I have a lot to do and honestly I lost a little sight of my job - yes - its you, all you bloggers and photographers who are guilty.... LOL. I am busy with reading your most daily entries and having a look at all your great photos and when I am "back" here almost half of the day is gone.
So let me tell something about my weekend - on friday afternoon I had to do a photoshooting for a pharmaceutical enterprise.
Started at 05.30 pm and at 04.45 pm I sat in my car - lovely sunshine outside and after a drive of 5 km it suddenly started to hail and rain like hell. Yep - great - white jeans on and I know exactly it won't be white any longer after climbing out of the car and walking through the rain.Okay when I arrived I was shown the venue and the dining room. Did some photos there and then waited for all the doctors to arrive.
I did my photoshooting for 2,5 hours (one part I was really afraid of – they started with a first speech and after that the dinner should be delivered. And the main job was to take photos of all participants sitting on their tables. There were 25 tables each with 10 people around. So I had to take a photo of the table number and then the 10 people around - I had to rush because as soon as the first speech ended they started to deliver the dinner). So I could to the first 3 tables with relaxing people and the other 22 tables with people looking at their dinner, eating and every now and then grinning into my camera. I hate to take photos during dinner.
After 2,5 hours I was really exhausted because it was terribly hot inside and all the lights on didn’t cool down – lol.
I was given a usb-stick and asked to save them on the stick and bring the stick the next morning and maybe I could do some contact prints. If I only had said “No – I can’t do this”.Okay back home I checked the photos and started my work with printing the contact prints. I started – but not my printer. Whatever I did – “he” did nothing. Printing out emails and word documents wasn’t a problem – as soon as I wanted to start printing pdf-documents “he” went on strike. I begged – I shouted – I hit “him” – I prayed to “him” - I called him names – I cried because of anger - “he” did nothing….. Meantime it was midnight – I got a headache and went to bed.
Woke up Saturday morning with a terrible headache again – like I had 2 bottles of wine the other night – and went downstairs – started my printer and you won’ t believe what “he” did spit out all my contact prints (oh how I loved and hugged “him”). I think he was tired the evening before or what do you think? I just say “technics”……
Had a fast breakfast and went to the venue again – brought them usb stick and contact prints and back home. Then we did some gardening and later we went to a birthday party – had a great evening and watched the Eurovision Song Contest (which we Germans won) and went to bed at around 2.00 am.
Sunday was a lazy Sunday as it (again) rained cats and dogs – I did nothing – just reading and relaxing.
Monday I had a very long and stressful telephone call with a client – I sent her an offer (she asked for different things) and I explained everything long and clear (I thought).
She started our chat with the words: I didn’t understand anything – you explained it very complicated (HUH?????). So we “chew through” every point and right then I thought everything is clear she started to ask again….. Calm down Kerstin – again – very friendly I told her how we can do everything she wants and then she started to discuss about the fees. And that is one thing I cant stand. My fees were exactly listed and I hate to discuss about them. As it seems to be a “huge” job with following photo books I offered her a special fee and now hopefully we both are happy. That means I have to sit the next days and have to scan more than 650 photos she sent. My scanner will start to glow…..
Tuesday (today) I first cleaned the upper floor of our house – then did some paper work and sent some letters – started with my “scan job” and later I am off to the grocery.
Okay – now you’re updated – see you around sooon
LUV
