Why
go to a photographer called Wolf?
Because I take my time with you. Because I take
you seriously, and I don't care wether you're famous or infamous.
Because I enjoy what I do. And because, actually, I'm pretty
good.
But your name isn't really Wolf is
it.
Yes it is.
Do you do colour shots as well?
I shoot in colour, and create a b/w version of
it later. I automatically supply you with both a black&white
and a colour version.
Daylight or studio lights? Inside or outside? Almost all shots I take are done using
daylight - inside by a window and outside under the open heavens.
If your name really is Wolf, are you scary?
No, I'm lovely.
Why do you not include prints with your package?
Because a lot of my clients either don't require
a print, or want their shots printed by a specific lab. I
can strike up a working relationship with one lab, but not with
20. So instead, I let you have the high-resolution
image so you can get it printed anywhere you like.
Where would Wolfie get the pictures printed?
Wolfie would go to Michael
Dyer Ltd. Best lab in town. Best
quality 10x8s anywhere in London. I send your shots there
automatically for your convenience, but you may take them to
any other lab if you prefer.
How long will it take? Anything between 2-4 hours.
May I bring my mother/ my body-guard?
We work alone, but I am very, very happy for themto deliver you to my door and take a good look at me to make sure I had breakfast
and won't devour you. Then they have to go and sit in a café
and read "Horse and Hound". Meanwhile, you and I can
focus on the session without distractions. This is entirely in your interest, as even your best friend
with the best intentions will diffuse your focus.
But I'm under 18, my mum has to come with me. I am really sorry, but you have to go to another photographer. Strictly noone under the age of 18.
Real photographers have testimonials on their website.
I am not a real photographer. If you want a testimonial, look through my gallery and look for someone you know and call them (or twitter them, or whatever it is people do these days).
Do you howl at the moon?
I poke the moon on facebook. I also talk a lot in my
sleep.
I noticed there's a musical on in the west-end called 'wolf boy'. Coincidence?
You be the judge.
I hate being photographed No you don't. You hate looking at horrible
shots of yourself. I'd hate to look at horrible shots of you
too. Which is why I take nice ones. So then we can look at them
together, cooing excitedly.
So you don't have testimonials. OK. But you also don't have a blog, you don't have a twitter feed and to add insult to injury, I can't "like" you on facebook. Also, nowhere on the site do you state that you are a "professional" photographer with "years of experience", and you don't actually promise to capture "the real me". Yes.
A friend tells me you don't have a wind machine in your studio. Damn, the embarrassing truth is out.
You made that one up. I sort of almost didn't.
I bet you couldn't take a meaningful headshot of a
cat Funny you should ask. Take
a look at this handsome fella. His name is Fatty. He
said he enjoyed the experience with me, and he's even planning
to come back for some more just as soon as he found himself
an agent.
If you talk in your sleep, don't you wake yourself
up?
Absolutely I do. I wake up saying words like "Shnizelfloomens"
and nobody is any the wiser, least of all me. Last year I woke
myself up laughing, though I could not remember what I dreamt.
And only yesterday, I was apparently punching the air, shouting:
"It's only a fairytale!"
Can you retouch me so I look like Kate Moss/ Mao Tse-Tung / the way I loooked ten years ago? Yes. But believe it or not, the shot has
to look like you. I can do wonders on the computer - change
the shape of your nose, your eye colour... but do you really
want to walk into a casting where your picture looks better
than you? No you don't. Of course
I'll zap any blemishes on the computer.
I have several more Wolf questions Fabulous. Save them for when you come
to my studio. Otherwise we won't have anything to say to each
other, and we'll spend hours in awkward silence as I take your
headshots with you looking sullen and austere.
When you don't do headshots, what do you do with yourself?
Every morning, I look in the mirror, show my teeth,
and growl. Then I say: "Who's the Wolf then, eh, who's
the Wolf!?" In the evening, I look in the mirror
again and I marvel at how working all day makes me look younger
and more handsome. I hold a little jar against my temple
and try and bottle up a little bit of 'essence of wolfish thinking'.
This I sell to gullible French tourists.
I can keep myself endlessly amused like that. But when
I run out of things to say to myself, I photograph comedians
for a book; I write silly things; I play the piano, and of course I plot world-domination.
I just discovered there's an animal called 'wolf'. Were you named after this 'wolf' animal?
It's a bit of a chicken and egg question. But probably the species was named after me.
Do you do model portfolios?
No. If you think you have what it takes, go and
see model agencies. If you are going to cut it as a model, they
will take you on. You don't need to have "professional
shots". Reputable agencies will send you out to tests with
photographers they trust. You will not have to pay anyone, apart
from stuff like expenses for prints maybe. Never pay an agency
to take you on; and paying someone to take flattering shots
of yourself won't guarantee modelling work for you - though
of course it might be a fun thing to do and a good experience.
This website has a list of the main UK model agencies: whoistesting.com