I said no.
It was flattering to be asked to rep a company, however, if I don’t use something I can’t endorse it. All money is not the same colour. And I am a stickler for properness… like, I can count on one hand the number of songs I’ve downloaded and that was eight years ago.
Last year I let myself get talked into installing cracked software on my laptop. But you can’t just do that; I had to then install this anti-serial-number-checking thing, then something else… basically it snowballed and not long after my laptop fried itself. Apple had to give me a new one it was so bad. I doubt it was completely from that (I pound on this thing, especially when editing) but yaaa, first and last time.
Why am I telling you this?
Two reasons:may 28 2009
1 – because I want you to know that the sponsors I partner with in the upcoming months (I’m ready now to start this pitch program I’ve got designed in my head) are things and companies I believe in, use and feel confident telling you about.
2 – I feel bad for another light day blogging (another big work day today) and so I think I’m subconsciously trying to fill up space. Note I did not blog about what I ate or anything food related like that; made a pact with myself to not become that blogger.
Having a blog has meant a real life-shift I’ve found. Constant documentation, you know? Probably.
Kudos to ya. It’s one thing to shoot and edit and work on something, it’s another to stand in front of the camera and say "I love this shit!"
I said "no" today as well, but it was being asked to shoot a band for free. I’ve shot them in the past, but I’m long past the point shooting things for free that I don’t initially offer to shoot for free. Their response was "Well, ok, there’s other photogs willing to shoot gratis."
More power to’em. Too bad they won’t be as awesome! Or so I tell myself. Either way you have to set precedents as early as you can lest you get walked on forever.
Hey thanks Ryan, and kudos back to you.
And yes, you gotta "start as you mean to go on".