| | My Monday started off pretty shitty.
I had terrible cramps when I woke up at 8am today, so I decided to skip Pete's class and go sleep some more.
I woke up around 130-2 in the afternoon and started rushing around the apartment and Art Center to get things done.
Loaded some film and put props away and went off to photograph my landscape for Norma's class.
Went over to Sunset Plaza on the Sunset Strip to take an urban landscape. People were staring at me, and one guy was asking what I was doing. I said oh this is for class, its an urban landscape. and he was like oh very cool. A security guard stopped me and asked me what I was doing. I shouldn't have been hassled because I was on the sidewalk. But whatever. After that another man came up to me, telling me he's from Detroit and works for a TV station and asked if I was doing digital or just film. I said "no digital, just film. It's for school". He gave me his business card and told me if I got any good shots that I should drop him a line. Wow.
What really gets to me is that while all this was happening and I was setting up for my shot. This black Suburban SUV was at the red light at the intersection and two men were sitting in the backseat of the car. Watching me set up my shot. One of the men asked me what I was taking a picture of and I said "Oh just all of this. It's a landscape. An assignment for school". The man said "take a picture of my restaurant over there. Caffe Primo". and I said "So if I walk over there and take a picture of your restaurant, I won't get hassled?" and he said "yeah you won't. if anybody asks say that the manager said it was all right. Say that Tony said it was okay. We'll take good care of you".
Soooo after I finished my assignment for class, I went over to the restaurant, shot 2 polaroids and two sheets of film. As I was finishing up and packing up, the owner comes up to me and says "How'd you do?" and I gave him the polaroid with my flickr address and my phone number saying if he ever wanted me to photograph his place again, I'll gladly do it. Then he said "are you hungry? we'll take care of you" and so basically, I got a free meal!
And, well. It was the best free meal I've ever had. |
| | Posted 2/26/2008 12:02 AM - 159 Views - 8 eProps - 4 comments
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