12. Finish the Job
ISO 100, 1/200 sec., f/16, 70–200 mm lens
You don’t take a photograph, you make it.
—Ansel Adams
If you are passionate about photography, you’ll refine your craft by reading books and blogs, attending workshops, and practicing new techniques. You’ll spend time with your clients learning about their children, conceptualizing and styling a shoot, and then photographing their kids. You’ll do whatever it takes to get the shot. After the shoot, you’ll spend yet more time editing the shoot and making sure the best images are ready to show your client.
Most photographers average seven to nine hours per shoot. And that’s just the time ...
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