cgardner wrote:
That's similar to what I mumble every time I assemble something from IKEA, but not a literal translation.
Gee, I wonder if I can convince IKEA to carry white towels and code name them CHUCK
You'd HAVE to put your portrait on the cover! I'd mock one up for you, but I'd be afraid of getting another COPYWRITTEN IMAGE WARNING message from you.
jeremy_clay wrote:
You'd HAVE to put your portrait on the cover! I'd mock one up for you, but I'd be afraid of getting another COPYWRITTEN IMAGE WARNING message from you.
Mocking does seem to be what you are best at, but I can handle my own marketing, thank you very much.
If I shoot white towels with a baby on them, do I have to get a release from Chuck to provide prints to the parents? What if I shoot Blue or Pink? Release still needed?
Kewl... Just covering my basis... I don't shoot towels, per sey, but one never knows. I may just go out on a limb and run to target for a box full, and go nutz in the shop.
Trick is, finding a mom who still want's that shot. That's the key. Maybe I could 're-invent' the shot. Instead of a bow on top, maybe a model car or something...
Now of course, I'm sure it was in Vogue when you we're working, I mean, walking around with Monte and talking over good times.
What ever works for you Pfiltz. I seem to recall you mentioning once it took you two years to realize the room lights needed to be off in order to see the effect of the modeling lights so I really don't expect you to understand the value of the towel for gauging highlight exposure or for that matter the value of time spent learning from someone at the top of a profession one is interested in joining.
Maybe not down in Podunk where "the client bought it" is the only measure of excellence. But PPofA, which last time I checked was still the trade association of the photographic profession seemed to think so. So did hundreds of other pros who took his classes over a period of 40 years. Jezz Pflitz, even the United Nations honored Monte. What more proof do you need?
Ironically, your style (when you bother to get the exposure correct) is closer to Monte's style back in the 70's than you realize.
