I’ve often told younger photographers that the most important day in their fresh careers just might be the one where they turn down a job. Turn down a job? Sacre Bleu! You might feel a lump in your throat as you enunciate your thoughts, no question. But it’s a sign that you’re in control of your own destiny.
Matt Mendelsohn on Getting paid
I got the call at around 4pm. The photo editor tells me that all she gets from the photo agencies is politicians. She wants to put « Quebecois enjoying themself » on the front page. « Can you go downtown and see what you can get? » Sure can!
Granby resident Sylvain Brodeur and his mother Claudette sing along during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f4 with a 24-70 at 45mm – ISO 200 + fill flash
Vancouver resident Angela Spacewalker, 5, dances as she sits on her father shoulder, Simon, during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f4 with a 24-70 at 70mm – ISO 200
Elisabethe Bussiere, 4, carefully watches the show as she stands on her uncle’s shoulder during the Quebec city’s 400th anniversary show in front of the National Assembly Thursday July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f7,1 with a 70-200 at 170mm – ISO 200
Van Halen singer David Lee Roth performs at the opening night of the Festival d’été de Québec on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec city July 3, 2008. Photo Francis Vachon for the Montreal Gazette
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/125 at f2,8 with a 70-200 at 100mm – ISO 1000
Julie-Anne Bouchard-Perron poses in front of seeds found on the Cartier-Roberval park archeological site in her laboratory at Universite Laval in Quebec city June 26, 2008
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f13 with a 16-35 at 23mm prime lens – ISO 200 + 1 flash thru an umbrella on camera left, one snooted flash to the vials on camera left, one direct flash behind the subject for separation
Julie-Anne Bouchard-Perron poses in front of her binocular that she use to analyze seeds found on the Cartier-Roberval park archeological site in her laboratory at Universite Laval in Quebec city June 26, 2008.
Technical: Canon EOS 1D mark II, 1/250 at f9 with a 85mm prime lens – ISO 200 + one direct flash on camera left