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Chapel Hill Randall Linebacks :: The Colonial Cow :: Philadelphia Food Photographer

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Chapel Hill Randall Linebacks :: The Colonial Cow :: Philadelphia Food Photographer

Raw meat. I really, truly love the smell of it. I know I'm making at least half the population gag with that statement and I apologize for it. But those of you not gagging really get me, don't you? Though we don't eat more than 3-4 servings of meat per week in my house, I could never be a vegetarian. We are incredibly choosy about our meat sources, farming practices and how much we consume. But fact of the matter is, cold turkey on meat is not happening here.

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A PHOTOG'S LIFE :: EMPORIYUM FOOD FESTIVAL - EAST COAST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

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A PHOTOG'S LIFE :: EMPORIYUM FOOD FESTIVAL - EAST COAST FOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

 Whenever I tell someone what I do for a living it goes something like this:

"I'm a photographer..."
"Really?? That's so amazing! Your job must be so fun! I would love to take pictures all day!"

Understandable reaction. It does sound fun, doesn't it? The truth is, I don't take pictures all day. I do a lot of other things that have nothing to do with photography, like book keeping, sales, marketing, paying taxes, paperwork, "janitorial duties" at my studio, hauling heavy gear, a ton of admin... the list goes on. I only actually "take pictures" for a small percentage of the time and when I do, it's making photographs - which is a little bit more complicated. There's lighting and technical control that comes into play. There's propping, styling, directing your subject. It's more than just pressing the shutter for fun. It certainly can be fun, but it is definitely still work.

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