The JLP bible
There are some great little gems that John Loomis shares from his “ever-expanding list of hard-learned lessons, tricks of the trade, notes about techniques, clients, and subjects, sketches of lighting schemes, lists of assistants, favorite restaurants, and rental houses in various cities, and general photography theory” that he’s been adding to bit-by-bit:
Fall in love with something, no matter how little, on each assignment. A texture, gesture, prop, background, wardrobe piece, smile, light, a single color, contrast, or anything else.
Assuming you have time, make the effort to finish each idea, even if you have decided that it doesn’t feel like its working. Things often look very differently during editing.
Shoots are an island…