“I’ve got another job.” The Passer says. “I’m going to be a Corrections Officer.” “You mean like a Prison Guard?” I say and try to imagine the slightly pudgy, fairly short man in front of me as a prison guard. “It’s a good job and the pay is good.” “Well, good luck with that.” Over …
“I smell tamales.” I say to one of the Passers. “I think I’ll check it out.” “Bah.” One of the Passers says. “I hate tamales.” “Me, too.” The other one says. “Well, that means more for me.” I say. I was working in West Texas and the Shoot was having a fund raiser-they were selling …
“You just gave me two Nonbuyers in a row.” The Passer says and stomps her foot like a two year old. “How am I supposed to make any money when you do that?” “I tried to get them to take more portraits.” I say in mild irritation. “But they refused.” For a long time I …
“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 …
“People are looking at these pictures and going Yuk.” The Passer says as she shows me one of the Profile Shots I have been shooting. “It’s not the best, but it’s not that bad.” I say. “No one’s buying them.” There are five main components to Assembly Line Portraits-on the front line are The PreSeller …
“Have you looked at their website?” I say to the Passer as I hand her one of their flyers. “It’s a lot slicker than The Company’s.” “Yeah, I know.” She says as she looks at the sample images on the flyer. “I spend over four hundred dollars on their pictures the last time I took …
“I wouldn’t mind trying a couple of Shoots of my own.” I say to the Old Timer Assembly Line Portrait Photographer. “But I don’t have the money to buy a whole studio.” “Oh, I’ve got equipment.” He says as we pull into his driveway. “I’ve been doing this for a while. You tend to pick …
“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 …
“So how come you don’t work for National Geographic?” The Subject says in what appears to be all sincerity. “I think you would be good at it.” “Thanks.” I say with a bit of a laugh. “But if I could get a job at National Geo, I wouldn’t be here.” Karl Taylor’s DVDs are porn …
“If they want it, they will buy anything.” The long time Passer says with a dismissive wave of his hand. “I only need two pictures and I can sell a package.” “But we’re supposed to be taking all these poses and changing the lighting and the body angels and the background.” I say as I …