Reaction Paper: Jim Lennon

Jacqueline Riley

Professor Lopez

ART 144

9 December 2014

Reaction Paper: Jim Lennon

          Recently, the career seminar class at Suffolk County Community College took a trip to a professional photography studio. This studio belonged to professional photographer Jim Lennon. When we first arrived, we were greeted by his wife and his paid assistant. They were extremely nice people. Their assistant did not talk much, but Jim’s wife did. She told us a lot about the financial aspect of running their own studio. When coming up with your initial price, you need to factor in materials being used, paying models, paying the assistants, paying themselves, electricity, even heating/ac.

          Once Jim Lennin arrived, he told us more about the photography side. He told us about shooting on location, which sounded exhausting.  It must be difficult to carry all that equipment to the scene, take it out, set it up, do the job and then clean up all the equipment. Lennon also told us about his clients. It seemed unreal to be talking to someone who had took photos for big companies you see every day.

          This was the first studio that I have ever seen and it was nothing like I imagined it to be. First, Lennon said there were multiple shooting spaces, but I only saw the big one in the back.  It was amazing to see all materials displayed all around.  I saw the lights he had, the computers, and the cabinets full of equipment—it was amazing. If this is one of the smaller studios, I wish I could see the rest, they’re like a work of art.