My name is Chas Dibbley and I've just been made the photographer for a major UK retailer. I'd previously worked in the carpet department so this is a bit of a lucky promotion for me!
I've been given the job of website photography for the whole range of products they sell, 725,000 lines (whew!) so it's a good job they've given me a whole year to do it.
As a keen amateur I'd been using a Minolta SLR (with a full set of zoom lenses) and a 'hammerhead' flash set up, but since I turned pro they've asked me to research whether we couldn't shoot this project cheaper with digital camera(s). I started by visiting the photographic department and spoke with the manager, but as you can imagine this has opened a massive can of worms.
Hence my questions are:
Has anyone used a 'studio-in-a-box' kit? If so, what are you supposed to do with the second light?
Which 'flavor' of Windows is most stable on a G5 Apple 'Macintosh'?
Will I still have to use 'millions of colors' if a product is only available in black, white and red?
Since you can't shoot a yellow product in RGB, is that where CMYK comes in?
Oh, and does anyone want to buy a Watson bulk film loader?
Since starting this e-mail I find I've been promoted again and therefore am allowed an assistant.
So if there's anyone out there, possibly an experienced professional photographer who finds his career has inexplicably gone into freefall.......
