The 90/10 Ratio
I am guessing that this is not the only photographer’s blog you guys are reading. And if this is true, you most likely will have heard some other shooter rant about the unfortunate ratio of actual shooting versus all the other crap which comes along with it.
It’s the reason why I haven’t posted much lately. I’m pretty much submerged with planning, organizing, scheduling and subsequent re-scheduling, casting, searching (and rarely finding) locations, making calls, drafting agreements and writing up concepts. Sometimes I start to think that my email and Word have taken over for my camera and PS… it all boils down to the much cited 90/10 ratio: 90% office grunt work and 10% actual shooting.
But of course it’s all for a greater cause. Most of this work goes into my solo exhibition this fall and I’m gearing up to shoot all the images for it. If things go as planned (which as we all know, they tend to not do so often) I’ll be off as of March with one shoot pretty much following the other and by the end of it I’ll wish for some quiet, quality office time. Guess you just can’t have your cake and eat it too…
Posted by nicolas_henri on February 16th, 2009 :: Filed under Exhibition, Making Of, Photogs at work!
Tags :: Office, Planning, Ratio, Shooting
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February 24th, 2009
I am hopelessly in love with your photographs! They are amazing!
February 24th, 2009
Thank you Hannah!
May 27th, 2009
Long time flickr viewer, first time blog reader. Great locations, great models, great compositions. But above all, You Sir, have a fantastic beard.