Saturday, April 12, 2003 :::
 
My form letter response to my "matches":

Hello,

As I mentioned in my information, I am a photographer looking for models to pose for me. I clicked on your ad because I thought that we could work well together, and because I think you have the look that I am looking for.

I'm a 22 year-old photography student who has recently invested in building a photo studio. I am looking to gain experience and build a solid portfolio.

I envision our shoot to go smoothly and take between one and two hours. During that time, I will shoot several rolls of film of you in several different poses with different set-ups. I'm not explicitly looking for nude photography, however, if you are interested and are comfortable with it, I would like to shoot artful nudes. If you are interested in posing nude, please mention it in your reply, otherwise, I will expect that you are not interested and not mention it again.

My studio is located in Fort Worth, Texas, just south-east of downtown, and I primarily conduct my shoots in the evening between 8pm to 10pm, but we can schedule another time if need be.

As I mentioned in my information, I will provide you with prints from the shoot. I will provide you with four 5x7s from the shoot. If you would like extra copies or other prints, there will be a small fee to get those, mostly to cover the cost of having them made, usually around $5 each per 5x7.

Please respond with contact information, your availability, and any other questions or concerns you may have.

Thank you,
Matthew Printz
matt@mprintz.net

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I've just sent that out to 21 people. I hope at least some of them respond.

::: posted by Matthew at 1:31 AM --


 
ugh. I have a migraine. So much for sleeping.

Instead, I'm going to use this time to start contacting the girls I have enlisted on HotorNot.com's dating service and trying to set up times for them to come in and shoot.

::: posted by Matthew at 1:15 AM --


 
I made a girls night tonight.

I was sitting at coffee hause reading my new book on lighting nudes in a studio and was on the look out for potential models.

There was a group of lesbians, and there was a kinda cute one there with her girlfriend and so after some of them left, I walked over and I said:

"Hey, I like your look.
I'm a photographer and I'd like if you'd model for me."

I handed her my card.

"If you're interested, give me a call or send me an e-mail."

And she looked very suprised and kinda shocked. She started smiling very big.

She said, "yeah, definately, cool."

I smiled and kinda walked away.

I imagine it would be flattering to have that happen, and it certainly felt good on my end.

I've got to make sure she's at least 18. I can still shoot her if she's not, but I need to know in advance. She certainly looks it, but also has a bit of a youthful vibe to her.

::: posted by Matthew at 12:38 AM --



Thursday, April 10, 2003 :::
 
I just finished William Gibson's "Pattern Recognition".

It's a bookmark burner. A very good and fulfilling read.

In other news, my studio is coming together nicely. I got the results of my first shoot, and I'm pleased. Once I get them scanned in, I'll put them up here. As my treat to you guys.

Now, I'm off to burn my my bookmark.

::: posted by Matthew at 11:29 PM --



Wednesday, April 09, 2003 :::
 
I've made some decisons about my life.

This summer, I'm going to attend school full time. I'm going to take 4 classes, two each minimester. These classes are intensive courses, spanning four hours four days a week. That's eight hours every day. Obviously, I can't work full time while I'm attending so much school, so I'll be going part time at work. As of now, I don't know if I will be working at Wolf or not. I may be looking for another place of employment who needs help during the weekend, friday through sunday.

In the fall, I will be taking 12 or 15 hours. My current thinking is in the fall, I will be moving out of my parent's house and into an apartment. To acheive this, I will need to apply for a student loan to cover my living expenses, because as a full time student, even in the fall, I will not be working full time. Depending on how my studio is doing, I may forgo working part time at an established establishment. If the studio is paying my bills, I don't think it would be mandatory for me to work somewhere else unless I am getting some good benefits.

That's my plan. I want to graduate in two years and get on with my life.

::: posted by Matthew at 2:54 PM --



Sunday, April 06, 2003 :::
 
I have to admit that I have a new crush.

Her name is Lizzy Caplan. She plays the part of Faith Pitt on The Pitts, Fox's new after-Simpsons sitcom. Ok, I admit it, the show is stupid and not very funny, but I'll tune in every week to see Lizzy.

In other news, writing a business plan is difficult, but the government does provide some helpful assistance.

I received a phone call the other day, and someone is interested in hiring me to do some photos. Yay me!

::: posted by Matthew at 10:35 PM --