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Before the first portrait: a practical pre-camera conversation
A proposed seven-minute conversation and a changed-plan example make the handoff from preparation to capture concrete without claiming to document a real shoot.
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Behind the scenes and author practice
Guides and reading notes on Behind the scenes and author practice.
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From moodboard to contact sheet: keep the idea and the evidence in different columns
A five-stage fictional production ledger records proposal, agreed plan, actual capture, selection and publication, with one unmade frame explicitly excluded.
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Keep a decision log that connects the planned portrait to the final selection
Builds a fictional three-decision production log with evidence, alternatives and unresolved points, then derives a restrained public note from it.
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A production note becomes useful when it names a decision the reader can follow
Rewrites a fictional promotional paragraph into a bounded production note and identifies what records would be needed before presenting it as a real account.