LOL: What an Ego Trip

I took several head shot portraits over to a framing shop in Culver City to be framed for various people. This particular framing store was the closest one recommended by my fellow Yelp! users. They have a huge selection of frames and framing options. I was impressed.

The two twenty-something guys working with me were very helpful. As we were working our way through the portraits, we came upon (last in the stack) this one of me. The conversation then went like this:

"Whoa! Man, that's you!"
"Well, yes."
"Are you all like actors? Have I seen any of your movies? Is it about to come out?"
"No. No. We're not actors--just ordinary, day-to-day people."
"What photographer shot these?"
"I did."
"Get out of here. So you must be a professional photographer?"
"No..."
"Where did you have these printed?"
"I printed them myself."
"Awe. Come on man. For real?"
"Yes, I really printed them myself."
"OK then, what printer did you use?"
"The Epson Stylus Pro 3800. I really like it."
"Man, I so want that printer. I've had my eye on it at Fry's. Where did you get it? Who makes this canvas? These are just so totally professional."

Maybe he was preparing me for the cost of the framing. Maybe he really thought the portraits were "all that." At any rate, for my first try, having someone say nice things about the portraits was affirming. :o)