{"id":1249608395,"date":"2004-06-27T12:51:21","date_gmt":"2004-06-27T19:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/?p=1249608395"},"modified":"2022-03-10T13:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:11:01","slug":"carmella-2004","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photos\/carmella-2004\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmella"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After shooting my first portrait session<\/a> in February 2004, I continued working with as many people as possible (for free) to help hone my skills.<\/p>\n

When the weather permitted, I began shooting outside. And then, in late June, I shot a portrait (above) that was unlike anything I’d previously taken — and I was enamored with it. I wasn’t immediately sure why I liked it so much more than others I’d taken, but it was something I was eager to learn.<\/p>\n

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Canon EOS 1D Mark II<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After shooting my first portrait session in February 2004, I continued working with as many people as possible (for free) to help hone my skills. When the weather permitted, I began shooting outside. And then, in late June, I shot a portrait (above) that was unlike anything I’d previously taken — and I was enamored … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[48,50,43],"class_list":["post-1249608395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photos","tag-black-and-white","tag-canon-eos-1d-mark-ii","tag-portraits"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":61,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/how-to-print-your-headshots-in-color-or-black-white-with-borders-or-without\/","url_meta":{"origin":1249608395,"position":0},"title":"How to print your headshots: In color or black & white, with borders or without?","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"Color headshots or black & white? 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