Javier is a very mild mannered guy. When I met him, he was quietly working behind a computer of a new internet cafe/shipping company. Going Postal is a new store in Sycamore, and Javier has a new job there. After working one of the computers, he was on the street corner in a mascot costume trying to get the word out about the new company he recently started working for.
“(The costume) kind of transforms me.” he said. “You get in the suit and you’re a different person.”
Canon 1D Mark 3 with 50mm f1.4, 50 ISO, f2 at 1/1000 of a sec
Earlier, Javier’s coworker stopped to fix the costume’s enormous collar before he headed out into the street.
Canon 1D Mark 3 with 50mm f1.4, 50o ISO, f2.8 at 1/80 of a sec
He then needed to make some copies of fliers to hand out to people on the street.
Canon 1D Mark 3 with 50mm f1.4, 40o ISO, f1.4 at 1/320 of a sec
The mascot was actually an adaptation for the new company’s cartoon character.
Canon 1D Mark 3 with 50mm f1.4, 50o ISO, f2.8 at 1/80 of a sec
Unfortunately, the story was not about Javier and his job, but about why would you start a new company in such a bad economy. Javier isn’t the owner, but I thought his new job somewhat paralleled the company and what it faces.
I really wish I could have followed Javier more, and maybe get some interaction between him an some passerby’s, but time seems to be worth more than money these days.
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Beck,
Great work on this in a short amount of time. I started following your blog about two weeks ago from Stephen Haas blog. I live in Rochelle and worked for a few paper before moving back this way. Anyway, the stuff I’ve been seeing is fantastic. You have a great mix of traditional photojournalism and seem to have mastered lighting for photojournalistic portraits really well. Keep up the good work. If you ever want to get a beer or something, hit me up.
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