How is it one day you wake up, and everything seems out of style? Or, at least, everything you own, everything you are doing, is style challenged? You look in your closet. The blue Calvin Klein dress shirt isn’t cut quite right. It’s not tailored exactly the way you want it to be tailored, sagging […]
My new hobby is reading “Priceline” reviews on hotels. I just can’t stop myself, they are a window into how people think, and some of the funniest thinigs you’ve read in a long time. Of course, that’s not the intention, which ONLY MAKES THEM FUNNIER. This isn’t Yelp, where hip, cool, funny reviews are encouraged. […]
Since I am now a world (in)famous photographer, I have to say — I contribute my success to two things: 1) resourcefulness 2) planning 3) being early for everything 4) sourrounding myself with great people 5) not being cheap. OK! Those are five things. But they really are why I am successful. And by successful, […]
The Snack Food Association’s (SFA) convention moves from city to city, nationwide. And, like the NGA (my little story from yesterday — National Grocers Association), they have been a great client for years. Their annual convention is called “Snaxpo”, and their event kicks off in style. One year, Snaxpo started in San Antonio with a […]
I mentioned in another blog post: when you are a photographer, you are a fly on the wall of history. And, that works great until someone decides to beat the crap out of you. But there’s an advantage of being a photographer: at some point, you meet the famous. At least, if you work in […]
My trainer, Paul, said it best the other day: Everything cost something. We were actually talking (well, I was panting between squat reps — if you don’t squat you don’t work out) about a previous blog post, and that, distilled, was the bottom line. Fast forward to last night. Every night, I take a zen […]
Back between owning Cool World Aquarium and working for Target, I held a job for a jewelry company. Not your traditional jewelry store, this guy was a manufacturer — with factories in Thailand — a designer — creating most of those dolphin and sea shell pendants sold at the beach — a wholesaler — selling […]
As some of you know, last week, my mom and I photographed for our oldest, newest client, Maryland Association of Realtors (MAR). Working for my first real client brought on a wave of nostalgia in me, thinking of how far we’ve come, and in no small measure is that success due to loyal clients who […]
When I was growing up, I was the official restaurant scoper-outer. That means I was sent in to prospective restaurant, and I made the decision whether the family would eat there — or move on down the road. This was a big responsibility for a kid, therefore, I had to develop some rules. Restaurant rules […]
Photographers are all high brow, even myself. We are convinced our most famous work will be hanging in a gallery, perfectly lit, overshadowing the sainted Ansel Adams in the MOMA. People will brush past the Ansel Adams work, not giving it a second glance to exclaim: “OMG! IT”S A MIKE GATTY ORIGINAL! I SAW THIS […]