Andrew S. III

Although the deal with Andrew was an 8"x 10" c-print for a car wash, I decided to mail him a 16"x 20" print instead. I did this for a couple reasons. Firstly, I already had a 16"x 20" print that is a duplicate of my portfolio copy. It would have been more labor intensive to print a new one. Secondly, I think that Andrew will like the larger print more. Hopefully he will be more apt to frame and display it due to it's size.

Andrew S. II

I have made my second deal but again as with Edward, it is in the form of an IOU. Andrew looked at my website and at first picked this image:

When I asked him why he picked the image he said "It's weird. I don't know quite what it is." His tone didn't seem too enthusiastic so I asked him if he was picking an image just to appease me or if he actually liked it. He said that he liked it but that he liked an image from an earlier portfolio more. So, we proceeded with negotiating an exchange based upon that image. (See rough scan below)

He first offered me a print of his saying that he would have to find a way to share it with me, since he doesn't have a website. I did not want to wait that long to negotiate an exchange so I asked what else he could offer. He offered me his pet mouse which I promptly turned down. When I visited Andrew last weekend he explained to me that it was bred as a feeder mouse meant for snakes which means that it is inbred and unintelligent. It also bites people who try to hold it. Aside from the mouse being an undesirable pet for its personality, I don't want a pet mouse for the responsibility. We settled upon a car wash in exchange for my print. However, I won't be receiving the car wash until winter break when we are both in Baltimore and he is not washing my car himself, but taking it to an automated car wash. I am going to mail him an 8"x 10" c-print next week.

Andrew S. I

Andrew S. is one of my friends and a former boyfriend from high school. We are on good terms and I would consider us pretty close friends since he is one of the few people I have remained in contact with from high school. We do not talk a lot during the school year but we always manage to get together over breaks. He goes to school for film in Orlando and this past weekend I happened to be there for a rugby game. He came to my game and we met up afterwards to catch up. (9/19/09)

I briefly presented my idea to him and immediately he said that he knew which picture he wanted. He wanted a picture from my sophomore portfolio that he remembered me showing him about a year and a half ago. I asked him what he was willing to offer me for that image and he said a flashlight and a green screen. Specifically, the proposed items were a Maglite brand flashlight and an 8'x9' green screen backdrop. I declined the offer since I have no need for either of those items and then explained my project proposal in more detail. When he found out that there were other options, the suite of images, he said that he would be willing to exchange after seeing them.