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Snap Decisions and Snap Shots

Taking a walk after an ice storm.

A photojournalist makes snap decisions; based on the ability
to quickly assess situations and record one’s perceived truth.
- Jack Dykinga

This applies not just to photojournalists, but to all photographers in general.
There's a reason they're called snapshots.

Trust and Rapport

Just Grab and Go. A Kansas Blue Jay catching a snack.

All the planning, intuition, technical prowess, and knowledge,
as well as the trust and rapport you have (or haven’t) established,
will show up in the picture, frozen forever.
- Gregory Heisler

This is something that many photographers, including myself, sometimes forget. It can really hurt a potentially great photo shoot.

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