“The PreSeller said this room would be fine.” The Coordinator says as she shows me a room that is little more than a broom closet. “I’m sure he did.” I say as I size up the tiny room with it’s built in cabinets and low hanging florescent lights. “But I won’t be able to use …
“I don’t know how much longer I can do this.” The Passer says as she looks at the Schedule for the Shoot. “I’m just not making enough money here.” “Yeah, I know.” I say, just as I have said every time I have worked with this Passer for the past four years. “There’s got to …
“Don’t you like this portrait?” The Manager says as I set one of the wallet sized portraits to one side. “This is a really good portrait, if you don’t like it we might have problems.” “It’s a duplicate pose.” I say as I sort through the stack of a couple of hundred portraits. “I already …
“I got here as soon as I could.” the fat and dirty man says as he fills out the paperwork. “I gotta work for a living.” I hear this from time to time from people who are big fans of Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers. People who use their backs to earn a living …
“They bought a little, but they would have bought more if they had something to buy.” The Old Timer PC says with her hands on her hips. “You should have done better with them.” “That was the best I could do with what I had to work with.” I say. “That’s bull.” She says and …
“That pictures’ kind of washed out, isn’t it?” says a young Dad as he looks at the High Key Portraits of his family. “Here, let me darken a little for you.” The Passer says as she applies a black vignette around the image. “Is that better?” “Yeah, I like that.” The problem with trying out …
“You know, you could take all the portraits shot in the district in the last six months and throw them on the floor.” I say as I look at some of my portraits over The Passer’s shoulder. “And I wouldn’t be able to pick mine out. We all do the same poses.” “Look at that …
“Is this what the picture will look like?” The woman says as she leans in close to peer at the video capture display. “It’s pretty close to what it will look like.” I say, knowing that the mirror is never exactly lined up with the camera. “This is just to give you an idea about …
“I don’t think you’re putting forth your best effort.” The Boss says from across his big desk. “I expect more from someone with your experience.” “I’m doing the best I can with the subjects I have to work with.” I say and look out the window. “And the equipment I have to work with.” “We’ve …
“So what your saying is that The Gloves Are Off now?” asked a surprised Photographer at one of our endless meetings. “Yes, the gloves are off.” Says the man who was then the Head of Photography, but now seems to have other things to do. “We want you to be as creative as you can …