Why
go to a photographer called Wolf?
Because I take whatever time it takes to get a
good shot. Because I take you seriously and worry about doing
a good job. Because I love what I do, and I love people. And
because, actually, I am 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, you
stingy wolf?
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.
I can get my headshots done much more cheaply elsewhere.
Please.
How long will it take? Anything between 2-4 hours.
I am going to haggle with you over your pricing.
No you won't.
I read your FAQ, and I understand you don't want to
haggle, that's fine. But can you do it for less?
You'd think I made this one up, but it's quoted
from an email to me.
May I bring my mother/body-guard/ boy-friend/ girl-friend?
They may bring you. And they may even 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", or go to a pub and slowly sink four pints of
Guiness extra cold. Meanwhile, you and I can focus on the session
without distractions. Having another person in the studio while
we work will only distract.
I just graduated, so please can I still pay the student
rate?
Once you have graduated you pay the full rate.
Do you howl at the moon?
Not to my knowledge, though I talk a lot in my
sleep.
I hate being photographed No you don't. It's just something you
say to sound interesting. I say it too. (And see where it got
me.) Secretly you love it. And keep in mind, I even managed
to take a meaningful headshot of my cat. His name is Fatty,
he's a grumpy bastard and hates cameras (or so he claims). See
his head shot here. 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.
Probably that I looked in a mirror.
Retouching - can you make me look like Kate Moss/ Jake
Gyllenhaal/ Mao Tse-Tung/ Nigella Lawson/ Barack Obama 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? Of course if there's a non-permanent blemish, I'll
zap it 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 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 point a finger at myself, and say things like "You're
fired", or "suits you sir". 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 Hollywood blockbusters of the future; I play the piano,
and of course I plot world-domination.
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: http://whoistesting.com/links/agencies.php
