From the course: Narrative Portraiture: Portraits of Two Texas Artists

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Lessons learned

Lessons learned

From the course: Narrative Portraiture: Portraits of Two Texas Artists

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Lessons learned

Before we wrap up our time with David Cargill, I thought it would be interesting to reflect upon a few lessons that I learned. You know whenever I have an experience like this, I almost always spend some time in my journal, writing down thoughts, ideas and notes, lessons that I've learned. The lessons that I've learned have to do with three different pictures. I want to share those with you. You know, this first picture, it reminds me of the importance of paying attention to details. This was an important picture for me because somehow it set the course. It set the trajectory for the entire shoot. So this picture, again, it stands perhaps as a way to remind me of paying attention to those small details. Well, the next lesson that I learned has to do with this picture. This picture is really well composed. I was thinking about all of the different parts and pieces. It makes me think about what Keith said. He said, "Be ruthless with space." I want to have everything in the exact right…

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