Elite Model's Look Asia Pacific Finals 2
This morning is the first rehearsal at the beach, with a half built stage.
Sun is hot.
The gals did what they have been practising for the past few days in the hotel, but this time under hot scorching morning sun.
Somehow I think someone will get a heat stroke, the water supply was delayed.
The gals are melting under the sun, with signs of minor sunburn and heat exhaustion.
Before seeing the gals being drilled under the heat, i was thinking to myself this should be my last time doing this kind of events stuff. Yes, there are pretty gals to see and talk to but this time I wasn't very pleased with what I did not get.
I thought my friend who rope me in was going to do the work with me side by side till the finals, turns out that he is only with me for 2 days, doing only the headshots, with my lighting equipments no less.(I lost a expensive softbox in the process of moving with him to unneccsary places, i admit i was careless too) Through out the days from 3rd to 15th, I am going to be with the gals every single day...shooting their rehearsals, shooting stupid PR pictures, going to stupid wheat farms for more PR stuff, etc etc etc etc. while my friend do another advertising job in the process. The best part is, I am suppose to split the payment 50/50 with my friend when I spent 13 days out there when I can better utilize the time knocking on doors and doing other shoots while my friend spend 2 days doing the headshots and another 2 days doing the digital retouching (which I thought is not that neccssary as the company that hires us later reveals they have their own digital retouchers).
Am i wrong to assume that someone who splits the money with me equally should help me throughout the rest of the shoot (under the hot sun, travelling to god foresaken places,euduring the cold sea wind at night) after the digital retouching?
What's more, I did mention before I actually was only interested in doing the headshots myself, and only helping with the documentary when manpower is shortage. Guess people chose what they want to remember.
It's still not so bad after all, i thought. They promised to put my brand name in all their media exposure in shanghai, so I think its worth all the shit i mentioned above. HOwever, murphy's law kicked in. They did not consult us what is to be used for the "free exposure", so the most fantastic thing is my brand name got left out.
"I will try to put your name in the TV credits" he said. I doubt so because he did not ask for my logo, I have to force the CD into his hands.
Fantastic.
As i expected, 2 gals need some medical attention due to the prolong heat with no water.
Sigh...indeed pretty gals are eye candys. but seeing pretty gals suffering is another thing. especially some of them are only 13-15 years old.
My working guide line is always deliver something more than what the customer expect.
And the french guy was amazed at how a picture not showing the gals' faces actually shows you the gals are pretty.
Maybe they will ask me to follow them to the next one in Dubai, but I seriously think I should really just stick to other kinds of photography for money.
Sun is hot.
The gals did what they have been practising for the past few days in the hotel, but this time under hot scorching morning sun.
Somehow I think someone will get a heat stroke, the water supply was delayed.
The gals are melting under the sun, with signs of minor sunburn and heat exhaustion.
Before seeing the gals being drilled under the heat, i was thinking to myself this should be my last time doing this kind of events stuff. Yes, there are pretty gals to see and talk to but this time I wasn't very pleased with what I did not get.
I thought my friend who rope me in was going to do the work with me side by side till the finals, turns out that he is only with me for 2 days, doing only the headshots, with my lighting equipments no less.(I lost a expensive softbox in the process of moving with him to unneccsary places, i admit i was careless too) Through out the days from 3rd to 15th, I am going to be with the gals every single day...shooting their rehearsals, shooting stupid PR pictures, going to stupid wheat farms for more PR stuff, etc etc etc etc. while my friend do another advertising job in the process. The best part is, I am suppose to split the payment 50/50 with my friend when I spent 13 days out there when I can better utilize the time knocking on doors and doing other shoots while my friend spend 2 days doing the headshots and another 2 days doing the digital retouching (which I thought is not that neccssary as the company that hires us later reveals they have their own digital retouchers).
Am i wrong to assume that someone who splits the money with me equally should help me throughout the rest of the shoot (under the hot sun, travelling to god foresaken places,euduring the cold sea wind at night) after the digital retouching?
What's more, I did mention before I actually was only interested in doing the headshots myself, and only helping with the documentary when manpower is shortage. Guess people chose what they want to remember.
It's still not so bad after all, i thought. They promised to put my brand name in all their media exposure in shanghai, so I think its worth all the shit i mentioned above. HOwever, murphy's law kicked in. They did not consult us what is to be used for the "free exposure", so the most fantastic thing is my brand name got left out.
"I will try to put your name in the TV credits" he said. I doubt so because he did not ask for my logo, I have to force the CD into his hands.
Fantastic.
As i expected, 2 gals need some medical attention due to the prolong heat with no water.
Sigh...indeed pretty gals are eye candys. but seeing pretty gals suffering is another thing. especially some of them are only 13-15 years old.
My working guide line is always deliver something more than what the customer expect.
And the french guy was amazed at how a picture not showing the gals' faces actually shows you the gals are pretty.
Maybe they will ask me to follow them to the next one in Dubai, but I seriously think I should really just stick to other kinds of photography for money.
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