Snakes and rejection

                                             Photo by Michael Barton Art 


So, you might remember me posting about a casting call to do a workshop ( paid) with snakes.
Though I very much enjoyed the casting call, meeting everyone and hanging out with the snakes,sadly I did not get the gig...but I REALLY wanted to shoot with snakes.

Well, what did I do?  I contacted the photographers that I had all ready booked a shoot to do some merchandising work with, and then contacted the guy who supplied the snakes to the casting call.  It turned out that he couldn't do it, due to scheduling,but had a friend that could.  I couldn't afford a full 3 hour shoot with him and his snakes, but an hour I could! ( especially since the photographer helped)

So I managed to toss together a photo shoot with two of my favorite photographers with snakes...WELL before the casting call workshop had theirs scheduled ( especially since theirs got delayed.) In fact I all ready have some images back!
I am a happy girl! ( not to mention, that the hubby was so enamoured with the snakes that we bought one from Reptile Rebellion, the guys that came out for me-his name is Grimm, and he is a Ball Python)

Now would I have really wanted to actually have gotten PAID to work with snakes? Yes. Would I have loved to be able to be ward robed by designer clothing? Yes.  But I took the information and a situation that I was genuinely bummed about and turned it into something I am pleased about...That is the way to do it.  Take your set backs and make them work, and learn from them if you can.

This business can be harsh ( though as rejections go, the guys that run the studio, were very kind, and very courteous about it..and I appreciated that, truly) You have to live with rejection,and keep your head up despite it...maybe because of it...whatever works for you.

I would have loved to get some feedback on WHY the rejection, so I could work on that aspect of myself ( if it is work on able...height or age, kind of stuck with) But it's ok, I will keep on.

Keep learning, keep growing and keep going.

Space Chair and Grumpy Cats

Photo by Cadence McCarrel

Somebody once said ( I forget who) Never work with babies or animals.  I learned why today during a fun shoot with Cadence Mccarrell .  ( or at least the difficulties of working with cats- Working with horses or other animals may be much easier, I will find out soonish. )
Trying to shoot with my own cats, who are friendly, loving ,purring, and snuggling most of the time. When trying to pose became squirming,grumpy things that only struggled to be put down.... then when put down, wandering around and getting in shots at floor level.  Despite pets and treats and hugs, they were having none of it.

Ah well,we gave it our best shot ( and I think got some really good images despite it.)