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A Little Heavy Petting

There are a few things that annoy me as a photographer.  One is my flash not going off when I want it to.  Usually it’s just a loose connection, no big deal.   Then there’s setting the camera to a setting I don’t normally use and forgetting to set it back.  Potentially hazardous in a frantic shoot where lots of things are happening.  So far this hasn’t caused any unrepairable damage.

Then there’s suede furniture!  Or as I just learned in a recent shoot – micro fiber.  While I’m sure it is a great fabric to sit on, it is a royal PITA to photograph. 

 Have you noticed how every time you rub up against the fabric it changes the texture?  When you try and take a picture of suede furniture it looks dirty.  The raised parts of the fabric are darker than the smooth parts and it is very distracting.

 It is a very popular fabric, at least in the houses where I take pictures.  So I end up petting the couch, or the chair.  This gets the fabric to lay down in one direction, creating a nice even look.  Frequently the agent gets involved and we are both petting the furniture.   I’m sure it would be a strange sight if anyone is looking through the windows, two grown people petting the furniture.  But it has to be done.

I think I’ll start a club: Suede Haters International.   Or maybe a self-help group: Suede Petters Anonymous.   Hello, my name is Scott, and I pet suede. 

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