A couple days ago, I got a call from Dr. Allison Dooley. She needed a new portrait shot for speaking engagements, for magazine articles, and for general use. She was kind enough of come to my studio for the shoot because I wanted to give her as many options as I could not knowing who might need her portrait in the future.
Often, this blog is a place where I talk shop, experiment with new lenses, Photoshop & LightRoom workflow, or even complain. Not today...
Every once in a while you run into a person you are assigned to photograph that stops you in your tracks. This was the case with Allison. She might be one of the nicest people I've met in a long time. She's a great conversationalist, she's smart, sharp, and has a great sense of humor. The time flew by for us in the studio and an hour evaporated. Still, after we were finished and I had thanked her for her visit, she stayed to talk, and to ask young Ben Ozburn about his college plans. She was a delight to meet for the first time and obviously, she doesn't make bad pictures...
At the end of the day, being a photographer has many advantages, one of the most important being all the people we meet throughout a career. My life has been enriched by the thousands of people that have been captured first on film, and now digitally over the span of my career. I love what I do and have always lived to work, rather than work to live. I thank God for the varied experiences He allows me and I never take for granted that I could be doing a different kind of job that I hate every day...
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