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Some even share the same sense of humor. Under-
stand our global culture, and you’ll know, some-
what, what to expect when you go on location in
a foreign land.
Understand your subject, and you’ll gain some in-
sight into the soul of your subject, and the soul of
the photographer—your soul.
And speaking of understanding, to gain a better
understanding of how your lens choice and expo-
sure settings affect a picture, check out the Tech-
nical Table pdf located on this book’s catalog page
on the website www.oreilly.com. It includes tech
data for the images on the following pages, along
with information on where they were taken.
Catch you later!
Rick Sammon —
Croton-on-Hudson, New York
March 2008
Next let’s check out two portraits I took in Africa.
Both women were photographed in the door-
way of their ...