>This went on for about four or five months, and >then the parties stopped, or so I was told, >and my services were no longer needed.
Stepped on a toe? Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24. august 2005 10:57 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: Survey: Your Most Unusual Shot > > > [Original Message] > > LET'S DO A SURVEY!!! > > > > Q. What is the most unusual subject matter you have ever shot? > > The most unique? Or the weirdest? Or simply the subject matter > > that you have had the hardest time "capturing" (either because it > > was hard to get to, or timing, or movement, or whatever)? > > > > I've photographed so many odd and unusual things and situations that, for > me, they've become more or less commonplace. I think the first photos > that > fit into this category were for Art & Jim Mitchell > (http://tinyurl.com/a44ox), owners and operators of the O'Farrell Theater > in San Francisco, during the late summer or early fall of 1969, shortly > after the theater opened for business. The O'Farrell Theater showed porn > movies, most of which Artie and Jim made upstairs in the big room behind > the projection booth. I was up there for a party one night (my > girlfriend's brother was the janitor and he suggested I come to the party) > and was photographing the band (which featured a one-handed guiutarist), > when Artie called me over and asked that I make some photos for him. We > went into another room where they were shooting some scenes for a > rudimentary porn movie. In those early days things were pretty simple - > production values were minimal, the lights were bright and > omni-directional, the set was just a bed in the middle of the room, and > the > "actors" were usually college kids, a boy friend and girl friend, looking > to make a spare $50.00 or so. Artie and Jim wanted some close ups of > certain body parts and a few specific "acts of perversion" has Jim > jokingly > called them. I got paid $50.00 for my efforts and received a small bonus > as well. > > Soon after that I moved to Berkeley and got a job processing baby > pictures. > The deal was that I'd make the rounds of local hospitals with a cheap > camera and film provided by the company for which I worked. I'd give the > loaded camera to the nurses who'd take pics of the new born babies, and > would return home with the camera and exposed film, which I'd then develop > and print. I'd return to the hospitals the next day with small proof > prints - 5x7 I believe - which the nurses would then present to the > parents. If they made a sale, I'd then print up some better quality pics > and the nurses and I would split a commission. I much preferred making > photos for Art and Jim. > > There were many more interesting photo assignments and opportunities I had > over the years. Most recently (a couple of years ago, and perhaps, in > some > ways, the most unusual), I was asked to photograph feet for a very > unusual > woman who lived in an exclusive part of San Francisco. This woman would > have what I called "foot fetish parties" about once a month and I was > hired to photograph the bare feet of her guests. She'd choose the ones > she > liked and have them framed and hung around her house, which was a huge > place on upper Broadway. This went on for about four or five months, and > then the parties stopped, or so I was told, and my services were no > longer > needed. I got to meet some verrry interesting people ... > > Shel > > > >
