We're Surrounded
Let's just get something straight. Being a photographer doesn't mean that you are constantly surrounded by women. The past three strangers to whom I told I was a photographer all said something equivalent to "do you need an assistant? I want to spend my day surrounded by beautiful girls?"
Where is this notion born? Sure I shoot for Coyote Ugly but that's been about 6 days out of the past 100. I don't even bring that up and those photos aren't in my portfolio. What gives them the idea that my days or any photographer's days are spent surrounded by women? That any photographer is instantly associated with women is a tad unusual and maybe a bit troubling. I wonder if still-life and food photographers run into the same thing. I wonder if it's only male photographers that get that reaction.
It's a funny world, eh?
Take pictures of boys too. I do.
Where is this notion born? Sure I shoot for Coyote Ugly but that's been about 6 days out of the past 100. I don't even bring that up and those photos aren't in my portfolio. What gives them the idea that my days or any photographer's days are spent surrounded by women? That any photographer is instantly associated with women is a tad unusual and maybe a bit troubling. I wonder if still-life and food photographers run into the same thing. I wonder if it's only male photographers that get that reaction.
It's a funny world, eh?
Take pictures of boys too. I do.
4 comments:
Well, after spending two plus hours sitting next to you on a plane, I would think that you were surrounded by women because you are incredibly good looking and you are incredibly nice and you are incredibly smart.........
Oh boy, that's embarrassing but thank you.
anonymous is not a liar. you are incredibly good looking, and you ARE incredibly nice, (and sure you're smart. maybe even incredibly smart) but those things have very little to do with being a photographer. In fact it has more to do with your mom. So next time someone is hounding you for the 'glamorous life' of photo assisting, you can forward their resume to your mom to help her out with the yard work. Talk about surrounded...
Maybe it's your night photos that give the impression....
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