Delivering images you hate.

Q: HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SHOOT WHERE YOU DIDN’T FEEL SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS, BUT YOU STILL HAD TO DELIVER THEM TO THE CLIENT? REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, MAYBE YOU ONLY GOT ONE SHOT YOU WERE HAPPY WITH, BUT THE CLIENT WAS EXPECTING A DOZEN? HOW DID YOU DEAL WITH THAT, AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM IT? WHAT WAS THE TAKEAWAY?

A: We can’t hit it out of the park every time we step up to the base. That’s just the truth. We want to. We strive to. You’ll get some asshole like me yelling at you for not hitting it out of the park on every job! I don’t want your excuses! Make something awesome!

But, yeah, we aren’t superheroes. We aren’t able to create masterpieces on demand. Sometimes it’s us. Sometimes it’s our subject. ...

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