Ciao amanti. Of course it is me, Maria, and I am in the photo. I will have to come back to this little foyer for photos again cause I found it photogenic of itself. But my session was to be in the small ballroom on the other side of the door and my little sequined dress fit much better there. Here I do believe it to be too busy. Maybe with a tiny black dress?
Just when I was getting more time to be in front of the camera was when Lin was promoted to General Manager so I lost my best photographer. She and I are both hard to work with because we expect perfection in everything professional so we thought a lot alike, though I am more emotional while she is more disgusted with incompetence. We had been looking for another senior photographer but finding someone that could pass both Lin and I was next to impossible. I finally found someone though but you would say our VP Elaine did. This person is our first male hire in production. (Production is female performers, directors, photographers, makeup, etc. Facilities, which Deke runs, is mostly men with some women and is staging, maintenance, security, health and safety, etc., as well as male talent.) Our new hire is named Murphy. We offered him the job on the spot when he visited us and he jumped on it. Murphy, who is gay, fits into the type of Lin and I. He's witty and charming but is easily frustrated and tends to become very agitated when someone doesn't do right - just like me. I think he's around 40 years old. We also hired a junior photographer, a petite black lady named Simone. Calm and usually smiling she is a positive influence for Murphy.
As Murphy isn't interested in the agent part of Lin's job, we hired a full time agent and a junior photographer. The agent is Danielle, a beautiful blond who fits in well with our "all business at work, all passionate and joyous off work" attitude. All the ladies whom she manages really like her; but the only problem will be keeping her mostly behind the cameras and not in front.
I have talked enough here. Hope this finds you well and happy.
Con amori a tutti voi,
Maria 😘