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Would You Like a 16×20 With That?

“You sell a lot of 16x20s.” The Manager says with a bit of surprise. “Get me a 20×24 sample to point at.” I say with a shrug. “And I’ll sell a lot of 20x24s, too.” This is a tad facetious on my part, as I don’t really think I have the inside track to selling larger …

April 8, 2013 – 2:18 pm | By The Photographer | Posted in Directory Work, Money | Tagged appointment, assembly line, attitude, car salesman, composites, facetious, freebie, good shoot, habit, internet marketer, portraits, portraiture, sepia tone, tv commercial | Comments (0)

There’s No “I” In Team

“When he turned in his notice, the Boss didn’t even ask him to stay.” The Passer says with a shake of her head. “I always liked working with him.” “I only worked with him once.” I say and shrug. “He was fun to talk to, but he took even less time with the Subjects than …

April 15, 2011 – 3:51 am | By The Photographer | Posted in Directory Work, lighting, Photography, The Company | Tagged assembly line, boss, common sense, family portrait, freebie, high volume, how much money, photographer, photographers, Photography, portraits, portraiture, sittings, textbook example, usally | Comments (0)

The Naked Truth

“Any photograph can be improved if you just add a naked woman to it.” The slightly eccentric Assembly Line Portrait Photographer says. “A car, a cityscape, anything will look better with a naked woman added.” “Hmm.” I say as I try to think of something clever to say. Not too far away one of the …

January 13, 2011 – 4:52 pm | By The Photographer | Posted in Big Box Stories, Directory Stories, lighting, Photography | Tagged anne geddes, assembly line, baby pictures, baby shots, bathtub, boudoir portraits, child pornography laws, glory days, harken, naked babies, naked baby, naked woman, old standby, portrait photographer, portraiture, sexy outfits, styrofoam, swimsuit issue, washtub, weird images | Comments (0)

Meetings

“This is a Camera” The District Manager pointed as he walked around the sample studio. “This is a background. The Subject sits between The Camera and The Background.” Assemble Line Portrait companies, like all corporations, love meetings. They love to bring out New Ideas. They love to talk about Teams and Synergy and Customer Service. …

March 18, 2010 – 9:51 pm | By The Photographer | Posted in Clothes, Directory Stories, Money | Tagged american gothic, annoying thing, cardinal rule, dollar package, finished product, gothic style, great portraits, mantra, photographers, portraiture, power point presentation, props, refrain, service documents, service job, slide show, synergy, traditional portraits, universal themes, yo yo | Comments (0)