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“Clients don’t see all the work behind the scenes. They just see shoot the photos and put the photos on the wall. It’s your job to educate them. Do it nicely. Be respectful.”

“You’re going to have to push harder; you’re going to have to find clients that don’t want the cheaper alternative.”

“If you wait until you’re ready you won’t ever get anything done because you’ll never be ready.”

“Can’t book everyone but I can’t handle booking everyone.”

“I sometimes tell folks that want to quit their day job that they’ll be trading it for a day and night job.”

“The model walks through the door and cannot see the images you see in your head.”

“The camera will never see. The camera has no vision. It’s a hammer that can’t build a house. It knows nothing.”

“This lens isn’t going to help you right now because can have this lens for $1700 less and still get the job done.”

“The smarter our cameras get, the dumber photographers become.”

“It’s not about canon or Nikon, it’s about who is using the camera.”

“You have to realize that, while your work may be amazing, there are a lot of people who won’t hire you because your style isn’t their own.”