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Sometimes I shoot when I don’t really need to. Technically, during a shoot my job is to focus on the planned shots, the ones we’re all there to create. But I can’t help myself. When the main camera isn’t in my hands or between setups, I’ll start capturing the in-between moments.

I think I enjoy the process and the journey more than the destination or the final, polished photographs. There’s something special about candid photos. A makeup artist brushing on the last bit of powder, a stylist adjusting a sleeve, the model laughing at a joke someone cracked off-camera. These moments have a rawness to them that you can’t stage, and they often say as much about the shoots as the final photos do.

It’s also a way of remembering how much work goes into a single shot. How many people, how much energy, and how many tiny adjustments happen before the shutter even clicks. Looking back at those photos, I can almost feel the atmosphere of the day again. The chatter, the music in the background, the buzz of creativity in the room.

These snapshots aren’t just extras. They’re part of the story.