Oh boy.
It’s 11:11pm Thursday night and I’m just sitting down to eat my dinner. At the computer. Where else.
This afternoon’s little jaunt to the School Gala was nowhere near as eye opening as I thought it would be. It was freaking eye POPPING!!!
I spent 3 solid hours snapping constant moving heads, torsos, arms, legs, flying missiles in the shape of blown up toys, dodging running kids dodging other running kids, my own kids asking for more money cause “but muuuuummmm I didn’t know that I wanted one of those until I saw Jeremie had one” ... crouching in the strangest places, standing atop chairs photographing sizzling snags (sausages for you uncooth ones) and looking rather out of place with all my equipment hanging off me among pram pushing, hamburger eating parents and teachers.
I took 400 odd photos … not a lot for 3 hours, but I did get every painted face, every special event, Strawberry the clown, my own kids hitting other kids with blown up missiles, and a very lost looking little kitten (picture to follow eventually).
This is a prelude to a 6 day event I’m possibly doing next March. The Gala was 3 hours. I got there at 5.30pm … I’m eating at 11:11pm … I’d do the equation but I’m hopeless at maths. I have a feeling it wouldn’t be a pretty number anyway, something like get there at 8am Monday, eat at 3:36am the following Sunday morning.
This overnight success business is hard work.
John Cole, about 1 year ago
Looking forward to seing some of that 400 shots
Lumineux, about 1 year ago
Sounds like being successful is way to much like hard work RD.
Aaah, but did ya have FUN?
RoughDiamond, about 1 year ago
Fun? Are you kidding? It was the best! I just realised how much more stuff I need. More batteries, more memorie thingimigigs, more things hanging off me that don’t do anything but look impressive, more time!!!
Meach, about 1 year ago
Aghh – I have a catologue of impressive thingies to hang off you that don’t do anything.
Memory cards – I’m told buy a guy who has been in the business since the dawn of time – should be replaced every six months. Have to sell a lot of cards to cover that.
The post shoot work for the wedding took me 20 hours give or take a few minutes on the bubble.
Sizzling snags – I like that word – we call them dogs, or bangers.
nikspix, about 1 year ago
It sounds like you need to pack some Gatorade and bring a brown bag lunch!! :) Otherwise, did you have fun? It sounds like you’re enjoying the overnight success bus. lol Can’t wait to see that lost kitten and whatever else you got from the gala. I’m glad you’re still alive to share the wealth though—by the sounds of things, you almost got trampled. lol lol lol
RoughDiamond, about 1 year ago
Thanks Meach. I was born with a few impressive thingies but that’s another story!
Ok Memory cards … check. I only have 2!!! How unprofessional of moi!
I need to work out a base hourly rate.
Hey nik … :) I’m loving it and I’m so tired but it’s a good tired :) and I almost get trampled everyday … we have kids around the house all the time, not to mention cats and dogs and spiders and snakes and crocodiles etc …