Besides Yosuke, Jay has been helping me out a whole lot when I first started the photography business. Even though Jay and I are twenty years apart, I feel that I can talk to him about anything and everything. Last month, he visited San Diego for work and he was able to have a day reserved just for me. He first took me out for lunch to catch up on life, talk about business and photography, and see if there were things I could do to improve my experience with flash photography. Seeing how the tab wasn't on me, I got a little crazy and ordered a strawberry margarita AND 2 pieces of shrimps wrapped with bacon. Yup, that's me. Big spender and living life on the wild side! Over the course of lunch, Jay checked out my gear, gave me a lesson on flash photography, and etc... Once the ball got rolling, he wouldn't stop talking ... he talked so much that his food has gotten cold by the time he digs in.
After lunch, he grabbed a few gear at a photography store in downtown before heading to a shoot at Wind n Sea. It was fun seeing Jay in action and how he can persuade anyone to do anything ... and I mean ANYTHING. After the shoot, he gave me the things that he bought at the store and his excuse was that "Happy Birthday!" I asked him, "Why are you so invested in me/my photography?" He quickly replied, "I know that you'll be BIG someday."
So... dinner came around, and I wanted to treat him ... but he insisted on treating me again. Being the poorest 29 yo in America, I didn't fight really hard for the tab. Since I wasn't hungry and the weather was a bit cold, I decided to order hot tea. Yup, just a cup of hot tea. :D But, I ended up eating most of the apetizers, a portion of his entree, and drinking a fourths of the wine bottle. My ultimate goal of the meeting is to have an awesome capture of Jay for memory, but this was the ONLY shot I got. :D
I must admit, it's nice to have people who believe in you 100% even when you, yourself, have doubts. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it (well, almost anything).
After lunch, he grabbed a few gear at a photography store in downtown before heading to a shoot at Wind n Sea. It was fun seeing Jay in action and how he can persuade anyone to do anything ... and I mean ANYTHING. After the shoot, he gave me the things that he bought at the store and his excuse was that "Happy Birthday!" I asked him, "Why are you so invested in me/my photography?" He quickly replied, "I know that you'll be BIG someday."
So... dinner came around, and I wanted to treat him ... but he insisted on treating me again. Being the poorest 29 yo in America, I didn't fight really hard for the tab. Since I wasn't hungry and the weather was a bit cold, I decided to order hot tea. Yup, just a cup of hot tea. :D But, I ended up eating most of the apetizers, a portion of his entree, and drinking a fourths of the wine bottle. My ultimate goal of the meeting is to have an awesome capture of Jay for memory, but this was the ONLY shot I got. :D
I must admit, it's nice to have people who believe in you 100% even when you, yourself, have doubts. Anything is possible if you put your mind to it (well, almost anything).
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