From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in Texas with Keith Carter

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The second portrait session

The second portrait session

From the course: Narrative Portraiture: On Location in Texas with Keith Carter

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The second portrait session

Well, that was a really fun day, meeting up with Keith and making all of those pictures, and after all of that, we said goodbye and we were off. That night I had this unsettled feeling in my gut. I hadn't even reviewed the photographs from the day, but I thought in my mind there were some photographs that I missed, and that was an important moment for me. I could either pay attention to that feeling, or I could ignore. I went back and forth, and eventually I concluded, I have to go back. I have to go back and make a few more pictures. Well, fortunately, we were going to go back the next morning and visit with Keith a little bit in his studio. So I went to Keith and said, hey Keith! I need to make just a few more frames, and he said, okay, fine. I was decisive. I was focused. I knew what type of pictures I needed to make. I only created a few frames, and this was one of them. I needed to capture Keith in his space. Remember back to all those photographs of his home and his studio. I…

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