I feel a little lopsided...
Yesterday I traveled to NorthPark Mall and Galleria to do some interviews and take some pictures of mall-walkers and how they feel about college and such, which will be featured in the Back to School section of QUICK next week (get excited!). The things I learned:
1. Starting a conversation with the words, "Excuse me, are you in college?" or "How old are you?" isn't easy, and frequently didn't end well.
2. Cameras/camera bags are outrageously heavy. I'm pretty sure I woke up this morning and my right shoulder is far lower than my left. My back is killing me! I have a lot more respect for photographers.
3. If you carry a camera around your neck, people assume you're foreign... even when you talk with a clearly Texas accent.
4. Most people who go to the mall at 11 o'clock in the morning don't take a shower or even attempt to look nice. And then when I ask for their picture they get angry and say "I look disgusting!" If they were looking for a compliment, they certainly didn't get it from me.
5. I should stick to writing. Photography isn't really my thing.
Anyone any good at massages?
Comments
I am, but according to the Gospel of Quentin Tarantino, as paraphrased by the Alltel commericial: you don't give another's man girl a massage, and you don't put her in your Five. Sorry, Trish!
Posted by: Kip | July 25, 2007 2:47 PM
Eh, thanks for the offer though. And I, as well as my boyfriend, appreciate your respect. Haha.
Posted by: Trish | July 25, 2007 3:44 PM
Post Script: I can get you some aspirin, though... :)
Posted by: Kip | July 25, 2007 3:58 PM