From the course: Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Storytelling through Photography

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Getting the most out of your story

Getting the most out of your story

From the course: Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Storytelling through Photography

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Douglas: I photographed the pastry, it looked glorious. Where is it produced? How is it produced? They actually have a second restaurant, next door. They produce it at their other entity, the Little Next Door. I got permission to go over there, went into the back, and I went without an assistant. I went with my two cameras. I had a 24 to 105 and again my 16 to 35. I met the pastry chef and I introduced myself and I got to know her as quickly as I could just as she was going to start working and I asked her how long she'd been there, and she'd been there 10 years. Everybody has a story they like to tell when they can. And that's part of you connecting quickly if you can with people and getting their cooperation. I watched her create this beautiful cake. She started with the basic elements. She put the icing I guess you'd call it, or frosting on it. And then she put cookies around the side and she built it and suddenly there was another beautiful piece of work created. But, you know…

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