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Two situations, same requirements

Two situations, same requirements

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Two situations, same requirements

- The one expectation you have to live up to with everyone who comes for a portrait session is that you need to make a great portrait. You need to make them a great portrait whether you have one person to photograph and lots of time to do it, or if you have to photograph a lot of people in a very short time. They each need to feel like you cared about them, and like you gave them their best opportunity to make a great picture. The number one thing that impacts their impression and their opinion about the photograph you make is how they felt while they were doing it. It can be a mediocre picture, but if they felt great while you were making pictures, they will refer people to you all day long, and they'll feel like it's a great photograph. You'll have opportunities where you get an hour to photograph a single person. You'll also have opportunities where you need to photograph the entire company in a very short time. I've had headshot sessions with a single person for three hours, and…

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