Year: 2011
Looks quiet doesn’t it; almost too quiet. (Oh, wasn’t that the truth.)
I wish I could have caught a photo of this cat before it dove for cover. It was the mangiest cat I've ever seen.
Also, isn’t solicitation spelt with a ‘T’ – or is that a Canadian thing?
So, I’m an idiot. Thanks to my friend John, who pointed out to me that this sign is BILINGUAL (english and SPANISH).
That means that a) this sign isn’t really funny at all; and, b) this post really doesn’t make sense anymore.
You’re welcome.
<sigh>
What do you think happened here?
Cute or questionable? Comment below.
Why so sad?
Tell me what you see?
I don't even remember what or where this sculpture was.
This guy and his wife are a stable in Leslieville. They have matching personal mobility scooters fully decked out with canopies, cup-holders and HUGE mirrors. Unfortunately I couldn't catch both in the same frame. Someday though, someday.
Perhaps the real test is to see who can read these signs without snickering. I mean come on, the hand illustration on the left sign even looks like a ‘shocker’.
Who says nuclear scientists don’t have a sense of humour.
This will be the first of two posts today. I’m sending this to test something and welcome the lovely weather here in Toronto.
The summertime brings more than just buckets of sunscreen to photo sets. There’s also the wave of new assistants and photo interns who arrive fresh-faced from school and are, perhaps, unaware of certain etiquette and conventions that us grizzled old-timers take for granted.
I took the above photo on a recent job after I’d asked the eager, but very inexperienced, assistant to, “Please tape-down the cords.”
Now, I am not sharing this image to belittle them or any other new assistant. On the contrary, the fault here is mine. This ‘newbie’ followed my instructions to the letter…. Literally.
My assumption that they would straighten out and group the cords before applying tape might seem like common sense, but for someone with little to no on-set experience, the fear of being reprimanded for doing something that wasn’t explicitly requested over-ruled their gut instinct. I had hastily assigned a ‘simple’ task without clarifying exactly what I needed done and why.
So, when dealing with new talent, the lessons here are: assume nothing, communicate fully and TEACH the reasons why things are done a certain way.
Which I did with this assistant; but not before I snapped a few more photos of their abstract masterpiece.
I look forward to meeting your newest assistants/interns and hopefully sharing some useful knowledge with them on your next shoot.
Cheers,
Eric