“We all look in the mirror and see us a little blonder or a little thinner or a little younger, whatever that ideal might be and most of the people that I'm photographing are selling something, you know whether they're on the front of an album cover or a magazine or they're a corporate person ready to switch companies or a doctor selling a skincare line... so I want to help them achieve that.” PeopleKnowsWantLooksLittlesPersonsHelpingMightLinesCompanyAchieveFrontsReadyIdealsDoctorsMirrorsAlbumsSellingMagazinesCorporateAlbum CoversSelling Something Author:Carol Friedman
“A lot of the people that I photograph are master musicians themselves, whether they're singers or great jazz players and it's kind of fun to figure out who they came up with and who they emulated or who they idolized actually.” PeopleKindFunPlayerFiguresMastersMusicianJazzPhotographSingersIdolized Author:Carol Friedman
“There are certain people that you don't have to even work at extracting their inner life. It is just there and they're happy to share it with you.” PeopleCertainShareInner Life Author:Carol Friedman
“I think that people get into trouble when they photograph something that they... that is not in their world. It's like when they say "write what you know."” PeopleThinkingKnowsWorldWritingTroublePhotograph Author:Carol Friedman
“I think that people have to just go with their gut and follow their passion if they're photographers.” PeopleIfsThinkingPassionPhotographerGuts Author:Carol Friedman
“I think mentoring is essential in life, both being a mentor to someone and being mentored, and I think that when you are mentored it inspires a generosity in you to mentor others and that I know is what happened with me, so for instance, the people that come through my studio to work for me, it's not good enough for me to just give them a paycheck.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingEnoughHappenedInspireEssentialsStudiosInstanceGenerosityGood EnoughMentorBeing MeNot Good EnoughMentoringPaychecks Author:Carol Friedman
“When people warn me about someone - the label head or the publishing head - that somebody is difficult, I'm in heaven.” PeopleHeavenDifficultLabelsPublishing Author:Carol Friedman
“When people are described as difficult and have a reputation as difficult it's 99% of the time because they've been disappointed over and over again by people who don't really know what to do for them, and I know I'm going to make them happy and I can't wait to work with them.” PeopleKnowsI CanWaitingDifficultReputationDisappointed Author:Carol Friedman
