Nearly Blew It.

This was a shoot that I did in October for E-Town. I got the assignment right before I left for Colorado, I mean, RIGHT before. Like, as I'm shutting down the computer for the week. So, when I returned home, I relaxed for a couple days without a care in the world. Then one Saturday morning, I'm drinking my coffee and cleaning out my email inbox when I come across a vaguely familiar email about a photo assignment... something to do with a native american in full dress.... yeah, what was that... "Oh, crap! I was supposed to do that!" I said to myself, "I'd better see check the date on that... S**t! It's today... What time? ... IN FIFTEEN MINUTES!!!"

Luckily, I keep my gear packed up and ready to go. I change out of my Coffee-Drinking-Morning-House clothes and with tires screeching and smoking drove off to the appointment.

It was a seminar on the Native Americans in the Western Oklahoma area. The seminar started at 12:30 and Mr. Childs would be in full dress by 12:00. I'm sure some pros could knock this out without issue, but for me... I really felt the pressure of time. I set up the lights as fast as I could in the only area that really would lend something to the photos and that was a bare and dark corner of the room. Everything else was a bit too cafeteria looking, which I personally don't think goes too well with Indian warriors.

I would love to say that Mr. Childs was such a great model and everything was going great, but... I'm a bit too honest for that. He was nice and he looked great but everything else was a real chore. Given: he was hot as hell under all that stuff and the AC was not working that morning. Given: We was really trying to play up the stoic indian persona, but there came a point when I just felt like I was torturing him to get him to look at the camera, or not have such sleepy eyes. Sleeeeepy.

However, they were really grateful that I was there and that the magazine was giving them attention. They were so nice, and at the end of if all, I do think I got a couple shots that I think are good.

Is that what counts?

Half.