the grey's

Texas School - Photography at A&M



Wow, what a deal I fell into. My friend Scott - that I work events with, has a friend in WV, Gary. Gary and Scott are good friends and usually attend the TPS every year. Well, his friend Gary had some issues come up and wasn’t able to go. He called me and asked if I wanted his ticket - I think it’s usually something like $500 for this.
I knew it was going to be a hectic week, we were leaving for Oklahoma on Thursday for JO Nats. I also had no time to do a hotel room or get someone to watch dogs..and I figured…Val drove this for 6 months, 2 times a week..i could do it for a few days. ugh! it’s like 65 miles from here to a&m - the only trouble i had was once I got there, finding my way around the campus. it’s huge!

I wasn’t overly impressed with the instructor - he did give some good advice on posing, and some really bad advice on posing. He had some good lighting instructions. I could give a shit about the marketing advice he had. All marketing is sleazy to me it seems. We photographed a couple of models, a bride and groom, and a cadet (nice looking!). He really kinda sleazed me out at the end..when he was talking about how much money he makes per month - like 100k with 4 studios - and then in the next breath - talked about being on food stamps for the first time in his life during Hurricane Katrina….hmmm, something doesn’t sound right does it?