my Attitude

Your Attitude is Better than 75% of the Population

You have a good attitude. While a realist, you do see the positive side of most things. People love to be around you.

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Another Day, Another 50 cents

Morning Blog Land. I was talking to another photographer about what he charges for press kits and album cover photos. The reason behind the question is due to the fact I got an email from someone requesting rates from me for her music client. Now, normally I would jump at the fact of a paying client. Problem is, I have been shafted by some music industry types before about not liking what was done and all this other madness. In that situation , they could have spoke up, they chose not too. So I let karma deal with them. I have no time for shifty people. So immediately my gut is saying no dont do it. And I listen to my gut. I think the other issue is July is family and personal obligations month so I cant really take on any new clients. So with that said, I will ask her when she needs the shoot done because then it will help me gauge better. I would rather her work with someone right away than to wait on me. Plenty of photographers out in the big city of NY. anyhoo, im done blabbing Jan

Fun shoot Saturday

Hello Blog land.. I wanted to say I had a fantastic shoot saturday. It is always amazing when you work with very cool and very laid back individuals who know it is a job but can still have a good time. Kudos to Joe, Angie , Emily, Magali and Chuck. they made they shoot fantastic. I hope my next shoot will be just as good. I have included a picture from it of Emily. She is represented by ID models. http://www.2nyc.net Have a wondy day all Jan

Nicknames

Afternoon world. the random though today is Nicknames. Throughout my life I have been blessed with various nicknames. Some based on how I look, how I think, what I do and my name on how I look Red-headed diva carrot top red big red red-headed Pimp How I think Diva Bitch What I Do Killa Jan - photographer aka shooter ;-) Name Jay-Nine Nine I do have more personal ones my fave personal Poop- had that since I was born..still answers to it Sweetums- after my fav muppet monster ;-) Bubba- My hubba calls me that Mami- my papi calls me that Please note Papi and Hubba are the same person and I love him Dearly. enjoy your day everyone J

New Day?

Hello out in blog land. I'm not sure if anyone reads this but it helps for me to get some things off my chest. Last week, I made a conscious decision to actually get rid of dead weight in my life. Now usually when I do that, I leave a trail of burned or slightly charred individuals in my path and I usually leave them for dead. Dead in the sense that they are dead in my world. And let's face it, we always end up focusing on ourselves because we have to deal with us in the morning and through out our lives. We as humans do not honestly have to deal with anyone else should we choose not to. But what I have realized is some refuse to be let go. I'm not sure why this. Is it inherent in humans to always deal or have our presence felt by those that do not want to deal with us? Do we always wish to prove a point and show " you are missing out on something". Truth be told, I am not missing out on anything because of who I know, I will always know something. Whether I know it today or tomorrow or in the next life, things present themselves anyway. Now I used to wonder why people let me go and I used to want to rub it in. Today, I honestly don't care. You got rid of me for reasons that make sense to you and I no longer feel the need to make myself known to you. That's life. people move on and I guess I learned, I might as well too. I also think my mindset is a Lil different. I have never craved attention. I was a quiet child and in adulthood, I am still quiet to an extent. I never was the type to make myself known. It kinda just happens and that's not being conceited. It is just something I have noticed. Also, genetically, I seemed to have been made to have attention brought on me. Being 6'1" and a natural red head speaks for itself. So I have decided to get rid of the non-positives in my life. Yes I said non-positive cause I don't like the "N" word :) I got rid of things that are physically, mentally and emotionally draining and gave up worrying about how people live their lives. Its their life so why should I care. yes sounds selfish but I'm being honest. If you serve no real purpose in my life, why should you be there?