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The case for slower portraits

The case for slower portraits

The case for slower portraits

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Most people give you their public face for the first twenty minutes. The next twenty are tired. The last twenty are where the portrait happens.

We plan every session around that last third. Coffee, quiet, no schedule on the wall.

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New York, NY / 40.7128 N 74.0060 W

New York, NY / 40.7128 N 74.0060 W

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