It says on my bio that I mail out to all prospective seniors that inquire about our services that the biggest honor that I can receive as a photographer is simple.
It's not an award. It's not a merit. It's not a huge order. It's not being the biggest, baddest, dude armed with a Nikon or a Canon.
The brochure says... and I say... it's much more simple.
It's when it's all said and done... the senior says.... "That was fun!"
ESPECIALLY when it's a guy.
Of course most of the gals love dressing up... changing outfits like it's going out of style... being pampered and treated like a model that they always wanted to be.... if only for one day.
But dudes? Usually not so much.
So when I can get a GUY to say it was "aiight" or it was "fun." Now... I've REALLY done something there.
But what if I can get DAD to say that?
Such was the case when Tom Thatcher brought in his son Milon a while back.
Rare is the case that I get dad to commit to the 3 hour-plus process... probably even MORE rare that the last thing I hear from pops as he's going out the door... "hey... thanks a lot... it was a lot of fun."
Winning. :)
Truth is... it was just 3 dudes... plowin' our way through the process. Milon was an easy-goin fella... not much preconceived notion other than he wanted some cool stuff with his motorcycle... had to work in the letter jacket somewhere... but other than that... we just had to make him look cool.
A former Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel turned into BCLUW Comet transplant... he was very familiar with the legions of supporters we have in both those communities... but it was finally his turn to see what all the buzz was about. Clearly we are nearing the end of the quote, unquote busy season... but there's always enough time to fit in another BCLUW graduate-to-be in what's been an awesome year for us up that way.
In fact... I think Milon, in retrospect, may have wished he would have come alone... as his dad and I quickly turned his session into a sports roundtable of sorts, featuring a couple of over-the-hill cronies remembering the good old days! :) But being the future military solider that he is... he showed good discipline by just letting Tom and I ramble on! :)
I told Milon at the the time I hoped that I could finally get to the end of the pile of work by Thanksgiving... Clearly that didn't happen... but you ARE ready now, Mr. Thatcher... and while a mess of winter sports pictures and at least one more senior wedged in after you visited the studio... you will wait no longer... and that's probably a good thing because I would imagine yearbook deadline is right around the corner!
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