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Allan Castle's avatar

It's shocking how little many top people know. Years ago I knew one of the top photographers in the world. One day I get a call. How do I use the flash? He always used natural light or had assistants set up lights. I gave him the basics. He called a few days later to say it worked great

A few days later I went to his studio. He showed me his latest photos of a model, in a handmade cage, lined with white lace with doves flying around her. It looked like a dream. Rays of light surrounded the model, in soft focus.

From a guy who did not know the basics of photography. He did everything intuitively.

He just created. Doing what he felt was right for him.

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Allan Castle's avatar

It's shocking how little many top people know. Years ago I knew one of the top photographers in the world. One day I get a call. How do I use the flash? He always used natural light or had assistants set up lights. I gave him the basics. He called a few days later to say it worked great

A few days later I went to his studio. He showed me his latest photos of a model, in a handmade cage, lined with white lace with doves flying around her. It looked like a dream. Rays of light surrounded the model, in soft focus.

From a guy who did not know the basics of photography. He did everything intuitively.

He just created. Doing what he felt was right for him.

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rob hardy (15/100 manifestos)'s avatar

Holy smokes, I love everything about this anecdote. Thanks for sharing, Allan.

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KEV G's avatar

Can relate quite a bit

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rob hardy (15/100 manifestos)'s avatar

does your inner expert guy also have a weirdly on-the-nose name??

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KEV G's avatar

Ha no. But I’m inspired to create one now!

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Michelle Elisabeth Varghese's avatar

Rob you are on 🔥

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Allison Mondel's avatar

"The truth of the matter is that I've rarely known what I was doing." Hm. This resonates! But... wisdom does not easily check tidy boxes, Rob. This is the less grasp-able side of our intellect that is rarely regarding as having "value" in the general marketplace. But i believe it is the thing that will actually *rescue* us after everything has been broken. 💗

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