Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle Cassidy said and showed: Subject: [Leica] i am dr. corporate photo today >i am. > and for a photo shoot that begins "i have a meeting in 15 minutes, we > need to make this quick".<<<< Kyle, Depending who the subject thinks he is or "important in the world" when they come on with the comment.. >>> "i have a meeting in 15 minutes, we > need to make this quick".<<<< Obviously one must use good economic judgement depending if this is an assignment for a very good client, so live with this a-hole or just a nobody not likely to hire you again, your response should be swift, cutting and in their face! "Oh 15 minutes? You're lucky having that much time, I've only got 5 so lets gone on with it... Look over my right shoulder!" Click and click again followed with .. Thank you that's it we're done have a nice meeting you've 10 minutes to spare." Walk away and never look back! You see when some folks require having their picture taken they don't really want to spend time with "just a photographer!" So they come on with this crap of a business meeting because they see you the shooter as a nobody and themselves as somebody! Same person having their picture taken by Karsh no matter what meeting the subject has, they'd stay with Karsh as long as he wanted to take pictures. It's often the same old sh..., some people put photographers in second class citizen category when they have to deal with us. We run into these so called self important a...holes all the time and I react to them in the same manner they do me.... "oh you're the photographer!" In a voice nuance like they just met a dung heap. I accept not one iota of this crap from anyone because it's my job to take the best possible picture of this person whether they realize it or not. So that's when I give it back. Treat me slovenly and you'll get it back right in yer face baby! Your 4 portraits regardless of the a-hole subject! ;-) I like your 1st and 4th frames, the two middle look like passport photos standing too far away. But one and four have a Kyle Cassidy look to them. Look don't ever forget, given your talent, reputation and book in progress you need not take crap attitude from anyone. You do not want to act like them, but you have to use a way of putting them in their place. Like the old saying... "Take no prisoners!" Figure out how to do this without any repercussions and yer laughing. :-) ted