LaTigresse -> RE: May Roll Call (5/5/2011 11:45:45 AM)
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Busy busy busy BUSY! That is how the last week has been. I had a large, corporate, photo shoot yesterday. I have to admit that I was pretty uncomfortable with it on the inside, but me being me.......just blasted into it with a 'What do you have to lose?!?!' mindset. To make it even more nerve wracking, I found out the day before that the number of shots wanted was far far more than initially discussed. Many of which were in locations I had never seen. ( I had gone up and scouted the place in early April and prepared for the previously discussed shots.) I began to have a temporary mini meltdown on Tuesday. We have zero, decent photography supply shops around here. Everything I buy I tend to order online. There was no way I could even have anything Next Day-ed because I was leaving the house before 7AM. Fortunately I am a student of minimalist lighting and excellent at thinking outside the box for solutions. A trip to the hardware store and some time out in the garage doing some odd rigging, and I knew it was as good as it was going to get. Per my usual M.O. I slept like a baby Tuesday night and hit the road running, espresso machine loaded in with the photo gear, in my little M3. Generic Dude came along as my go-for and order barker ( I figured all those years barking orders as Sergeant should come in handy when herding a crew of 30+ reluctant victims.....er, subjects!) on a now, very tight schedule. Over all, it went very well. In retrospect, my perfectionist self would like a few do-overs but the wonders of Photoshop will assure the client will have no clue. Yay!!! My first big, corporate, paying client! Now for the tedious part........Photoshopping them to all look maaaaaavelous, without turning them into Barbie and Ken. Otherwise, my grands are not doing motocross this year. I am disappointed ( I love it!) but understand the time and even bigger, financial commitment involved. I don't blame my son or former daughter-in-law for steering them towards baseball instead. They love both, and the baseball has got to be less dangerous......even for those two terrors. The yard and gardens are looking fabulous, my orchard is blooming and gorgeous. The morels are popping and delish! I just had a birthday and it was just wonderful. I have been communicating with a lovely young lady. Unfortunately I've been so busy this week I have been slacking on ALL my communications. Yet over all, life is pretty damned fantastic!
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