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Zagat - 30 under 30

https://www.zagat.com/30under30/2016/dallas

Shooting 30 portraits in a short space of time is INTERESTING!  And I need a nap!  This was a lot of work, but mostly the fun kind.  Driving all over town was not the highlight, but getting to meet all of these cool, talented and interesting people was an absolute pleasure.  

I approach these hoping to succeed in as many facets as I can.  Firstly, I want the subject to feel as comfortable as possible (but really, who is super comfortable with a fairly large picture taking device pointed at their head?). This naturally varies so much from person to person.  That variance is part of what makes these so much fun to shoot, just working out how to very quickly strike some level of comfort or rapport with so many individual personality types.  

Secondly, I try to capture a sense of place, since these are environmental portraits, but I don’t want it to overpower the person either.  The rest of the normal elements matter to me, too - the light, the mood, composition etc… and I’m a stickler for focus, so unless it’s pretty tack sharp exactly where I want it to be, it will likely never see the light of day.