James Espina

7.00 AM

I usually wake up around 7AM to give me ample time to shower and get ready. It takes me around fifteen to thirty minutes to reach work via commute as traffic gets hectic during rush hour. 

8.30 AM

I arrive at the Union Bank Plaza located in the business district of Ortigas Center in Pasig City. I’m assigned to the 14th Floor where the Human Resources Department is. I use this time to settle down, open my laptop, and chug a glass of cold water to get me charged for the day!

9.00 AM

I then meet with my officers to discuss and get briefed on what we need to prepare for the event coverage. The event is an auction that UnionBankers are part of. I am assigned as one of the photographers for the event. 

10.00 AM

Since the event is at 1.00 pm, I start preparing the equipment that we will be using such as DSLR Cameras, tripods and microphones. I make sure that 

11.00 AM

I use this time to catch up on my tasks. For today, I have to work on [description of a graphics task]

12.00 PM

Lunch break time. Majority of the time I buy food from the office’s cafeteria on the tenth floor. I always get excited since they offer different sets of meals every single day.

1.00 PM

After lunch, I proceed to the the venue. I usually start off by tweaking the settings of my camera to make sure it's aligned with the environment. I then proceed on taking pictures of the employees. I keep in mind to capture those small interactions as it adds.

4.00 PM

After the event, I go back to my desk and the first thing I do is back up all the photos and videos that were taken in the event to the laptop. I sort and organize all the files and upload it to the cloud.

5.30 PM

As the day is about to end, I organize my tasks for tomorrow and take note of other events to be covered for the week in my calendar. It was a tiring day but I’ll be ready again for what's to come in the following days!

Sometimes we go to our partners’ office