Serendipitous Business Opportunities
Duck Soba Noodles
I went to another food photography shoot today. This time it was at a swanky new Japanese joint that recently opened up. These guys don’t even have a website up yet. I think they are going to get good use out of my photos.
They gave me tons of things to photograph, and also gave me three huge dishes to take home: an udon bowl, a soba noodle bowl, and a ramen noodle bowl. And believe me, this ramen noodle was nothing like the crappy sodium soup I ate in college. We’re talking authentic Japanese ramen. Actually, all three dishes were amazing.
Tomato Udon Noodles
My plan is to write a review of the restaurant for the magazine when I submit my photos. My thinking is that rather than the magazine paying me in cash, I can just tell them that I’d gladly work for food. This way, the publisher can free up her time to do other things, and I get to add work to my photojournalism portfolio, and my food photography portfolio.
Ramen Noodles
While I was at the restaurant, the general manager told me about a doggy daycare owner she happens to know. I want to get into pet photography, so I thought this would be a good lead to chase down. I’ll probably write up an article about them as well. I’m hoping that I can offer pet photography services through the doggy daycare.
Today, I’m grateful for finishing the day on a full stomach, and serendipitous business opportunities.
