“You’re not taking enough time with these people.” The Passer says as she looks at the stack of three tickets waiting for her to pick up. “They’re all Singles.” I say and shrug. “What am I am supposed to do with them?” “Take more time.” She says as she snatches up a ticket and storms …
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Old Dogs and New
“You need to turn her a little more to the left.” I say in a stage whisper to my Trainee. “Oh. Uh, rotate to the left a little more.” The Trainee says and watches the woman rotate her body. “That’s good.” “The angle’s good.” I say. “Take the exposure.” Flash! The Trainee trips the camera …
At Last I Can Start Suffering and Write That Symphony
“I don’t have a Shoot for next week.” I say to the Supervisor who has sat around watching me take portraits for a couple of hours. “We’ve got about 17 photographers without a Shoot next week.” He says with a small shrug. “And The Company still doesn’t think we need to change the way we …
You Look Marvelous!
“Just look at these portraits.” The Passer says and pulls up a sitting from the young Photographer that she worked with the week before. “There.” “Not bad.” I say as I lean in to look at a group of about twenty-five portraits of a pretty young woman. Headshots, three quarter lengths, full length, floor poses, …
What I Should Be Doing
“I’ve only got two days next week.” The Passer says. “How am I supposed to get by on only two days pay?” “Apply for unemployment.” I say and shrug. “Like all the rest of us.” I should be working on my own Shoots. I should be running ads, handing out business cards, putting a nice …
Checking Out The Competition
“Do you do anything on the side?” The Man says as he watches me process the images for The Passer. “No.” I say and smile. “This pretty much takes up all of my time.” I’ve been scoping out photographers on Craigslist-mainly LA, New York, and Chicago and I am pretty impressed by a lot of …
Hello, My Name Is Peggy
“Did you check that the cable is securely seated?” The slightly exasperated Service Tech says over the staticy connection. “Yes.” The Passer says. “Just like you asked me to check it ten minutes ago.” “We’ve gone through the entire Checklist.” The Service Tech says. “It should be working.” “It should be.” I say and sigh. …