To Smile or not to Smile :) George Strait on the July cover of Cowboy and Indians, with a smile.

I find myself avoiding smiles in photographs, in many cases I don’t find them authentic, especially a straight on smile.   However, I understand  that in every job is important to give the client the option.  You take the shots you like and then you cover your butt with the other options.  If it’s a smile or something you wouldn’t photograph for your personal work. It’s just a question of doing it as well as you can, after all, this a job and ultimately you need to please the client.   You need to learn to live with the possibility of them picking the image that wasn’t your choice.  The smiley face or something that doesn’t agree with your “eye and sensibility”.  Eye and sensibility, words appropriate for an art book if you are Michelangelo.  Probably a hot shot photographer will tell you to “just give the client what you want” but in reality is good to be humble and give options.  Leave arrogance to the hot shots and give the client a smile :)  If you enjoyed this BLOG and want to stay updated on what I do please LIKE ME on facebook by clicking here.

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