Doorways and Windows
Oct. 23rd, 2009 03:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
meccahiGot an offer to do a semi-paid, to an actually honest to goodness paid, photography gig. I, personally, do not think that I am qualified for people to hand over green papery things in exchange for my work.. but I think if it's an offer of trade I could do it without too much guilt. The falconer here is a complete nut ( in a good way), but he loved the shots I took of the birds earlier this week...and the ones I did a couple of days ago. He wants to make and sell prints, and have me receive a portion of the profits.
He also apparently showed the photos to another falconer/show organizer, who also apparently digs the photos, and wants to use them.
All of this equals.... iiiiiinnnnnteresting. I'm not certain what to make of any of it.
When exactly can I tell them that I'm a hack?
These are the two shots from a couple of days ago...I am mostly "meh" about them. I think that I can do better.
Also.. photographing dive bombing birds? Fucking hard. All I'm using is my Canon.. with no special lens.. and some rather bad evening/mixed lighting because of the surrounding trees and buildings.
The results..
We're going to try again when he flies the birds on Monday.. hopefully in an area with less distracting background.. and earlier in the day with better light.. because I AM interested in trying to get some truly kick ass shots of these gorgeous creatures.
Also.. watching a raptor tear the head off of a quail ( already dead).. and then feast on its innards? Quite icky. They eat everything down to the beak if hungry enough.
He also apparently showed the photos to another falconer/show organizer, who also apparently digs the photos, and wants to use them.
All of this equals.... iiiiiinnnnnteresting. I'm not certain what to make of any of it.
When exactly can I tell them that I'm a hack?
These are the two shots from a couple of days ago...I am mostly "meh" about them. I think that I can do better.
Also.. photographing dive bombing birds? Fucking hard. All I'm using is my Canon.. with no special lens.. and some rather bad evening/mixed lighting because of the surrounding trees and buildings.
The results..
We're going to try again when he flies the birds on Monday.. hopefully in an area with less distracting background.. and earlier in the day with better light.. because I AM interested in trying to get some truly kick ass shots of these gorgeous creatures.
Also.. watching a raptor tear the head off of a quail ( already dead).. and then feast on its innards? Quite icky. They eat everything down to the beak if hungry enough.
