we&#8217;re in deep shit, prove it.</li>
<li>Tiga hal yang bikin saya merasa hidup: eksplorasi ide, memotret dan mendesain. Sisanya, saya jalani supaya tetap hidup.</li>
<li>Entrepreneurship can be very lonely. Lucky I was well prepared when starting it.</li>
<li>There is no such establishment. Changes constantly shake it and keep us dancing and rock n rollin!</li>
<li>Good clients are such a treasure. So are good friends.</li>
<li>Don&#8217;t get into dirty deals. Be a lawyer if you want to do so.</li>
<li>Never give up. No one wants to deal with losers. Losing doesn&#8217;t make us a loser.</li>
</ul>
<p>It is the 10th year of our journey. I hope we&#8217;ll be around for another 100 years and still inspire others in another 1000 years.</p>
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		<title>Workshop at Universitas Pelita Harapan, 2010: Composition? Screw it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, saatnya ngobrolin yang sedikit &#8216;teknis&#8217;. Komposisi. Apa sih komposisi? Kata kamus, composition is the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture. Sesederhana itu. Nah, komposisi jadoel, alias yang konservatif, menurut saya, tetap harus dimengerti. Bukan berarti jelek loh, karena foto-foto terbaik kebanyakan tetap dibangun diatas komposisi yang cukup konservatif dan sederhana (lagipula, saya [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, saatnya ngobrolin yang sedikit &#8216;teknis&#8217;. Komposisi. Apa sih komposisi? Kata kamus, composition is the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture. Sesederhana itu. Nah, komposisi jadoel, alias yang konservatif, menurut saya, tetap harus dimengerti. Bukan berarti jelek loh, karena foto-foto terbaik kebanyakan tetap dibangun diatas komposisi yang cukup konservatif dan sederhana (lagipula, saya tidak bisa bilang foto-fot0nya jelek, karena contoh foto yang dipakai juga foto saya sendiri). Mengertilah yang dasar dulu, baru tahu cara mem-&#8217;bengkok&#8217;-kannya, bukan?</p>
<p>Beberapa contoh komposisi dasar tersebut:</p>
<div id="attachment_982" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 277px"><img class="size-full wp-image-982" title="Tatyana_2" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Tatyana_2.jpg" alt="Centre composition, menaruh objek di tengah" width="267" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Centre composition, menaruh objek di tengah (Femalography, 2006)</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_978" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-978" title="Belitung_8" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Belitung_8.jpg" alt="1/3 rule, menaruh horizon/objek di 1/3 tinggi atau lebar foto" width="400" height="267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">1/3 rule, menaruh horizon atau objek di 1/3 tinggi atau lebar foto (Belitung, 2009)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_980" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 277px"><img class="size-full wp-image-980" title="MAKARIZO_02" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MAKARIZO_02.jpg" alt="Give enough headroom, ruang kosong di atas kepala harus cukup (Photo for Makarizo Print Ad)" width="267" height="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Give enough headroom, ruang kosong di atas kepala harus cukup (Makarizo Print Ad, 2008)</p></div>
<p>Nah, kenapa kita tidak membuat komposisi-komposisi lain yang lebih asyik? Saya akan share sedikit dari banyak contoh yang saya bagikan di workshop &#8216;Identity&#8217; di Universitas Pelita Harapan, Maret 2010 ini. (Btw, kenapa namanya Identity ya? Padahal ga ada ngomongin identity sepanjang workshop).</p>
<div id="attachment_977" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-977" title="Barcelona-SagradaFamilia_5" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Barcelona-SagradaFamilia_51.jpg" alt="Top down, memotret dari atas ke bawah (Barcelona, 2006)" width="400" height="267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Top down, memotret dari atas ke bawah (Barcelona, 2006)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_979" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-979" title="Granada-Cathedral_2" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Granada-Cathedral_2.jpg" alt="Extreme proporsion, taruh objek kecil di tengah lingkungan besar atau sebaliknya (Granada, 2006)" width="400" height="219" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Extreme proporsion, taruh objek kecil di tengah lingkungan besar atau sebaliknya (Granada, 2006)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_983" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-983" title="UjungKulon_10" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/UjungKulon_10.jpg" alt="Up Close &amp; Personal, cermati detail kecil di sekeliling and be amazed (Ujung Kulon, 2007)" width="400" height="267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Up Close &amp; Personal, cermati detail kecil di sekeliling and be amazed (Ujung Kulon, 2007)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_981" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-981" title="Paris_09" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Paris_09.jpg" alt="1/5 rule, lebih asyik dari aturan 1/3 (Paris, 2008)" width="400" height="267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">1/5 rule, lebih asyik dari aturan 1/3 (Paris, 2008)</p></div>
<p>Pada intinya, komposisi itu dipikirkan supaya foto menjadi lebih menarik dan punya kekuatan. Nah, permasalahannya itu ada di masalah enak ga enak dipandangnya. Hey, bukankah ini seni? Bila semua orang setuju akan hukum komposisi yang baik, so pasti berarti itu adalah komposisi yang boring.</p>
<p>Sedikit soal workshopnya sendiri. Saya harus angkat kedua jempol saya untuk mahasiswa UPH yang mengadakan workshop ini. You guys really know how to have fun, don&#8217;t you? Selayaknya EO profesional, workshop &#8216;Identity&#8217; punya semuanya: MC yang kocak, peserta yang antusias, musik yang seru selama acara (malah pada asik karaoke pas jeda, tidak merdu pula), ruangan yang besar dan sejuk serta alat pendukung spt proyektor yang bagus.</p>
<p>Acara dikemas dalam 3 segmen: &#8216;kuliah&#8217; soal komposisi (senang berasa jadi dosen), lomba foto dan penjurian terbuka. Hasil lomba fotonya ternyata cukup mengagetkan (ga kaget sih, mahasiswa senirupa itu cuma perlu sedikit arahan pasti langsung men-canggih hasil fotonya) dan penjuriannya seru banget (termasuk buat jurinya, setiap nilai harus disebutkan dengan lantang). Sedikit promosi, seluruh konsep acara lahir dari saya sendiri (I told you, it&#8217;s worth paying me!). Sebagai penutup, terima kasih untuk: Pak Ibam dan Pak Arthur dari UPH yang menemani saya menjuri, para panitia yang handal dan semangat karaoke, tim saya yang selalu setia menemani, and last but not least, para peserta workshop yang tekun mendengar celotehan saya.</p>
<div id="attachment_984" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-984" title="IMG_0101" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0101.jpg" alt="IMG_0101" width="250" height="188" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Jadi pak guru lagi</p></div>
<div id="attachment_985" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-985" title="IMG_0146" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0146.jpg" alt="Lomba foto" width="250" height="188" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Lomba foto</p></div>
<div id="attachment_986" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 198px"><img class="size-full wp-image-986" title="IMG_0171" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0171.jpg" alt="Registrasi hasil lomba" width="188" height="250" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Registrasi hasil lomba</p></div>
<div id="attachment_988" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-988" title="IMG_0214" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0214.jpg" alt="Para juara" width="250" height="188" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Para juara</p></div>
<div id="attachment_987" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 260px"><img class="size-full wp-image-987" title="IMG_0201" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/IMG_0201.jpg" alt="Nama penjahat di t-shirt panitia" width="250" height="187" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Nama penjahat di t-shirt panitia</p></div>
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		<title>To Love Me, Please Understand My Photo Gear</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saya lagi asyik muter-muter di Facebook ketika chat window saya loncat muncul. Seorang penggemar foto dari Semarang bertanya, &#8220;Kenapa sih kita selalu dinilai dari kamera kita?&#8221; Saya bilang, &#8220;Oya? Masak sih? Salah bergaul kali.&#8221; Iya, mungkin aja hobinya teman satu ini nongkrong di toko kamera, so pastilah orang-orang lebih suka nanyain soal kameranya. Atau, mungkin [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_967" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img class="size-full wp-image-967" title="Alkmaar_2" src="http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Alkmaar_2.jpg" alt="Beach in Alkmaar, 1998" width="400" height="267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Beach in Alkmaar, 1998</p></div>
<p>Saya lagi asyik muter-muter di Facebook ketika chat window saya loncat muncul. Seorang penggemar foto dari Semarang bertanya, &#8220;Kenapa sih kita selalu dinilai dari kamera kita?&#8221; Saya bilang, &#8220;Oya? Masak sih? Salah bergaul kali.&#8221; Iya, mungkin aja hobinya teman satu ini nongkrong di toko kamera, so pastilah orang-orang lebih suka nanyain soal kameranya. Atau, mungkin juga kalo hunting foto tas kameranya gede banget, jadilah suka ditanya-tanyain. Atau, jangan-jangan kameranya invisible, jadilah ditanyain juga, kameranya apa, wong temen-temennya pada bawa kamera dia bawanya Blackberry.<span id="more-965"></span></p>
<p>Anyway, tetap saja memang itu jadi pertanyaan kuno. Kameranya apa? Banyak yang beranggapan, kamera menentukan reputasi. Saya sih setuju-setuju saja. Paling enggak, reputasi pembelianlah. Dan memang mungkin sejuta rasanya kalau lagi menenteng Nikon D3 atau Canon 1Ds mk3 dengan lensa 80 mm f/1.8 L series. Atau dengan cool-nya membidik model dibalik Hasselblad H3 seharga Nissan Teana. Berhak koq, karena memang itu prestasi. Bisa jadi si pemakai adalah orang yang sukses memimpin perusahaan batubaranya sehingga enggak ngedip waktu memborong setengah isi toko JPC Kemang, ataupun sukses merayu dan meyakinkan bapaknya bahwa kamera semi-profesional enggak cukup bagus untuk mulai belajar bagaimana caranya memfokus. Sah dan meyakinkan sebagai sebuah prestasi.</p>
<p>Saya ingat hari-hari dimana saya diam-diam tetap memendam rasa iri pada kamera-kamera idaman sewaktu saya masih di jalur amatir. Wajarlah, boys with toys, rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau. Saya juga sering menanyakan mereka memakai kamera apa, karena 99,9% pasti lebih bagus dari kamera pas-pasan saya. Senang aja, karena yang ditanya pasti semangat 45 menerangkan A-Z fitur kameranya, dan dengan senang hati membiarkan saya menimang-nimang sambil menempelkan muka berminyak saya disitu, jepret sana jepret sini (sering dilap kembali oleh yang punya dengan bajunya). Sejujurnya, banyak untungnya berteman dengan sosok beginian. Kesenangan mereka akan kamera akan terus menerus membuat mereka up-to-date dengan photo gear terbaru. Yang lama dikemanain dong? Dijuallah kepada orang-orang seperti saya, yang selalu merindukan kamera bekas kondisi 99% harga miring. Seneng deh temenan (foto diatas, Beach in Alkmaar, saya foto tahun 1998 di Belanda, dengan Nikon F90x bekas, kondisi 99% harga miring, dibeli dari teman saya yang baik hati).</p>
<p>Hingga sekarang, photo gear saya selalu dibawah ekspektasi (bukan ekspektasi saya, tapi ekspektasi klien yang hobi koleksi kamera). Lighting set saya sudah berumur 9 tahun, Hensel, dan masih setia menemani. Kamera saya Canon 5D mk2, yang banyak dipakai para amatir. Kalau tas kamera saya memang punya banyak, karena enggak semahal beli kamera. Untungnya, entah kenapa, makin hari makin jarang ada yang menanyakan saya pakai kamera apa (karena jawabannya tidak akan nendang anyway). Nah, tapi itu dia, kenapa semakin tidak ditanyakan?</p>
<p>Perhatikan tidak, banyak yang kameranya bagus, fotonya jelek-jelek. Disisi lain, banyak yang fotonya bagus-bagus, kameranya juga bagus. Lha? Tentu saja. Karena orang-orang yang sudah jago motret, biasanya memang sudah memutuskan untuk serius. Keseriusan mengarah pada totalitas. Semakin jago jadi semakin serius jadi semakin total. Semakin upgraded-lah kameranya. Lagi-lagi, wajar.</p>
<p>Mungkin yang harus dipikir lagi, kenapa kita merasa risih pada saat ditanyakan soal kamera kita, yang kebetulan, memang cukup pas-pasan? Kalaulah ternyata kita adalah juara lomba Salonfoto 10 kali berturut-turut, dan kameranya pas-pasan, bukannya bangga ternyata selalu menang dengan menggunakan barang bapuk (cieee, ngerendahin diri, ninggiin mutu. Kamera jelek aja menang, apalagi kamera bagus). Mungkin masalahnya memang di pencapaian fotografinya kita sendiri. Kalaulah memang sudah nyaman dan percaya diri, mau ditanya soal kamera, sah-sah saja, karena mungkin tidak terlalu penting lagi. Jadi siapa yang sebenarnya perlu dihakimi soal nanya-nanya kamera ini, yang ditanya atau si penanya?</p>
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		<title>Plaza Indonesia Print Ad, 2010</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jerry Aurum</dc:creator>
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The idea was simple: to advertise food and sport goods festival.
We decided to shoot at one of the Plaza Indonesia good restaurants, Pizza E birra. I loved the floor and the giant door (don&#8217;t try to open it, it&#8217;s fake). Since it&#8217;s a fully operating restaurant, we had to start early in the morning and [...]]]></description>
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<p>The idea was simple: to advertise food and sport goods festival.<span id="more-961"></span></p>
<p>We decided to shoot at one of the Plaza Indonesia good restaurants, Pizza E birra. I loved the floor and the giant door (don&#8217;t try to open it, it&#8217;s fake). Since it&#8217;s a fully operating restaurant, we had to start early in the morning and finish it before 11 am. Not a problem, that was just a perfect timing to get my lunch anyway.</p>
<p>I decided to give paradoxical treatment: sporty outfit with couture hair plus over-the-top make up. Bright colorful models against darkie background. Plus, saturated tonality. I like paradox. It puts us in the middle of a battle of ideas, it triggers our sense of judgement. But I don&#8217;t like to overdo it, as most of our sinetrons (read: crappy Indonesian tv movies).</p>
<p>I&#8217;d like to give a special note about the client, Plaza Indonesia and the ad agency, Matari. They have given me the most important thing that I always need: freedom. They trusted my treatment and decisions. The listened. I truly appreciate it. For my fellow photographers, don&#8217;t whine for it. Freedom can never be easily given to us. We just have to damn earn it. You know what I always do whenever I don&#8217;t get it? I ask for it with a big smile <img src='http://www.jerryaurum.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
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