Wednesday, May 14, 2008

When a Client Calls

A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by Drake Phifer of Urban Organic who needed some updated photos of himself.

Days later, we were confirmed & the shoot was on.  We set up at a few somewhat on the street spots midtown Detroit & I found myself in challenging light conditions, cold windy weather but all with a client who was flexible & easy to work with.

It was fun doing this type of job for portraits & something that I miss from my Detroit Fashion Pages days.

After Drake got the photos, he contacted me & really stroked my ego with praise for the work I submitted. Later I ran into him & his wife & she echoed his sentiments, which made me feel proud of my little skills.

Hopefully when the image(s) appear in African American Family Magazine (the main purpose for the photos), I can get a few client hits.

Bygbaby.com Mindspill

On a on the grind note, last week, I contacted Wire Images to find out what it takes to be one of the photographers.  I left a message got no call back so far, so guess who I will be hitting up tomorrow!!!

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7 Comments:

  • Good job - congrats on that!

    By Blogger Darius T. Williams, at Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:55:00 AM EDT  

  • As big as the D is it is still a small world. :-) Drake and I go way back. I have not seen him and his wife since the last Cheap Wine & Chicken party. LOL! The posted pic looks great. I will definately be looking for the article in the magizine. BTW, have I mentioned that I absolutely love your work! I see the mag around sometimes. Where do they usually have them? I wish you well on landing a gig with Wire Images. I get a rush out of seeing brotha's do their thing. As Mary J. Blidge said "Work your thing out!"

    By Blogger NappTown, at Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:12:00 PM EDT  

  • DTW - Thx!!!

    Napptown - I did not know you were in Detroit. You are right, it is so big yet so small with many interconnections.

    I hear heard that the Cheap Wine & Chicken party is a blast, I plan on being at the next one.

    The mag can be seen here (to name a few) according to their website:
    BOOKSTORES

    Barnes & Noble, 6575 Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills

    Barnes & Noble, 82 W. Warren, Detroit

    Book Beat, 26010 Greenfield, Oak Park

    Borders, 31150 Southfield Road, Birmingham

    Borders, 34300 Woodward, Birmingham

    Borders, 2012 Woodward, Detroit

    Borders, 30995 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills

    Ladels Children’s Book Boutique, 1413 Brooklyn, Detroit

    Source Booksellers, 4201 Cass, Detroit

    Truth Bookstore, Northland Mall, Southfield

    Drake turned them on to me & they contacted me recently about shooting some stuff for the Black Music Month edition so I hope that I am selected for the job, the project from what I hear sounds great!

    I appreciate the support!

    Bygbaby

    By Blogger Bygbaby, at Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:28:00 PM EDT  

  • Cheap Wine & Chicken? Sounds like my kind of party. Great shot as always.

    By Blogger Danielle, at Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:13:00 PM EDT  

  • Danielle - OK, how can you go wrong with that combo!!!

    Bygbaby

    By Blogger Bygbaby, at Saturday, May 17, 2008 4:01:00 PM EDT  

  • VERY nice!!!

    By Blogger Invisible Woman, at Thursday, May 22, 2008 4:31:00 PM EDT  

  • Invisible Woman - Thx boo!!!

    Bygbaby

    By Blogger Bygbaby, at Friday, May 23, 2008 11:26:00 PM EDT  

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