Centre Firearms

23 May 2009 | Photography

My small business assignment from the first term of school. Sometimes it feels like I’m not learning anything at school, sometimes it feels overwhelming with too much to think about and clutter the mind – both equally unproductive. However, when looking back at work done only a few months ago it definitely feels like I could do it better now, which is somewhat encouraging.

This assignment was to find and photograph a small business. I found Centre Firearms, which is an armoury that rents guns to the movie and theatre industry. The place is a dusty workshop several floors up in a commercial building on 37th Street. They stock over 1000 guns in every imaginable shape and size, along with replica rocket launchers, grenades and dynamite stick bombs.

Joe, one of the two owners, was super helpful letting me shoot my assignment there over several visits. Usually they charge $400/hour for people to shoot films or photos – it’s a good location for anyone needing an authentic looking gunshop. Anyway he could see me for what I was – a broke student – and was kind enough to let me shoot for free. I took some prints in a few days later.

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