[Leica] Reality check redux.

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

May we see the shots?

B.

On 20-dec-2005, at 20:27, mcyclwritr@comcast.net wrote:

> The upshot of the proposed shoot was, "yes," and with no further  
> discussion of the $250 fee. So, Saturday afternoon I shot the  
> senior with her horse, Romeo. Outdoors with the odd snowflake. 24  
> degrees. And a quartering breeze from the northwest. Brrr.
>
> All went well. Got a few excellent images among a number of  
> acceptable ones, despite the horse being a brat--they do that in  
> cold weather--and shooting against a cluttered background. The  
> stable is in town (weird zoning in the Denver area), with all the  
> wires, signs, etc., that make up the scenery in an older, urban  
> neighborhood. When Romeo cooperated, I used a couple 60'-high  
> spruce trees as a backdrop to avoid bits of aerial infrastructure.  
> If the shot had not called for a horse-faced horse and a human to  
> both be in focus, I would have shot the 85mm f/1.2 wide open or at  
> f/2.0 and just knocked the entire background mess into bokehland.
>
> Two items of interest. First, a 1-gig SanDisk Ultra II CF card  
> would accept only three RAW+large JPEG images (actually six images)  
> before balking and causing the 5D to report "CF FULL."  Had extra  
> cards on hand. Good thinking, that. After downloading all three/six  
> images on the "Full" card, I reformatted it and the problem was  
> solved.
>
> Second (and not a photographic item of interest), The Goddess of  
> near-chump-change windfalls, if you can accept $250 as a windfall,  
> prompted my 15-year-old water heater to start puking its guts out  
> last night. That's $814-and-change to take a hot shower later today.
>
> Sometimes, a man's just gotta' grin and marvel at the synchronicity  
> of it all.
>
> -Chris Lawson
>
>
> ----------------------------------------
> The backstory:
>
> I got a call from an almost-friend asking if I could shoot her
> daughter's senior portrait. And muy pronto, to boot. "I'd be happy
> to," I said.
>
> Not knowing details on exact location, number of wardrobe changes,
> etc., I quoted $250, which would include 4x6 proofs but not batches
> of wallet-size photos or custom enlargements. Easily a half day,
> counting schleppage.
>
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