Lessons Learned
Once the lights were set up, I took a light reading and took a test shot.......then there was a problem. My camera relayed an error to me. Something is wrong. "No CF Card" displayed across my camera's LCD screen. Blasted! I search through my back pack. "Cmon cmon, I know one is in here somewhere...."...no success. My wife gives me a "whats wrong"" look, with a sweat drop rolling down her forehead...I smile and tell her I forgot to bring CF cards ^_^. I felt like a complete fool. I brought her here, along with my brother and his family, to a shoot under the scorch...for nothing. A complete waste of time.
I turned to my brother and his family and simply said, "I am sorry. I forgot to bring my memory cards for the camera". My brother being as laid back and understanding as ever, said it was OK, we'll reschedule. His wife did show some sign of frustration, but it quickly turned to relief once she realized that she no longer had to be under the scorching sun.
Lesson Learned: Create a check list prior to every shoot, and make sure everything on that check list is accounted for.
Lesson Learned: Never shoot from noon - 4pm unless there are plenty of clouds out. Even though I can now over power the sun in terms of light, I cannot in terms of heat.
Lesson Learned: Have Suntan Lotion be part of my new photographic check list.
Lesson Learned: Don't have a photo shoot at the beach on Memorial Day.
To top all of this off, a model I had scheduled this day also turns out to be a flake (two flakes in two weekends? Has the world gone mad?). I'll talk about this on another blog post, where I talk about Emily's photo shoot, my Flake's replacement that day.
-RS







