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[Rolleiflexible]

I'm a litigator when I'm not a photographer.
When I was starting out, the idea of appearing
before a judge and arguing my case was an
intimidating prospect. How was I ever going
to present my argument with the ease and
grace of Perry Mason?

My first day in a courtroom was a quick
education in what happens in courts in the
real world. Now, when coaching a young lawyer,
I tell them to go and spend a day in court -- any
court -- watching the lawyers make their cases.
It's a great confidence builder.

A few times I've had people ask me to shoot
their weddings. I'm not qualified to do that so
I tell them thanks but, really, go hire a real
photographer to do that.

Except, now that I've met the real photographers,
it makes me think I'd be well-served opening up
a photo studio and taking the commissions.

 

[MattKing]

I'm a litigator when I'm not a photographer.
When I was starting out, the idea of appearing
before a judge and arguing my case was an
intimidating prospect. How was I ever going
to present my argument with the ease and
grace of Perry Mason?

My first day in a courtroom was a quick
education in what happens in courts in the
real world. Now, when coaching a young lawyer,
I tell them to go and spend a day in court -- any
court -- watching the lawyers make their cases.
It's a great confidence builder.

A few times I've had people ask me to shoot
their weddings. I'm not qualified to do that so
I tell them thanks but, really, go hire a real
photographer to do that.

Except, now that I've met the real photographers,
it makes me think I'd be well-served opening up
a photo studio and taking the commissions.

Sanders:

1) By referring to Perry Mason, we tend to date ourselves, don't we ;

2) Can you think of any example where Perry Mason actually argued any law ?

3) Excellent advice to new lawyers, although I would expand it a bit and recommend that everyone who has any desire to comment on courts and the law should go through the same exercise;

4) I started first as a photographer (including as a wedding photographer) and then became a lawyer later. While I tend to cringe when I see some of the wedding work being done now, I have no desire to go back!

Matt

 

[Rolleiflexible]

Amen to that, mon cher confrere.

 

[jasonhall]

Rules are meant to be broken by those who a) actually understand, fundamentally, why it is considered a rule in the first place and b) who know how and when to break rules in order to add to the impact of the result. Rules should not be broken by those who a) have no idea why it is a rule, or worse, don't even know that it is a rule b) have no idea what they are trying to say in the first place, and/or c) are more concerned with impressing and/or emulating others than with expressing themselves......

- Randy

agreed....

Jason