DEAD MAN

William Blake

"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is: infinite."

OBSERVING THE PHOTO SHOOT

THE GOOD & BAD OF WATCHING A SHOOT

Yesterday I was editing a shoot from this summer, one that I had to push back due to obligations.  The shoot was in a public place and in one of prior blogs about professional courtesy I stated how it is just bad to snake other shooters shots!

So edit is on and I'm looking at this shoot.

One of the subjects eyes are on this photographer who is shooting from the sidelines set back.  I am editing in disbelieve that I am LOOSING all these shots due to the subjects attention on this person shooting who is not part of our group.

Lets talk about distractions!

Attractive people

Other cameras

Assistants with no bras or thongs hanging out!

RED(yup the color red grabs em all the time)

Bad breath

Tattoos can be a problem too!

(Esp if your in an ER and someone is on big meds..they can see other things out of your tattoos and it can cause controversy) I know it happened.

Earn while we learn.

So after viewing the shoot from this project I can say that all those other people viewing my shoot whom were straying around shooting were not GOOD for the final IMAGE.

I have great shots but I may have to photo shop one head to another body.

MY ADVICE UNSOLICITED IS:

STAY AWAY FROM SHOOTS THAT ARE NOT YOUR BUSINESS

(Especially with your Cameras)

If you have not preset up an agreement to shoot on someone else's shoot you don't belong there and you should pull 
WAY BACK and not distract the moment.

CLIENTS on ad and magazine shoots, I know you are paying for this so there is some sort of expectations to be filled.

Just remember that if the subjects are distracted by you looking awesome or chiming in a lot, it actually can take away from your paid shoot.
Sometimes controlling just alters the natural energy between a subject and the shooter.
Just hire a smart shooter to do what they do unless your one of those who really just wants to be the photographer!
Than quit the day job and do it.

Let the shooter do there thing and just give those perimeters up front so you can kick back and let it be the best it can be for your project.

ONE MORE PIECE OF ADVISE

Talk to your talent and really press on the fact that they should NOT LOOK at those other random shooters that are snaking shots.

Sometimes you just can't control that stuff in a public place.

And it really sucks when you have met the person and they seem to think they are entitled to YOUR shoot too.

I can only hope they learned something !

Shame is not a bad thing it humbles and when you own it is all about forgiveness and moving onward.

I am off FACE BOOK now due to this incident.

Its just one too many feathers in other folks hats for my content arranged and co created with subjects I respect.

BACK OFF 

I think I will screen that tee shirt for the next event.

B A C K  O F F

( 1 Mile)

No SHOOTING OVER MY SHOULDER
OFF TO THE SIDE
Just cease to exist.

Media passes don't make you ENTITLED-

On my personal moment with this situation.

This is not your SHOT!
I have heard it ALL.
" I have a media pass."
"I am a PRO."
(So don't interupt a shoot.")
"I will send you some shots."
( I don't need your shots.)

AND PLEASE 
JUST DISAPPEAR and RESPECT
is your 
K A R M A 

(matter afact I think pasing cards to these types of people may help)

I'm gonna work on this idea and gif my pro pals this shirt

Put your order in now

John Curley

George Post

Scott London

Sidney

Josh Keppel

Tristan and a few more. . .

TAG TEAMING FILM CREWS

ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY

This weekend I had an assignment with the Travel Chanel.

I want to say that this team was very organic.

Catch as catch can.

Four to five shooters doing live action with Canon 5ds mostly.

I was pulled in to shoot for a car company as well as the show!

Without leaking content and subjects I just wanted to post that sometimes this sort of situation can be a lynching of images as well.

However this crew was so great.

We all played well together and got tons of images for our client.

NO ATTITUDE and really professional kamacazi shoots.

They obviously have a budget for many eyes and I'm happy to be a part of it.

Its a dance to go in and out of a live film shoot.

Sometimes you have to pay attention to the sound guys needs too.

A constant clicking can really mess up there final cut.

Especially in quiet moments shared.

A non union gig shooting a library for the show and vehicle.

Nice to work around pros always.

Thanks to the production company of which I can' t mention.

NICE GIG.

TOM CLANCY

Hunt For Red October

I remember a noon day movie in some obscure mid west town.

My assistant and I had some time to kill and we were the only people in this theater.

We sat up front and the screen was enormous.

A huge submarine making those sounds they do was coming at us.

It was a Tom Clancy film.

We were there and it was like a 3d feeling.

His books can be riveting and you hang on for each moment leading to the next.

He hooks you.
“I hang my hat on getting as many things right as I can,” Mr. Clancy

Years back I was assigned to do his portrait.

I drove into his home with huge foreboding gates in front of us we rang the bell!

Mind you the fences were missing it was just gates.

Arriving to an invitation to shoot guns in his basement shooting gallery.

Yes lets I said!

So fun that day with Tom.  

He was so kind and sweet natured to me allowing me to make images that would soon come to be some of his favorites so I was told.

I am saddened today to hear of his passing.

I guess that is what we do.

Die.

He touched man with his masterful skills of story telling.

It was a honor to work with him in his home.

Tank planted in the backyard and my files are filled with many more images of this legend.

Tom Clancy rest in peace.

You were a wild man to me and I am weepy this day to hear your gone.

Sense of humor will always be embraced.

Thank you for the great time shared.

R.I.P

New Mexico Based Photographer

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 I am not on Facebook right now so this tells me a lot.
I have had many people contact me to express missing my posts. 

That my work inspires them and to please return. 

 I am on a project now that needs all my attention and once its done maybe I will reactivate that account. 

 Facebook has been a great medium for fund raising my projects as well as encouraging students to do one on one workshops.

 My blog will have to be the venue for life and work related topics for now.  Seems Facebook wants to own all our images.

Corporate greed and all its trappings I find un-appealing.

 In the mean time living life and working is on the forefront. 

 Thank you everyone for your support and personal notes of gratitude.

I am long over due to create a fine art website so maybe in the new year this can be the project that can sustain a life of making projects and art.

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