I took some pictures of Research In Motion (think Blackberry) COO Larry Conlee for Canadian Business Monthly a while back.
They wanted some very straight forward head shots with a very particular lighting set up. It was a good opportunity to focus directly with fine tune the lighting set up. With little variation on the position, expression, or lens use, I really wanted to make sure the lighting went over well.
The photos was for a “Top CEO” issue for the publication. They wanted me to match the style of photos they had pre-planned. Mr. Conlee was very accommodating, and despite the simple set up, he was gave me 20 minutes to shoot. Very much appreciated.
Here are a few variations of the shot and how they ran it in the publication.
Be sure to stay tuned for the announcement. Coming in the next day or two!
I’m pleased that PDN’s PhotoServe is featuring me in their Portfolios of the Month section.
Check it out on the PhotoServe.com site, where you can see my profile as well.
Be sure to check out my Photoshelter Archive as well to keep up with photos from old shoots and projects!
I picked up an assignment during my time here in Tucson.
The story looked into a part of the stimulus package aimed at giving small loans to businesses…and how the loans are not begin handed out.
When Mark Rusin and his wife Marcie retired to Tucson a few years ago, they decided to take over a franchise restaurant. They left the franchise and turned the restaurant into a Chicago style bar and grill. Mark is a straight shooter who resembles famed Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka spot on…seriously. When the recession hit, Mark appeared to qualify for the new small business emergency loans given out in the stimulus package. Due to a technical loophole, Mark was denied his loan.
From the article which you can view here: “As the snowbirds left for points north this spring, sales tumbled. June revenue was $72,000, down 28 percent from a year earlier. ‘I’m bleeding out to the tune of 10 grand a month right now,’ Mr. Rusin said. One of the new loans, he said, would see him through the next couple of months.”
They have had to fire employees and both now work full time in the restaurant…not part of the plan. Marcie works as the hostess and Mark is often seen bussing tables.
I think this article really shows the state of things today. Even with all the “emergency” spending put out there to give small businesses the opportunity to survive, there are too many bureaucratic hold ups. I hope things pick up for the Rusins and the rest of us…so we don’t need these lame loans to continue.
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