How to talk to a photographer, pt. 33

It's a matter of trust. That sounds a little heavy but I really want you to trust me to get the shots you want and need. That's why we'll talk about your ideas and I'll ask a bunch of questions. You must be able to trust me to give you photos that will fit your plan just as you wanted.

I find this approach applies to everything from shooting head shots to shooting a conference. Sometimes I feel like my client believes that I know what he or she means without much explanation. I can always benefit from plenty of detailed explanation. I may have heard most of it a hundred times but it's much better that I know just what you expect than to just draw conclusions from my experience.

How to Talk To a Photographer, Pt. 32

Among the questions that still surprise me are, "Do you shoot digital?" and, Do you have your own dark room?" I say surprise because just try to find a film still camera for sale. I have one. It's the same one I used in Viet Nam over 50 years ago. To shoot professionally today, making pictures for paying clients, not making art you hope to sell, you must have a digital camera and developing software. It's in memory of the dark rooms in which we once worked that #Adobe named its developing software #Lightroom. I've used it for nearly 10 years and, after trying a few newcomers to the market, I still believe it's the best.

The developing possibilities of large RAW files in Lightroom are demonstrated below.