williejoha

A great Lens for graduation portraits is the Canon EF 300 f2:8. Plenty of distance. Just a thought.
WJH

cahale Loc: San Angelo, TX

I would think that with the proper equipment you can get at least 6 feet away, and a mask shouldn't interfere with you finger dexterity. And let them do their own make-up and clothes.

Fredrick Loc: Former NYC, now San Francisco Bay Area

When looking at your title, my first reaction was “well, killing them is pretty harsh.” Best to just avoid them so you don’t wind up in jail.

Hope that put a little smile on your face. As for your question, sorry, I got nothin’

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

"Here are some makes I took (made?) last week."


I'll continue to reference "shots", "shoot", and "take" forever.
"Going over to the park to get some shots of the creek."
"Wanna go shoot (or take) some pictures?"

Sorry your boss was so persnickety.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

It wasn't just Ralph. It was the whole company...

I have a mental image of an 8x10 photo hanging from the target holder of a Boy Scout Camp rifle range...

Here is an *image* I made 51 years ago...

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Ralph intimidated the whole company or they did they agree (prior) to his philosophy?
(Is the larger one Ralph and the smaller one of the employees getting reprimanded?)

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

1) It was company policy that pre-dated either of us. Sort of like, “Do not stand empty paper skids on end.”

2) No. It’s just my cat eating a chipmunk. Nothing to read into it... I remember recording it in my parent’s’ driveway and thinking, “This is an image that will get a reaction from someone!” (It did. “Eeewww!” she said.)

Some days, you are lucky enough to be the cat. Some days, it sucks to be a chipmunk. (I’m thematically channeling an old country song by Mary Chapin Carpenter, I think.)

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Kinda like some times you're the windshield,
some times your the bug.

DrAW45 Loc: Maumee Ohio

My weapon is a Canon 😳

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

'xactly.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Are you an attorney? (That's like saying, "My weapon is the law.")

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Before I retired I had a studio business doing mostly business portraits, and big law firms were the biggest part of my business. I enjoyed telling people I shot attorneys for a living.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Okay, now that is funny!

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

I am actively shooting in National Wildlife Preserves. Also doing a lot of photography for ebay stuff.

Timmers Loc: San Antonio Texas.

Hey! LA, what is this doing in the general area, you and I do naughty photos!
I'm realy rather shocked that you have stopped shooting! So your posting older work? Tisk-tisk!

I have a session for the reworking of the Cedar Closet with VADA tomorrow. Naughty of course! Kat has been over to mother me and explore photography from our end of the camera but still does shoots, selfies and generally doing photography (naughty of course!).

Now, before the nay-sayers try to establish their mindless beach heads, both of these women hold PhD's in pharmacology. You must understand the lay of the land or as Mr. Dylan sings, "To live outside the law you must be honest". I trust these people to now what they are doing, they are vary well educated to all things medical.

Here is a small view into the world of medicine, gloving will do nothing to stop a virus. A virus is so small that it goes right through a glove! Shocking! So bounding about wearing gloves while roping about can only encourage the spread of the contaminants in most cases (it's why the gloves are removed BETWEEN contacts). This is why you are told to wash your hands even more than the application of hand sanitizers.

Working at M. D. Anderson in Houston with the pathology department I was surprised that more than half the Pathologists never if ever gloved. I was educated by them as to what to do to protect myself from contaminants, hand washing is most likely the number one issue.

Another point, because you asked LA, MUA (Make Up Artists) are a lot more on the ball about hygiene than most all photographers. MUAs know about isolating an area from contaminants and how to avoid contaminating others with poor procedures for make up. Cleanliness is a big part of what they are about and the good ones are they that were trained in their art by other professional MUAs.

I work a lot with women and they are the sort of women who know about staying healthy and cleanliness.

Last comes from a family experience that I witnessed. My father was in the hospital in the hospital bed. A technician was drawing blood and got upset with Joe (my Father) because he re-positioned his arm while the fellow was holding a sharp.

The technician warmed him that he could be struck by the needed and admonished him for this. With a pleasant smile the old man asked the technician if he thought he should be concerned that he might become contaminated by his own bodily fluids? The technician suddenly understood Joe's meaning.

My Father, Joe, was a doctor, Chief of Clinics at four major medical schools, and had been Elected The American Collage of Surgeons.

The point of all the above? You are responsible for your health and your life, medical people can only guide you to solutions, BUT it's your life and you are the one who is the lead dog in your heath and life. When medical people tell you to glove it is not to make you feel stupid, it's because most people will never take the time to 'get it', a glove will not stop a viral pathogen, but it will stop other vectors that will deliver that pathogen to you. Virus will go right through a glove, while the improper use of gloves help to spread pathogens. But you need to get up to speed on what is going on!

VADA with husband Jason, a close shave!

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KAT bulling poor Timmy!

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KAT Christmas trouble!