the photo edit

A lot of photographers don’t ever get their picture taken and I think it’s very important as a photographer to get in front of the camera, even when you’re testing your light. If you can get in front of the camera and look down a lens, you’re going to have a lot more compassion for what you are doing. I think compassion for my subjects is something that I learned through shared experiences. Some have been bold enough to tell me that they don’t want to stand over there or do something particular. You should take the subjects’ criticism of your shot not personally but actually as a helpful tool to learn that you can’t ask the world from all your subjects. That’s a huge part of portraiture.