Thanks for your kinds comments (as always), Jer!
I'm not really used to photographing people smiling - but I had just a few moments to put the horseradish aside, grab the camera out of the bag, position her in the next booth (thankfully vacant) and photograph her smiling as she wished.
It's kinda hard to make cheerful people appear to have existential dilemmas so I didn't force it
You still play and that's the important thing, isn't it? I think sometimes it is better to allow our passions their purity and let the money muddy our "professions". I'm currently conflcted about photography. I used to want to do the rock 'n roll (ok... extreme metal) thing... but I was thankfully divested of those notions. I still work with music everyday in my job designing audio gear and I like this side of the "business" better.
I love this Hunter Thompson quote:
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side. "
Thanks for always taking the time to leave a comment
Nikhil