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25-JUN-2006 Sam_C

"J.O."

Funny story about this one...

A few years back I was responding to a craigslist ad for
a lens, the Sigma 30mm f/1.4, and I met this guy on the
street. Before I bought the lens, I asked him if I could
test it, as I always do. I took this shot of the kid,
determined the lens was ok, and paid him. At the same
time, I noticed his girlfriend taking a shot of me
from the side with a Hasselblad. I guess one good
turn deserves another! :-)

This guy looked like a "kid" to me, but I found out later that he
became quite a successful web "designer" of sorts, with stuff geared
towards audio mixing. And he also appears to be a very good photographer.

A good friend recently sent me a link to an interesting
interview without knowing this story, and when I looked at it,
I laughed and sent her this pic. I said, hey, this is the guy
I shot in this pic!! :-)

Note: For the sake of privacy, I decided not to name the person,
but he's pretty well known on the web.

Canon EOS 350D
1/4000s f/1.4 at 30.0mm iso800 full exif

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Bill Warren18-Sep-2010 00:58
Right on capture of him. From what you describe he should use it on his bio page.
Buba Jafarli26-Jul-2010 08:31
Superb portrait! V.
Martha Albuquerque04-Apr-2010 13:51
Awesome~~~~V

Happy Easter dear X Sammy Baby :)~
Jeff Real02-Apr-2010 00:41
That is an awesome story, Sam. An awesome image also. That lens is definitely a keeper. ~V~
Eckhart Derschmidt01-Apr-2010 23:03
Great portrait and great story too! (Really would like to see the shot from the opposite side ;-))
shatterbug01-Apr-2010 18:11
Great story and angle...compelling expression too!
Liz Bickel01-Apr-2010 00:21
Great story. It all goes to show what a small world we really live in.
I gather from this image that you enjoy the lens. I have the same lens & feel that it is a super lens. However, mine has never photographed anyone "famous" - not that I know about anyhow. LOL. I love his expression!
XiaoBernard9930-Mar-2010 17:04
:-) funny posing,all is ok with this excellent lens and SAM .V
zyziza30-Mar-2010 16:47
Ver nice story and good portriat! V
Yiannis Pavlis30-Mar-2010 13:15
Excellent light control with outstanding nature expression! Well done portrait dear Sam.V
FrankB30-Mar-2010 09:57
classic!...V
12329-Mar-2010 23:48
That's a defiant look. Well done. V
Simon Chandler29-Mar-2010 22:47
Artistic work. Excellet pov and composition. v
bill friedlander29-Mar-2010 21:50
Great composition, expression and tones. Interesting story as well. V
Barbara Heide29-Mar-2010 20:54
love your story! excellent shot... V
Elmer Quianio29-Mar-2010 20:26
BIG VOTE!
Elmer Quianio29-Mar-2010 20:26
Awesome Story.. only in NY! Excellent shot.
Ali Majdfar29-Mar-2010 19:25
Superb shot and fantastic story! ~V
settler29-Mar-2010 18:07
So casual..so excellent..V!
Fong Lam29-Mar-2010 16:26
I like the lofty way he looked at you but it's all in good jest I suppose.
Great portrait of this cool looking guy, Sam....V
Michael Shpuntov29-Mar-2010 13:40
Great portrait. Very moody and realistic. Vote.
an nguyen29-Mar-2010 12:07
What a story, but I like your portrait of him.
Cool shot.
Guest 29-Mar-2010 09:16
lol. love the story too.
parallaxes aka Jean-Pierre Bijouard29-Mar-2010 08:40
Yes Sam ... it's a small world! BTW, love the portrait :^)
pr_rajan29-Mar-2010 06:55
...wow!~V~