As some of you may/may not know I launched a photography business this year, Snap Happy Photography. It is very excited, challenging and somewhat scary to be honest.
In start mode, I have been looking for "interesting" locations to take pictures: Field-check, barn-check, rusty old truck/car-uncheck, different color/texture walls-uncheck, graffiti wall -uncheck. This list is constantly changing.
What is funny about that you might ask?
Well, this past Saturday during breakfast the topic came up when we decided to go for a drive. The weather was absolutely beautiful, sunny and the air smelled crisp and clean.
At breakfast my husband said that he thought he saw an old car "1970 something Charger" and maybe I could position client by. I thought that would be very cool because the Charger's were coming back, but I wanted to get permission for the owners because I didn't want to attempt a photo session without it. I had a nightmare about this!
We pulled into the driveway and before I got out of the car I pulled out one of my business cards to show I was legitimate. While I was walking up the gravel drive there were two more junk cars, another Charger and a Pinto hidden in some brush. I rang the doorbell and a scruffy man came to the door. I explained I am a photographer and always looking for places to take pictures and thought his old car, "Rusty Charger" would be interesting and could I get permission to photograph it. *Below isn't the vehicle but it looks like it. I would try and do a drive by (picture taking) which I say shoot, but because of the negative connotation I will say taking its picture.
I don't know if I struck him speechless or what. He finally said, "I don't know what my wife would think about that." I guess once he found his tongue the dam was broken because a series of questions followed. When was I going to do that? What day was I going to do that? What I taking a picture of?
I got the impression something FISHY was going on. I restated that I was photographing a HS Senior and thought his old car in the front would be good. That I would position him in front of it, but not get his house. I only wanted the car and the senior.
He still looked uncertain to give me an answer. I said, "Well I had some time before the session, if he wanted talk it over with his wife he could give me a call. My number is on the card."
I got weird vibes! And for the record he has not called.
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