David Chiu

I had a Wells Fargo commercial print casting today. This morning I was seriously debating of not going to the casting because:

#1 It was in Studio City which is a pain in the ass to get to from the west side, having to battle traffic both ways on the 405 and 101 freeways.

#2 It’s a $1250 buyout which means that once they take your picture, they own the rights to use it as long as they want and for whatever purpose they want - in perpetuity.

But my wife reminded me that one little job could lead to bigger and better things. So I went. This is actually the first casting I’ve had since dropping 20lbs. When I arrived at The Sportsman Lodge and found the room they were using for casting, I discovered I was the only one there (besides the casting people). First they took a couple of photos, then they wanted to see a couple reactions based on getting rejected, then getting accepted for a loan. This next section they videotaped. I felt I did really well at the casting. I guess we’ll see what happens next.

This experience did remind me of the fact that I no longer have a commercial agent, nor current headshots. I will have to start looking for headshot photographers again.