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A Successful Shoot:  70% planning, 20% camera operation, 10% spontaneous creative thinking.

A Successful Shoot: 70% planning, 20% camera operation, 10% spontaneous creative thinking.

by Michael DeYoung | Mar 9, 2013 | New Work

All season long I’ve visualized a series of action images of a small child having fun, skiing down the mountain under the watchful eye of a parent. It took me two attempts to get something I’m satisfied with. I think success is directly connected to action and...

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