No Zoo !!!

[Nikon boy]

Being unemployed at the moment, and waking up yesterday to such great blue sky and warmth ! i decided to get my camera gear ready and go to the zoo,,,,wooo hoooo thought i, a day to take some pics relax etc etc, i just about had everything packed when the phone rang,,,,

''Hello Norm, Bill here , i know it's short notice notice but could you take some pics for us today in the yarra valley $200 an hour plus if they are happy there is more work in the future,," well after spending 7 hours in a variety of paddocks i headed for home with over 300 pics of round baling processes etc,
I wonder if it is time to full time professional, I do weddings at the moment mainly by referral but going pro ,,,i dunno

Anyway have included a brief resume of my 300 odd which have been burnt to disk and are already with an arthouse being put to use in brochure's , and the zoo would not have paid me !!!!

[lkgrainger]

Well done on the gig, good luck in the future going pro.

[mudder]

Great news on the paid shoot (sounds like a reaonably good rate?), better getting the $'s than a freeby at the zoo...

[kipper]

lkgrainer I think he already has been a pro

[Jonesy]

To pro or not to pro...full time
Money sounds good to me... if only it was like that all the time and consistant.

Did you have free run or were you directed on what to take... apart from the obvious product shots (does that make sense)

[Pauld]

Nikon Boy

Don't know if you made me want my round bails plastic rapped, but you have certainly made a bail of hay look interesting

Great shots particularly the clouds in the second one.

Anytime you can make money from your hobby it has to be good.

[lkgrainger]

Oooops!

[xerubus]

congrats and very interesting subject... something different is always good...

one question... just me or does the wb look off in the fifth shot?

cheers

[kipper]

Xerebus you thinking it's leaning on the blue side?

[Nikon boy]

xerebus, yes wb was off in that one , i was shooting across/side on to the sun and using a polariser, but i don't pay much attention as the art people do all the adjusting to suit the media type

[birddog114]

Nikon Boy,
Great works and glad to hear you got the quick job with quick great income!
I thought you're working for a local papers

[xerubus]

kipper... yes

nikon boy... still great work and congrats..

[Nikon boy]

Birdy, I was working in local media,,,''was'' being the operative word, my old fashioned/out of date values such as honesty,respect, etc were at odds with managment, i am around your age and have become an intolerant and grumpy old man, so am now looking for a job !!!!!
and have to find one as my lens lust is still very strong !!