photocall

Well, we had photocall for Oliver last night, which means that a bunch of pix are now up on my Flickr site. We're back to using a neighborhood photographer, Hans. And, yes, he's as pretentious as his name suggests. Those shots are mine from the booth during his shoot. A lot of them are zoomed to the max, but still turned out pretty well. The high point came when he'd call out for more light, "Keep the same cue, but bring everything up a bit." Yeah, asshole, then it's not the same cue is it? If I'm getting enough light from 50' away, he, being on top of the actors, should have no problems. And his shots from Sherlock look like he didn't correct for Tungsten; everything looked extra amber. While the sepia look was my goal to a certain extent, it was not as extreme as in his photos. We'll see, when his shots are posted, how they come out. I miss John's photos.
It's looking more and more likely that we'll lose J our new prop girl over the christmas break. She's made it clear that if she's not paid before she leaves on Sunday for Christmas, she won't be back. Rumor has it that we're not getting paid on time again. Damn. I liked her. Cute, Smart, Talented, Cute, Feisty, No-nonsense, and did I mention, Cute? Well, I should be used to it by now, but I'm not.