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Oh so true.

The life of a photographer is about providing solutions.

How we get to those solutions is the heart of professionalism.

Clients want results, and we have to provide.

Great article, Wesley. A reminder that we have to stay sharp out there.

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Solutions! Thats what its all about

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Nice work and cool cabin. And you handled the sensor problem well. Hate it when that happens.

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Thanks Charlie! I felt like such a dummy the moment I realized haha

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Oh I know. I can think way back about things I forgot to take on a shoot, forgot to put film in the camera, had the wrong film, got sick on a shoot, and on and on. But you got it done!

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forgot to put film in is particularly brutal. I did it once with a half-frame camera, which means 72 shots I thought I took but didn't haha

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Cool post, Wesley. Like how you turned your 'mistake' into a creative shot. Like a famous poet once said: "Elk nadeel heb z'n voordeel"

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Haha my favorite poet!

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I find it souds even better in Dutch. "In de beperking toont zich pas de meester." But then that is what I speak daily.

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Love that version too :)

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This is a good reminder for me. Goethe has an expression: "Only in limitation does the master reveal himself." This is a textbook example of this. I'm in awe.

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ooh i love that quote, thank you for sharing!

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