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I forgot what you do for a living To better answer your question , yes I often work closely with hair and makeup designers. We should talk sometimes. Icould send work your way and vice versa.

That gives me an idea..I should get some nice gun magazines to get some ideas for presentation. We have tons of catalogs and stuff ..but I should check out actual enthusiast magazines. What he wants to put together in a nice coffee table book with photos and description/vitals of his collection. jackdawack - yes , looking down might be a good idea for the long guns. Thanks

Thanks Yes , I do fashion stuff. I haven't in over a year because I was pregnant and all ..here is a model I shoot often , I did a gallery for her in November last year in Paramus. I will probably go back to doing Fashion Week in NYC next year . Also in this album I'm linking to is a male model who is showing off some jiu jitsu uniforms they asked him to sponsor . Next week my Tapout magazine photoshoot will be available online. http://www.cloudninephotography.me/Fashion/Models/19179095_MFLsWN#!i=1527899516&k=8F9jcc2 I don't do wedding because I am freelance , one person show. I know a lot of single self employed photographers do weddings , but IMO you need to have a few backup photographers and an actual studio. to do it. If I take a wedding , then get appendicitis or something the day before , the couple has no photographer on a very important day. There should always be 2 photographers rolling in with Pelican cases if they are taking 4 to 6 grand off someone. Even if you know someone who can back you up , they should have your same style and software etc. Because a couple picks you based on your work. So you kind of need a 2nd shooter and a backup plan with other photographers who share your approximate taste in photography. There are plenty of one man shows on craigslist that will do a wedding for a grand or less. People are definitely taking a risk with their wedding photos if they use them. It may turn out ok , but it may not. Wedding photography is an industry in itself. People who do it should also have specific insurance. I do have indemnity , but if I did weddings at any point I would probably up my policy and have a second photographer I hired to always work with me.

Yes , you will easily spend that on fuel. I drove there in a 69 Pontiac Catalina . Even in 1990 I busted the bank on gas getting there . Gas was cheaper but cars guzzled way more.

Oh and hey , can you ask your friend that photographs guns what he rests them on . I have been shopping stands but have only found ones that are for safe organization , not for nice display .

Yeah , shooting the spread for Tapout took me 2 hours of shooting and 3 hours of editing . It was only 20 pictures or so of the same subjects . I expect to spend a lot of time on this one for sure. Guns with different finishes will each need light tweaking . I would probably do it in 2 days , then it would take a week editing I'm sure. Then laying out the book photos and entering text. 2 weeks work for sure . Thanks for the help guys

I drove to California and stayed for about a year when I was 19 and 20. 80 is kind of boring until you get out of Ohio. Then there are a few interesting spots . Lots of corn. But once you get to Wyoming it is one beautiful scene after another . The Grand Teton mountains ..the High Sierras , Donner's pass , then the salt flats in Utah . You end up in a beautiful town called Aurora once you hit Cali. After that I say go North up to Ukiah , Ft. Bragg area. And stay a while . Go shucking for abalone and play with the otters . Sea lions on the beach just beyond the Redwoods, the whole thing was an awesome experience and I'm incredibly glad I did it before settling down.

The kids in school had a great nickname for me , it might get deleted if I post I here:)

I can't think of anything witty to say. 3 kids screaming in my ear hole.

Ah good , thanks No , I use a pro print house for my books. I don't do wedding but have done several baby books. I'm thinking if I would group them together by finish/size which will make batch editing easier too. All the handguns I would do in a product light box , then I have some Denny backdrops for the long guns. Got the lighting equipment covered. What is stumping me is the stands. In my picture for my own gun up there I did a rudimentary job ..leaned the gun against the backdrop for the most part. I have the main light 90 degrees , fill 20 degrees and high for the barrel lighting , then another fill with barn doors behind me to keep the backdrop dark . I'm thinking of the rates you mentioned. Problem is these days with youtube educated bought a DSLR Sam's Club warriors a lot of people are expecting you to say " 350 with all images on a CD" . Then they go plotz when you give them a price that an actual educated photographer would charge. I'll PM you my number . Here is my website..it is temporarily smugmug..my actual site is under construction. www.cloudninephotography.me

Are you in a hotel room?? lol . Yeah they have a tool to fix that Ray

They have Hispanic and white Hispanic now. Actually edit that - I believe it says Caucasian non Hispanic and a few other choices. I'm half Cuban and half Irish. I never know what the h$ll to check off. I'm anxious to hear the rest of the 911 calls they are talking about.

Nikon all the way I run CS5 ( soon to be CS6 I hope ) . I actually have a spread in this month's Tapout magazine. As the photographer , not the fighter lol I would love to do this job for this guy and maybe get some catalog work. The children's photography is a bit slow lately ..too many people feeling the crunch so they have doing the 15 dollar Sears packages. Understandable.

Like I said a few times..I really think it was 2 people both thinking they were in a struggle for their lives against a bad guy. I still say stay in your vehicle safely , the police were on their way , you are doing a lot more good for the neighborhood if you keep an eye out and call the police , and then let them do their job. Exception of course if you see someone being assaulted you have to decide whether or not to be a Good Samaritan hero because we all know seconds count during an assault and you can't always wait for the police. But a suspicious person ? And you're on the phone with dispatch and police are on their way? When you get out of the car and you are armed you risk escalation and you put YOURSELF at serious risk of exactly what has happened here. I do not think anyone can say that this was racially motivated without more evidence. The media's coverage of it is making it a racially motivated incident regardless. And I seriously doubt that the lack of arrest has anything to do with race. Orlando is fairly integrated. The media is going to create a situation where there could be riots if this guy is not arrested. Zimmerman is going to spend a long time in fear of his life even if he is not arrested. And we have a dead kid . In summary , NO GOOD has come from an armed neighborhood watchman getting out of his car and following a suspicious person. It sounds like one big misunderstanding by both parties , and it resulted in a death and a ruined life. Shame. Really is . I do agree with everything jackdawack posted except for one thing..yes there are undercover cops. But really , if I am being followed by someone in plain clothes and it is dark out I personally am drawing no comfort from the fact that the person following may be an undercover officer , even if he identifies himself as such. That is not good street safety mentality. If I was being pulled over by an unmarked car on a dark road , I am putting on the hazards and driving to a well lit public area. Correct me if I am wrong but you have protection by the law to do exactly that. If it does not look like a duck or quack like a duck I don't think a typical conclusion would be " hey , but it might be a duck." I'm done analyzing this for a bit because I heard there are several 911 tapes that have not been released and that will enlighten things a bit more. I'm waiting on that at this point. Plus the facts are changing by the minute. Who said what ..some witnesses are popping out. This is just unfolding.

I had one of those !! I had an instamatic too Thanks for the compliment. I'm having a hard time getting a bid together on this one. It will take me about 3 to 5 minutes per piece . At least 7 hours between setup and then taking the shots and break down. Then about 3 or 4 hours of editing. Plus the time spent conceptualizing and laying out the book. Another day or two of work right there. Are there any other photographers here that anyone knows of? I thought I saw a few posting.

I will But , they just want pictures of their gun collection though . Catalog style , in a light box. Like this one I did of my own ( I would need a better stand though ) click on pic for better resolution

I was wondering if anyone ever paid to have their collection photographed? I'm a professional photographer and someone contacted me about having their collection photographed ( they said about 105 guns) . They want the hi res images and a coffee table style book made of their collection. I would make the book and put the text in about each gun...info they will supply. And in addition give them the hi res Jpegs for prints if they want to make them. I told them I never did that type of photography before ( I have done tattoo ink bottles for a catalog, kind of similar) . If you have had it done , I was wondering if you could PM me and share some details with me so I can bid on the job well . Thanks

Damn , I just bought a new one ( pro series), would have jumped on this lol This is a good price for it , someone should jump on it.

Nice !!!!

Sorry that was me. Wrong sign in again.

Sorry , it is Pete's birthday !!! So I have to bust his chops a little

I can bring a full size 1911 holster and double single stack mag pouch for anyone that needs it . Just PM me if you need a lend of it.

Wow. I hope he heard wrong. North Arlington told me 6 to 8 weeks. Got it in 6. They had stuff sitting there a long time , but that was due to references not getting back.

By the way , I almost had babysitters and an opportunity to go ..but my dog got skunked last night. De-skunk duty prevailed. While you all were having fun learning I was maiking homemade vinegar and baking soda 90 pound dog volcanos.

I am so sorry I missed it! Pete had some positive reviews too , I'm sure he'll post. And yes ..my husband has a very big flash light. :girlwacko: