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I had an ongoing project of dozens of prints on a wall in my studio, constantly staring at them, rearranging, adding notes, and so on. A headshot client came in one day, took a look, and said that i was either a mass murderer planning for my next victim, or the detective looking for him.

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Hahaha, how did you manage to convince him it was just a project that needed sequencing?

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I don't think i did. It was not a great session. To be honest, it wasn't the kind of environment for corporate client work, unless you are certain your client is a creative and understands the artistic process. I don't do headshots as a business any more. I need a "creative" space to work in, not a "waiting room" with nice pictures on the wall. It didn't work for me, or more accurately, i didn't know how to make it work, because I know that plenty of photographers have figured out that balance.

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I'm part of the old world, but now coming back to printing photos and pages. Nothing beats the tactile experience.

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I'm in the midst of a long-term project now — about life in the first year of the pandemic in a town outside Washington, D.C. — and am in the "gathering opinions" stage. Over that year (March 2020 to March 2021), I took more than 2,000 photos while walking almost 3,000 miles, keeping a visual and written diary of events and observations.

Three years later, I'm tackling the project. In a first cut, I'm down to 365 photos (including a few "darlings," I must admit) and have sent it out to a group of 20 people (photographers, writers, friends and family I trust) to help in cutting that number down. The next steps you outline, including Miro (which I will check into), are very helpful. Again, thanks!

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Thanks Glenn. A good thing, you have waited with the selection until the emotional involvement is less present. Gathering opinions from your peers is also a great step. Love to see the end result.

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Will be sure to share!

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This is such a wonderful and inspiring piece. Thank you for sharing your process, and in such a beautiful way!

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Thank you Judy Ann.

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Excellent process, and thank you Marcel. I also have a question. Are you using Miro primarily for planning and project management? A quick look suggests that, although I do see some visualization capabilities advertised. Is this a tool you use for other purposes? I'm always cautious about spending time learning new tools unless I think I'll use them repeatedly.

Jamboard looks amazing, if I were still in a tech environment and somebody else bought it!!!!

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Thank you Donn. Regarding Miro, I'm using that tools for years now, primarily as some sort of moodboard where I collect all relevant information regarding my projects (I have several boards). That means my photos, also the ones that do not make it, links to websites, but also notes and thoughts, connecters between photos or groups/themes. I know Miro has lots of great projectmanagement functionalities, but for my purpose that is not relevant. One of the advantages for me is the fact that with the app I always have the complete project material within reach as reference or to show people.

As it is a pretty fast-to-learn tool, I would encourage you to give it a try and see if it works for you.

Maybe it is interesting to write a newsletter on that topic any time soon.

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I will give it a try, thanks for the tip Marcel!!!

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The free version will give you enough to start building your moodboard and such.

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Editing is the skill that most photographers overlook. It can make or break brilliant projects!

Great piece of advice Marcel.

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I do believe it is one of the most important parts of a project. Thanks Xavi.

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