Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Those Days Are Gone

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
8 comments

It used to be when I needed a set-up photograph of kids birding for use in a slide show, I'd ask my very own kids and they'd grab binocs and pose for the camera without batting an eye. Then they started asking for an appearance fee. Now I have to go through their agent to book them for a shoot.

I took this photo of Phoebe at the New River Birding Festival about 30 minutes before I used this very image in a presentation about kids and birds. It cost me a $2 and the use of my laptop for the afternoon.

8 comments:

On July 8, 2008 at 2:42 PM entoto said...

Daddy raised a smart girl!

On July 8, 2008 at 9:52 PM Mary said...

Oh, you know they'll still do it for free :o) They're just on to you now. Lovely shot of Phoebe. A real model.

On July 9, 2008 at 6:26 AM Jayne said...

What a wonderful shot of Phoebe. I am sure you'll be getting her statement in the mail. Hey, a girl's got to have shopping money!

On July 9, 2008 at 10:33 AM Rondeau Ric said...

Phoebe, hold out for $% next time.

On July 9, 2008 at 10:33 AM Rondeau Ric said...

thats $5in metric

On July 11, 2008 at 8:15 AM Kathi said...

Bill, if Phoebe gets any more gorgeous, you won't be able to afford her modeling fees. Take plenty of pics now.

~Kathi

On July 11, 2008 at 11:21 AM Bird Feeder Scott said...

Quite the entrepreneur there! That's impressive! :)

On July 13, 2008 at 11:59 PM Susan Gets Native said...

Come on, Phoebe! Dad coulda coughed up more than that!

Your daughter, by the way, is a gem.


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