To be on the wire is life. the rest is waiting. -Bob Fosse “This price is the Stretched Canvas Finish, this is with the Regular Canvas, and this is with the Smooth Matte finish.” I say as I lay out the prices for the portraits the Subject has decided to order. “It just depends on …
Category Archives: Photography
Just Following Orders
“Why can’t this one be in the Book?” The Little Old Lady says and points to one of the approval shots. “I don’t really like that one.” “The one for the Book has to have the same background and the same cropping.” I say and show her a sample Book where all the portraits look …
When The Student Is Ready
Photography workshops have been around pretty much as long as there have been cameras. They are often held in cool places like Santa Fe, Maine, and Paris. They are usually run by famous photographers. Part of the fun of these workshops is going to cool places and meeting cool people. The major drawback is the …
Go Slow, Brother, Go Slow
“Why do you stay at this job you know will never get any better?” The former Passer says, tired of listening to me whine about my job. “You’ve got talent, go out and do something else.” “Talent will only go so far.” I say and sigh. Unions are not as big a deal as they …
Ten Bucks Is Ten Bucks
“Well, what do you think?” The Passer says as we reach the end of another slow day. “Do you think it’s going to get any better?” “No.” I say and shrug. “I think all of us would be doing something else, if there was anything else to do.” The New Company wants all of us …
Here, There, and Everywhere
“Thanks for letting me work in so many places.” I say to my Manager one day while calling in for supplies. “Any chance I could work in San Fransisco? Or maybe Seattle?” “We didn’t hire you to be a tourist.” The Manager says angrily. “We hired you to take portraits.” This was the same Manager …
The More Things Change
“Well, we won’t be starting up until late August.” My soon to be Boss says. “Do you have a bit of flexibility with The Company your working for now?” “I think that they’ll just let me go when I give my two weeks notice.” I say. Moving from one Company to another is usually easy …
Is It Real?
“I like my pictures to look exactly like the real scene I was looking at.” The Assembly Line Portrait Photographer says as she shows me a picture on her laptop of an alligator. “I don’t like using Photoshop.” “So you mean this alligator was really 13 inches wide and a few millimeters thick and lived …
Taking Stock and Photographically Speaking
“I don’t think you should be reading that book here.” My Supervisor says when he sees the picture of Buddha on the cover. “It might offend someone.” “Really?” I say and turn the book around so he can read the title which says Confessions of An Atheist Buddhist. “We’re in a Baptist church, how many …
