hi guys! well i am so excited today because i just was offerred a job to take photos of a very popular local band. they have classy gigs every week and are wanting some new images to use for promotional reasons. i just about fell out of my chair when i realized they wanted to "hire" me...for MONEY!!!! LOL! one of the medical assistants i work with is lead singer of this band, and she's seen my photography and was impressed with it, and she's also seen some of the images that were printed out (not by me but by another RR member who printed some of my images and mailed them to me for Christmas!!!!) He's been encouraging me to print some of my images onto notecard paper and then sell them. anyway, i was showing the doctors and my coworkers what he did with my photos. (two of our docs are artists). anyway, i guess she liked what she saw. well, with only having one arm, i can't take photos for her now. she wanted me to take pics next week after i get my cast off!!! i told her i want to wait until my arm heals because i don't know what kind of range of motion i'll have once i get my cast off. i'm told it won't be good and that's why i need physical rehab. anyway, we've decided to wait until april or may for me to take the photos. they play outdoor gigs a lot in spring and summer, and that's what she wants to me photograph!!! I'm glad i have some time to prepare because i'm REALLY nervous. I told her no way would i take money from them. This will be great experience for me, and besides, i'm worried i will flop!!!!! she kept insisting they will take care of me. Anyway, i know this is not like getting hired for real since i work with this lady, but still, I'm verrrrrrry excited (and also nervous!!!) i asked her if kemal can come and shoot too, and she said yes! It'll be fun!! And maybe if we do good, the two of us will land some other jobs!! I'm sure if we do well, she'll recommend us to her other musician friends and to people who need wedding photographers!!! so besides getting more familiar with shooting with my new cam, i need to do some practicing of action shots with people. so that's gonna be my own personal challenge these upcoming months. For those of you who have taken pictures of bands, i would love to have advice or for you to tell me about your experiences!!! I don't wanna fail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks guys!!! hugz, sheila