On the set

I went with my daughter to her first acting job yesterday. She was playing the role of a child in the back seat of the mini van for a PSA for Alberta Traffic Safety. What I found to be most interesting, being from a similar field of work, was the number of people on the set. There were about 20 people there. From the director to the cameramen, the prop guys, the talent coordinators, the AV guys, and people who I didn't know what their job was. Regardless, I found it quite interesting. I am amazed at how much goes into making things look just right. As a photographer, I too am faced with the challenge of making everything and everyone look just right, however this difficult task is compounded by the fact that we are usually working alone, or with a very small crew. I feel a bit more enlightened, and proud of the fact that even though I usually work by myself or with one assistant, and there is a crazy deadline or the event is taking place on the fly, the quality of work looks like there was a team of people on it. Photographers rule!