Chapter 6. Don’t Mess With A Good Thing
For all the planning that goes into a shoot, one of the smartest things you can do is to know when to stand back and let your subject take over.
JOSÉ CANSECOPhotographed in Tampa for Pro Magazine
In the words of Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, “Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.”
We walked into our shoot of Major League outfielder José Canseco prepared with a good plan, but the poster boy for baseball’s steroid era took it to a whole new level. José went to change for this shot and walked back out after dressing himself in a matching pinstripe suit jacket and shorts. Then he asked, ...
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