Sunday, December 09, 2007

On being a photographer for an all-girl rock band

Journey and her friends at school decided to form an all-girl rock band that they named "Star Girls". Not that any of them actually play instruments, but they've got this dream and, well, they have stars in their eyes. And they are dreaming big. Think of major rock concerts across the country, and you're getting there.

Joshua, being a boy of course, is not in the "Star Girls". But he is an amateur photographer, having gotten his own "starter camera" on his last birthday. He offered to be the offical photographer for Star Girls for 1 cent per week. Mind you, that's $1 for a two year contract, which I consider to be very reasonable, if not tantamount to slave labor. But Journey is a shrewd businesswoman and would have nothing of it. If the Star Girls were not yet receiving any money for their hard efforts, why should they fork over a $1 every other year to Joshua?

Moreover, in order to even be considered for this prominent position, Josh had to pass a careful examination. We were driving in the car as I overheard this, so I happened to get all the juicy details. I have to admit, I was amazed and ever so proud of my boy for ACING this test. I am including the questions, along with the answers, for the benefit of anyone out there who is also considering a career as photographer for an all-girl rock band. Consider this a freebie.

  1. What do you do if you are in the middle of videotaping a live performance, and you have to go to the bathroom:
    a) Stop taping and go to the bathroom
    b) Leave the camera running while you quickly slip away and come back so nothing gets lost
    c) Tell them to stop the performance.
    * Correct answer: (b)
  2. The girls are late for a concert and they haven't come out of their dressing room yet. What do you do? a) Just wait outside to see when they come out b) POLITELY knock on the door and remind them of the time c) Bang on the door and rudely tell them they have to come out now
    * Correct answer: (b)
  3. While filming a concert, you realize one of star girls has a big zit on her face. What do you do?
    a) Zoom in the camera on her zit
    b) Get shots of everything else in the concert, but excluding that one girl completely.
    c) Play it cool and videotape everything like nothing is unusual
    * Correct answer: (c)
  4. You need to give a message to someone in the dressing room but the door is closed. What do you do?
    a) You enter the room with your hand covering your eyes.
    b) You knock on the door and POLITELY announce that there is a message waiting for so-and-so
    c) You go back to doing what you were doing, KNOWING you will probably forget the message
    * Correct answer: (b)
  5. What do you do between concert performances?
    a) Go bowling
    b) Get eat a meal at the restaurant
    c) Go to the bathroom and get freshened up, ready for the next performance
    * Correct answer: (c)

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