I'm rethinking my hopes of trying to go from being an SG Photographer Hopeful to an SG Photographer.
You can see my latest online altercation here: http://suicidegirls.com/groups/SGPhotographerHopefuls/topics/322846/
It wasn't pretty and while I DO have difficulty accepting criticism, I think I still have a point. Namely the SG Hopeful, whom I never named, viewed the images during and after the shoot and liked them. I...
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You can see my latest online altercation here: http://suicidegirls.com/groups/SGPhotographerHopefuls/topics/322846/
It wasn't pretty and while I DO have difficulty accepting criticism, I think I still have a point. Namely the SG Hopeful, whom I never named, viewed the images during and after the shoot and liked them. I...
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Could it be? Could it actually happen?? I may actually have a photo shoot with an SG wannabe on the 9th and it's looking more and more like it will actually happen!
I'm stoked!!
And actually confident enough that it's going to happen that I'm picking up an addition flash for lighting... Of course the shoot just gives me an excuse to finally buy a...
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I'm stoked!!
And actually confident enough that it's going to happen that I'm picking up an addition flash for lighting... Of course the shoot just gives me an excuse to finally buy a... Read More
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gregoire:
Well getting naked IS fun! But for some art nude is serious business.... Kind of like a guy at a group shoot I attended last summer (the Great Lakes Bikini Blast). He was making "art" and didn't seem to have much fun at all when he was taking mood pictures of an incredibly lovely lady wearing a tiny swimsuit and he was focusing entirely on her face and getting her to have sad, moody expressions!
To me it rather missed the point of being at a swimsuit shoot! lol But he's an artist and I'm not... I just consider myself a shooter! :-)
To me it rather missed the point of being at a swimsuit shoot! lol But he's an artist and I'm not... I just consider myself a shooter! :-)
amilie:
Thankyou for your comment on my set and good luck getting your photo's up I look foward to seeing them.
My 2007 Letter to Santa Claus
Dear Santa,
I don't want anything for myself for Christmas. I have a job that sort of helps pay the bills, a great son and loving wife, and five kitties that think I'm great (especially when I feed them and clean their litter pan).
But I'd like you consider delivering gifts for the following people who really need and...
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Dear Santa,
I don't want anything for myself for Christmas. I have a job that sort of helps pay the bills, a great son and loving wife, and five kitties that think I'm great (especially when I feed them and clean their litter pan).
But I'd like you consider delivering gifts for the following people who really need and...
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cybele:
Happy B.day!!
Happy B.day!!
Venting... And I may not be politically correct on this!
I had interviewed for a job a few weeks ago as a Counselor with a Federal contractor in my area.
I ended up having three different interviews during their job fair and was told I would be called in again for a fourth and possibly final interview the next week.
At the end of that...
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I had interviewed for a job a few weeks ago as a Counselor with a Federal contractor in my area.
I ended up having three different interviews during their job fair and was told I would be called in again for a fourth and possibly final interview the next week.
At the end of that...
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Goodness, it's been a while since I've posted here! LOL Time flies when you're busy most of the time!!
What's new here? Nothing... LOL I'm still working at the store and finally got some interviews last week for a counseling position! YAY! It seems promising, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up since I've been disappointed so many times over the past few...
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What's new here? Nothing... LOL I'm still working at the store and finally got some interviews last week for a counseling position! YAY! It seems promising, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up since I've been disappointed so many times over the past few...
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gregoire:
You're very welcome Keena!
Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog!
Thanks for taking the time to check out my blog!
cybele:
Re. the whole modeling problem: perhaps you should switch to photographing felines? They make much more agreeable subjects, no? 
Hope the job search bears fruit.
Take care, Gregoire!
Hope the job search bears fruit.
Take care, Gregoire!
I hope everyone has a great weekend planned. I've got to work, but it is better than being unemployed! lol
Not much new here in Flint. I'm still doing the retail gig in Auburn Hills and keep sending out resumes and applying for jobs closer to my education and training.. ie MA in Counseling with licensure and 16+ years of experience in the field, but...
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Not much new here in Flint. I'm still doing the retail gig in Auburn Hills and keep sending out resumes and applying for jobs closer to my education and training.. ie MA in Counseling with licensure and 16+ years of experience in the field, but...
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morie:
I have a kitty in my lap as we speak!
I was so proud of myself; I played Halo for like an hour and a half and only died like 3 times. Of course it was on normal...but I'm horrid with first person shooters...except Quake 3, I was always pretty good with that one.
*nerd*
I was so proud of myself; I played Halo for like an hour and a half and only died like 3 times. Of course it was on normal...but I'm horrid with first person shooters...except Quake 3, I was always pretty good with that one.
*nerd*
gregoire:
No kittie in my lap at the moment, though one is sitting next to me! LOL
I don't have Halo and my household is behind the times game-wise... All we've got is a GameCube! lol
Maybe will get an X-Box for Christmas here... LOL
I don't have Halo and my household is behind the times game-wise... All we've got is a GameCube! lol
Maybe will get an X-Box for Christmas here... LOL
Why is it that wanna be SG's will post that they're looking for a photographer, yet not respond when you offer to discuss doing a photo shoot with them?
I know I don't have any model work posted here, but that's due to the most recent models I've worked with don't want their images here or they are under 18...
And I find the same...
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I know I don't have any model work posted here, but that's due to the most recent models I've worked with don't want their images here or they are under 18...
And I find the same...
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dalinian:
Take a nicer profile pic of yourself and your prospects might improve.
gregoire:
lol Gee... thanks!
Goodbye to a friend
RIP Tigger 1991 to 2007
I adopted Tigger from the Genesee County Animal Control Shelter in 1991 after looking for one of my cats, Zen, who had gotten through a screen window the week before. He was the least shy and most outgoing of the litter that was there, and my son Mark liked him.
A couple of months later, Mark...
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RIP Tigger 1991 to 2007
I adopted Tigger from the Genesee County Animal Control Shelter in 1991 after looking for one of my cats, Zen, who had gotten through a screen window the week before. He was the least shy and most outgoing of the litter that was there, and my son Mark liked him.
A couple of months later, Mark...
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violetred:
i am so sorry for your loss...
he was a very cute kitty.
he was a very cute kitty.
gregoire:
Thanks Margate!
I'm still waking up at night and noticing he's not there, then wondering why... and then I remember.
But I still have my memories of him!
I'm still waking up at night and noticing he's not there, then wondering why... and then I remember.
But I still have my memories of him!
Dear Santa,
I thought I'd write you since I don't think I've done that since I was seven or eight.
You know I really believed in you when I was young, even though some of my schoolmates would laugh at me. When I found out you weren't "real", I was very sad.
Now I'm an adult and a few years ago I came to a...
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I thought I'd write you since I don't think I've done that since I was seven or eight.
You know I really believed in you when I was young, even though some of my schoolmates would laugh at me. When I found out you weren't "real", I was very sad.
Now I'm an adult and a few years ago I came to a...
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I did a photo shoot of a lady in Southfield today. There were supposed to be several models there, but only one made it with her chaperone.
It was odd to do an indoor model shoot as I generally do them outdoors in the warmer weather or at the auto shows in Detroit during the winter months. After some lighting miscues on my part, we...
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It was odd to do an indoor model shoot as I generally do them outdoors in the warmer weather or at the auto shows in Detroit during the winter months. After some lighting miscues on my part, we...
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erie:
ill be checking back for them! youve got some cute kitties. i love cats. ive got 3 of my own. and i have no idea when ill be doing a shoot. im sure it will be a while.
gregoire:
Well several emails and phone calls have gone unanswered... it looks like that shoot is going to the archives 'cuz I won't post pics without her specific ok! 
On to look for some more models! lol
On to look for some more models! lol
I delivered the proof book of my shots from the hospital to the baby's mother today. The family itself is in pretty rough shape money wise... They have the baby's parents, their other child, mom of the guy, sister of the guy and a couple other folks living in the house and it's a small house.
I told them to take their time selecting the...
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I told them to take their time selecting the...
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As a photographer myself, I know it can be hard to accept criticism but its all a part of the job, its not always meant to be offensive just constructive and make us better at the job we love.
http://www.onemodelplace.com/member.cfm?P_ID=14240
I've posted the link before and that fact seems to get ignored in the flame-fest of the forums.
But it's just as well as I've decided that a couple years of being here and not getting any follow through from SG hopefuls... My expereince here has pretty much soured me on the SG "community".
When my membership expires, I'm planning on not renewing it.