The Gig

On Saturday, September 5th I’m going to be hitting some cool points of interest in San Francisco with my four kids.  I would really like to capture it all with pictures, but I’m getting tired of lunking my own camera around everywhere, and frankly it’s a little challenging to get in any of the pictures with them.  We’re going to be going to Alcatraz Island around noon, and after all of that we’ll go for a quick hike/exploration in The Presidio, ending up at an old gun battery pretty near the base of the Golden Gate Bridge.  I’m not really wanting posed photos (although a few would be nice), but rather would have candid shots of the experience…me and my kids, them doing things that kids do…the good and craziness of life with four kids in San Francisco.  The total time commitment for this would be from 11am to about 6pm (maybe a little earlier).

What You’ll Give Me

My requirements really are very few.

• You don’t have to be a full-time photographer by any means, but you must be pursuing it as more than a point-and-click enthusiast. You need to have a website/blog that showcases your work.  This is less about me checking you out and more about me being able to point people in your direction
• You have to enjoy the company of kids.  I have four, ranging from 4-11.  They’re great, but if you don’t like kids, hanging out with 4 of them all day gets tiring.
• You need decent equipment.  Honestly, I don’t expect you do carry around 100 lbs of gear, but a decent SLR and some lenses would be great.  That shows me that you dig what you’re doing!

What I’ll Give You

This isn’t a photo shoot that is going to pay any cash, but it should pay off big time for those that need some publicity.

• I will write up one blog post about you and your work, and feature a few pics from the day.  I’ll send as many people to your site as I can, my blog gets thousands of daily hits.
• I will tweet about you 10 times a week for four weeks.  I have just a little over 25,000 followers, with retweets I usually have around 100,000 impressions.  That means you will get a lot of attention.
• I will write about you on Facebook.  This is my smallest area of influence, but I still have about 800 friends here.
• You’ll get a free trip to Alcatraz!  You have to let me know about this soon, I have to buy you a ticket before they are sold out.
• You’ll get lunch and dinner.  Hey, in this recessive economy, every meal counts!

That’s it!  I want to hear from you ASAP so we can get it figured out.  I’m very relaxed, very easy to work with, so I’m looking for somebody with the same attitude.  Please email me (matt at mattsingley dot com) or call my office at 323-774-1269 to get this set up.  Thanks, I’m looking forward to meeting you!