1.24.2008
a little bummed, yo.
saturday morning i got up early so that i could meet a band at downtown crossing in boston at 11 am and take some pictures for them. due to the commuter rail schedule, i had to take the 9:15 am train to south station. one stop on the red line later and i had reached my destination, some 60 minutes early. i walked down to faneuil hall to kill time and figured i'd take some pictures. it was rather cold out but it'd been a while since i was able to take daylight pictures so i didn't mind. i got a call that the band was running late which gave me an extra 30 slaughterable minutes.
i was very nervous, of course, but taking pictures without the expectation that was sure to come calmed me a bit. when the band arrived, i couldn't have been more excited by their enthusiasm and friendliness. we walked around fanueil hall, downtown crossing and the north end laughing and taking a bunch of photos. when they stopped at a starbucks to get some coffees about halfway through our shoot, i stayed outside to look at the pictures i'd taken and my heart sank. none of them looked like "the one" to me. this experience was different than the dr. rodriguez one in that the band didn't ask to see any of the photos that day. "i better step it up," i thought to myself.
when we were finished, we got lunch and they paid for me. they also kept thanking me for meeting them on such a cold day and taking their photos. i thanked them for allowing it to happen. they were really funny and made the experience awesome.
but i failed. big time. when i looked at all the photos afterward, i still didn't see "the one." i went to mark and adam's that night and mark was gracious enough to look through them with me. he assured me that there were at least a few that they should like. i felt a lot better after that (thanks, mark!).
sunday night i sent the best ones to the person in the band with whom i had been corresponding. i haven't heard anything since, which definitely reaffirms my fear that i wasted their time. however, i do not feel like it was a waste of my time. when i look at the photos, i can see areas where i might have been able to improve the picture had i spoken up. plus, i stepped outside of my comfort zone again and the experience, aside from being disappointed in the photos, was a blast. i just really wish i'd done a better job for them and as a result, my confidence is shot (pun intended?).
i want to give a shout out to the band, too. they have a song on their myspace that has quickly become a favorite of mine. please go here and listen to "fraction." mark fell in love with it too on saturday night. "they do radiohead better than radiohead!" he kept saying.
here are some pictures from the day that do not feature the band.
saturday morning i got up early so that i could meet a band at downtown crossing in boston at 11 am and take some pictures for them. due to the commuter rail schedule, i had to take the 9:15 am train to south station. one stop on the red line later and i had reached my destination, some 60 minutes early. i walked down to faneuil hall to kill time and figured i'd take some pictures. it was rather cold out but it'd been a while since i was able to take daylight pictures so i didn't mind. i got a call that the band was running late which gave me an extra 30 slaughterable minutes.
i was very nervous, of course, but taking pictures without the expectation that was sure to come calmed me a bit. when the band arrived, i couldn't have been more excited by their enthusiasm and friendliness. we walked around fanueil hall, downtown crossing and the north end laughing and taking a bunch of photos. when they stopped at a starbucks to get some coffees about halfway through our shoot, i stayed outside to look at the pictures i'd taken and my heart sank. none of them looked like "the one" to me. this experience was different than the dr. rodriguez one in that the band didn't ask to see any of the photos that day. "i better step it up," i thought to myself.
when we were finished, we got lunch and they paid for me. they also kept thanking me for meeting them on such a cold day and taking their photos. i thanked them for allowing it to happen. they were really funny and made the experience awesome.
but i failed. big time. when i looked at all the photos afterward, i still didn't see "the one." i went to mark and adam's that night and mark was gracious enough to look through them with me. he assured me that there were at least a few that they should like. i felt a lot better after that (thanks, mark!).
sunday night i sent the best ones to the person in the band with whom i had been corresponding. i haven't heard anything since, which definitely reaffirms my fear that i wasted their time. however, i do not feel like it was a waste of my time. when i look at the photos, i can see areas where i might have been able to improve the picture had i spoken up. plus, i stepped outside of my comfort zone again and the experience, aside from being disappointed in the photos, was a blast. i just really wish i'd done a better job for them and as a result, my confidence is shot (pun intended?).
i want to give a shout out to the band, too. they have a song on their myspace that has quickly become a favorite of mine. please go here and listen to "fraction." mark fell in love with it too on saturday night. "they do radiohead better than radiohead!" he kept saying.
here are some pictures from the day that do not feature the band.
