Bill, It's distressing to read that ... the dweeb probably had no clue that by helping out a little she could have earned good will points, made a friend or two, passed out some cards, and helped herself while helping you and the dog owner, who wasn't going to pay for a "professional portrait" of her pup anyway. Short sighted, narrow-minded, self-centered .... and so on.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax Discuss <[email protected]> > Date: 6/11/2005 5:44:53 PM > Subject: Professional Courtesy > > Or lack of it.... > At our dog show today, a lady asked if I would take a couple of head shots > of her Doberman for her. > Of course, I said yes. > She didn't want anything fancy, just something to show off the dogs > conformation, and she certainly wasn't looking for a "pro portrait" > I thought it might be nice if I could do something in controlled light, so > asked the show photographer if I could plug into her lights for a moment to > do the shoot. > > In my day, this would be a no brainer. I'd be plugged in and shooting, > probably with the photographer helping out. > Nowadays, it seems, no one helps each other out. The little tweeb looked at > me like as if I had crawled out from under a rock and told me no, if the > lady wanted a portrait, she would do it and charge accordingly. > > It would have cost her nothing to help, and she had nothing to gain by > refusing. > > The world is changing, but I don't think for the better.
