max s. gerber(the latest shot)

dr. ken helps business executives be their very best through his company, the impact group. he seems to use speakerphone to do this sometimes. i photographed dr. ken in his home office in cheviot hills, where he was funny and gracious. at the end of the shoot his wife and son came in to see what was going on. the lights were already torn down and put away, but at ken’s request i took a couple quick snapshots of the family anyway. he was a good sport putting up with us, and i was happy to do it.

as i came back into the house to do one final looksee around to make sure nothing was left behind, dr. ken said “here, i want to give you something.” generally when people say that they want to give me a copy of their book or something. in this case dr. ken handed me a twenty dollar bill (see below) and said “lunch is on me today.”

i was kind of surprised, to be honest. i’ve never been tipped before! it never occurred to me that anyone would think to tip their photographer. thanks, ken.

in other news, photoshop thinks i’m a counterfeiter. the program won’t let you print money. in this case photoshop is almost exactly like professional photography.