Jay Watson Photography

versatile – ver·sa·tile, adjective
from Webster’s dictionary:

3: capable of turning forward or backward, reversible, capable of moving laterally and up and down

4: having many uses or applications

26 year old Kevin Pomplun, CEO of SkyGrid. © Jay Watson Photography

Last week I shot a corporate portrait for a New York financial magazine. These are the type of assignments some call “bread and butter” gigs. This is not the type of work I seek out, but something I have to be good at or else I would be turning down a large amount of work. Sometimes these are word of mouth assignments. If I do a good job, the art director will most likely spread the word. These deadlines are VERY tight and art directors need someone dependable.

This shoot was on Wed at 12 noon. Early edits were uploaded Thursday morning 10 am, selects were made by the art director 40 minutes later, and final images were transmitted on Thursday 2 pm (4:00 NY time). If you can work quickly and apply some creativity to these situations, you can find yourself to be “the go to guy” for a few different art directors

Is it stressful? Yes and No. Read the rest of this entry »