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Behind the camera Photographer braves stubborn children and their parents to capture smiles on film "C'mon. smile, honey, give her-some issy poo-poos." urged Carman Hardmon • her 13-month-old daughter Chanae. ■ho posed stocly before the camera. Chanae sat complacently, looking up i tbe ceiling, down on the floor, at her lOther-anywhere but into the eye of the udio camera at Fashion Fair's J.C Pen- ey. On the other end of the camera stood isa Dassori, 20, trying desperately to jax Chanae into smiling. But Dassori's fforts proved fruitless after countless at- ■mpts. Finally, Hardmon conceded that wre was no way that her now sobbing aughler would even grin, and picked her p off of the table. "Lord have mercy, she just doesn't 'ant her picture taken for anything!" cx- laimed Hardmon. Meanwhile, her other daughter, two-and- -half-year-old Crystian. was climbing ack on to tbe table, ready to pose more jr Dassori After the three left the portrait studio, •assort, one of two photographers work- ig Saturday, sighed with mild disap- ointment It's not often, she said, that he can't get someone to smile, adding It's not as easy at it Looks." Dassori's job is indeed a challenging ne. having to deal with iratr parents, .-reaming children and impatient custom- rs on almost a daily basis. With the hristmas season soon approaching, iany of the cusjomcrs that day were tak- tg advantageof a coupon special for 'hristmas portraits. What resulted was a crowd of people ramped into the tiny studio, some pa- endy, some not so patiently waiting for their children to be pootographsd. One irked father, comforting his ex¬ hausted son in his arms after being photographed, commented, Ten minutes ago he would have smiled," blaming his son's poor sitting on the hour-long wait. When Dassori takes what she or a cus¬ tomer thinks is a bad shoot, she tries to make it work in her favor. TU work twice as hard the next time," she said, and usually gets some of ber best results. Also, if a customer is dissatisfied with the proofs, she offers to take retakes. Dassori said she usually employs as much patience with the parents as she does with the children. But some times par¬ ents will have unrealistic expectations of her, she said, which has nearly caused her to Lash back. "Once a customer was mad because she had to wait so long, and she said 'Why don't you girls have a lot more help?' I felt like telling her, I'd like to see you do itr Dassori continued to work as quickly and efficiently as possible with the one other photographer. UsusaUy there are four photographers working on Saturdays, but, said Dassori, the manager made a mistake in the scheduling, resulting in half the usual manpower for that day. Amid the blank stares of boredom from waiting customers, one woman found a positive side* to the Long lines. Talcing her four sons in for their eleventh annual Hal¬ loween portrait, Cathy Fbegal said she liked the amount of time the photo¬ graphers at J.C. Penney spend with their subjects. The boys ranged from age 4 to age 11. All in full costume, ihey posed for the an¬ nual portrait that eventuaUy rinds its way on their father's desk at work. Spending a great deal of her job on her feet, Dassori constantly runs back from behind the camera in comfortable, soft- soled shoes ("1 wore heels the fast day and that was It!") to ber subjects in an effort to make them smile. She learned some of ha techniques from ber two- week training session, some from watch¬ ing others, and a few are hers alone. One smile tactic she learned was to turn on one of the studio lights and tell a young subject to "blow" the light out It seems to work, she said, especially for the two-yca--olds. who she considers fier toughest subjects. Shannon Walker, one of Dassori's toughest subjects of the day, was respond¬ ing well to the light tactic. Too weU, in fact. Along with blowing the light out, she waved Iter arms and legs, obviously pleased with her new trick. Deciding to use a different technique, Dassori gave Walker a football to keep her hands oc¬ cupied, which Walker promptly threw into Ihe face of her older sister. It's all part of the job, said Dassori. She's had her hair puUed, her name tag rip¬ ped off (she doesn't wear one anymore), and had babies spit up in front of her camera. Once, she said, a mother brought in her child, who Dassori said was ob¬ viously sick. When the mother refused to listen to her daughter's complaints of stomach cramps, the child climbed up on- Please see CAMERA, page 8 I ' ■ Time lor relaxation while on the Job le Hmlted for Lisa, yet M to very much appreciated.
Object Description
Title | 1988_11 The Daily Collegian November 1988 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1988 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | November 2, 1988, Page 7 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1988 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Behind the camera Photographer braves stubborn children and their parents to capture smiles on film "C'mon. smile, honey, give her-some issy poo-poos." urged Carman Hardmon • her 13-month-old daughter Chanae. ■ho posed stocly before the camera. Chanae sat complacently, looking up i tbe ceiling, down on the floor, at her lOther-anywhere but into the eye of the udio camera at Fashion Fair's J.C Pen- ey. On the other end of the camera stood isa Dassori, 20, trying desperately to jax Chanae into smiling. But Dassori's fforts proved fruitless after countless at- ■mpts. Finally, Hardmon conceded that wre was no way that her now sobbing aughler would even grin, and picked her p off of the table. "Lord have mercy, she just doesn't 'ant her picture taken for anything!" cx- laimed Hardmon. Meanwhile, her other daughter, two-and- -half-year-old Crystian. was climbing ack on to tbe table, ready to pose more jr Dassori After the three left the portrait studio, •assort, one of two photographers work- ig Saturday, sighed with mild disap- ointment It's not often, she said, that he can't get someone to smile, adding It's not as easy at it Looks." Dassori's job is indeed a challenging ne. having to deal with iratr parents, .-reaming children and impatient custom- rs on almost a daily basis. With the hristmas season soon approaching, iany of the cusjomcrs that day were tak- tg advantageof a coupon special for 'hristmas portraits. What resulted was a crowd of people ramped into the tiny studio, some pa- endy, some not so patiently waiting for their children to be pootographsd. One irked father, comforting his ex¬ hausted son in his arms after being photographed, commented, Ten minutes ago he would have smiled," blaming his son's poor sitting on the hour-long wait. When Dassori takes what she or a cus¬ tomer thinks is a bad shoot, she tries to make it work in her favor. TU work twice as hard the next time," she said, and usually gets some of ber best results. Also, if a customer is dissatisfied with the proofs, she offers to take retakes. Dassori said she usually employs as much patience with the parents as she does with the children. But some times par¬ ents will have unrealistic expectations of her, she said, which has nearly caused her to Lash back. "Once a customer was mad because she had to wait so long, and she said 'Why don't you girls have a lot more help?' I felt like telling her, I'd like to see you do itr Dassori continued to work as quickly and efficiently as possible with the one other photographer. UsusaUy there are four photographers working on Saturdays, but, said Dassori, the manager made a mistake in the scheduling, resulting in half the usual manpower for that day. Amid the blank stares of boredom from waiting customers, one woman found a positive side* to the Long lines. Talcing her four sons in for their eleventh annual Hal¬ loween portrait, Cathy Fbegal said she liked the amount of time the photo¬ graphers at J.C. Penney spend with their subjects. The boys ranged from age 4 to age 11. All in full costume, ihey posed for the an¬ nual portrait that eventuaUy rinds its way on their father's desk at work. Spending a great deal of her job on her feet, Dassori constantly runs back from behind the camera in comfortable, soft- soled shoes ("1 wore heels the fast day and that was It!") to ber subjects in an effort to make them smile. She learned some of ha techniques from ber two- week training session, some from watch¬ ing others, and a few are hers alone. One smile tactic she learned was to turn on one of the studio lights and tell a young subject to "blow" the light out It seems to work, she said, especially for the two-yca--olds. who she considers fier toughest subjects. Shannon Walker, one of Dassori's toughest subjects of the day, was respond¬ ing well to the light tactic. Too weU, in fact. Along with blowing the light out, she waved Iter arms and legs, obviously pleased with her new trick. Deciding to use a different technique, Dassori gave Walker a football to keep her hands oc¬ cupied, which Walker promptly threw into Ihe face of her older sister. It's all part of the job, said Dassori. She's had her hair puUed, her name tag rip¬ ped off (she doesn't wear one anymore), and had babies spit up in front of her camera. Once, she said, a mother brought in her child, who Dassori said was ob¬ viously sick. When the mother refused to listen to her daughter's complaints of stomach cramps, the child climbed up on- Please see CAMERA, page 8 I ' ■ Time lor relaxation while on the Job le Hmlted for Lisa, yet M to very much appreciated. |