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Notes on a first call

Notes on a first call

Notes on a first call

Notes on a first call, cover photograph

Questions we ask

Who is this for? What should the person feel on seeing it? What have you hated in other work? The answers shape the shoot more than any mood board.

We listen for the thing people say twice. That is usually the brief.

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