As the Winder Turns
(or John Shoots His First Wedding)
---=== Part II, Saved From Meltdown ===---
(or, John gets some professional help because he needs it for getting into
this.)
In the last installment, our hapless hero ends (and started for that
matter) with a primal scream when the realization hits of what he must do.
Fortunately, he happens to know a local pro photog who does weddings
regularly, so John calls him:
[phone ringing on other end of line]
Pro: "Hello, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Photography."
John: "HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!"
Pro: "What's up?"
John: I gotta do a wedding in November.
Pro: "Hey, just give them my card."
John: "You know I swore I would never, ever, ever, ever do a wedding. I
would have referred them to you, except they're not even close to local,
they're hundreds of miles away in a different state, and I was kinda, sorta
volunteered for it. More like 'nudged' into it."
Pro: "Hmmmmmmm. How'd that happen?"
John: [gory detail explanation omitted] "How would you like a free
apprentice for six weeks? I need to see how this is done."
Pro: "Lemme look at my calendar. Yep, I have a wedding every weekend
between now and then, except one. You're welcome to come, watch, help and
shoot a few yourself."
John: "Great. You're sure this is OK? I don't want to get in the way of
your business."
Pro: "Yep. I'll let you shoot a few in between mine with the formals.
With the receptions, you just shoot anything important happening."
John: "Great. I need to see how groups are posed, at least get the feel
for reception shooting, and make certain the gear is working right."
Pro: "Hey, I don't have a wedding that weekend. If you wanna borrow the
studio lights, just watch the bulbs, they're $50 each."
John: "Ummmm, thanks, but no. The car will already be loaded down, likely
no room for it, and I don't want to take any risks with your gear. I'd
never forgive myself if anything happened to it. That's your bread 'n butter."
Pro: "Next Saturday, XXXXXXX XXXXXX Church, ##:## PM, in XXXXXXXXXXX.
Bring your gear."
John: "Thanks. I really didn't want to go into this completely in the
blind. Now if anyone claims I need professional help for allowing myself
to get into this, I can tell them I'm already getting it."
[Conversation concludes with "how is wife and rugrat" smalltalk.]
Stay tuned for the next episode: Flash Dance.
-- John
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