Hi everybody. Welcome to my blog where I talk about my past. I’m sure I told you, but I love it when my friend here picks out one of my journals and opens it up and we talk about the page.
Above is a cartoon I did when I was photographing for Red Magazine. Red Magazine is out of London. We were in Greneda. Great spot. Actually, it’s the only area I could really photograph swimwear. Like the Bahamas can be cold. The Turks & Caicos can be cold. You really have to go south like to Greneda. If you really want heat and beautiful water, go to Greneda.
I look like I’m in shock in this drawing because I was going out with one of the models on the shoot. After I booked her for the shoot, she told me that we were breaking up and she had a boyfriend in London. I was kind of in shock, but I had to be professional and do great photos of her. I think Karma caught up with her though, because she spent the entire trip with her new boyfriend on the phone. Her phone bill was crazy high, like 2 grand or 3 grand. The fashion editor had to talk down the price with the manager. The bill was crazy high. I think if I did a drawing of her she would have the same look on her face.
Man, I remember this trip. Now, they worked my ass off. The way I shot with them was I would do tons of stock images for them. There were no specific stories, but I would shoot things like nice skin, beautiful hair, water, sand. You get the idea. It was basically two weeks of non-stop shooting. I can’t remember how many models we brought in, but we shot a lot of film. The scariest thing I’ve ever seen was my photo assistant who’s in this cartoon, he only had on his speedo bathing suit and his film belt. He looked like he was naked with just the film belt on. I don’t know why, but the image is burned into my brain.
Anyway, we had fun on that shoot, even though we worked really hard.
That’s about all for this week. Oh, yeah, I know it’s on about the past, but I’m getting a new wheelchair. The whole process takes forever. I think I started the process about two months ago, and then get my new chair in about two months more from now. Crazy, right?
Anyway, I won’t elaborate more, but I will have a drink. Love and miss you guys.
Love, B. Nice