Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley offered: > When the project director tried to get permission for me to photograph at > the hospital where the baby will be born, the publicity director of the > hospital said she would have to be present any time I was there taking > photographs. She will be out of town the week the baby is due to be born. > Her solution? "Well, I guess if the family is there, you could hand your > camera to them and let them take the photos" AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!<<<<<< Tina, Here's the route on this one! First of all, you are a professional not a weekend warrior and it may have been her assumption you are a happy snapper doing this for the fun of it. Given your reputation as a photojournalist who's been shooting for so many years around the world on humanitarian projects I'd make an appointment to see this "over educated moron " for a discussion about shooting the birth and not have anyone else present your case. Just you and her, nice chat kind of thing. In hand a copy of your career along with any letters of recommendations from your medical colleagues you've travelled and worked with. Also a letter from the "Mother to be's" doctor advising he wishes to have you there at the time. And if she doesn't see the error of her ways very quickly, "Damn I hate these bloody over officious sons-of B....!!! Like what the hell does she think you're going to do, steal the child? Sell pictures on the web? If you have any birthing stuff I'd take it along. NO NO..Naw a waste of time, she sounds like she's too stupid to understand good photography anyway. Now the next move if she doesn't change her mind, oh one thing while I think of it.... "What happens if she drops dead?" Like who is next in charge if she's away as these people all have extra guns to do the dirty work anyway. So why can't she assign this birthing to one of her dummies? Now no success with her? You make an appointment with the CEO of the hospital and if you have any doctor friends who know he or she get them to make a call about who you are before the appointment. Then go for the jugular in the importance to the community about this project and how well cared she'll be under the supervision in the XYZ hospital.. Excellent publicity for the hospital, hell how can they lose?To bad this stupid broad can't see the advantages to her publicity image. I bet she has absolutely no idea who you are or what your credentials are, that's why it's so important you stick them in her face! I'd not let this bitch off the hook! Sorry about the cussing but these are the worst kind of people to have as "publicity directors!" Trust me I've had my share with the idiots while shooting my medical work this past number years, but it's surprising how quickly they change their tone when the head honcho say's... "it's cool!" ;-) Good luck me dear. > Even though I like seeing my photos hanging in galleries, I think I'm > going to give up on the artsy fartsy crowd from now on. :-(<< Hey I'm the wrong guy to get into a conversation about this group of "over educated lofty look at me kind of twits!" ;-) ted Ted Grant Photography Limited 1817 Feltham Road Victoria BC V8N 2A4 Canada 250-477-2156