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I think I did a great job and a great service not only for the country, but even for the president [Barack Obama], in getting him to produce his birth certificate.

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Peter Menzel

After I discovered my degree in photojournalism would only get me a job in a camera store, I taught myself lighting. I read tons of magazines and books and studied the photos trying to figure out how they were done. I bought some flash equipment and played around until I figured out how to make a subject look as I envisioned it should look.

Book, Jobs, Magazines, Read, Subject, Trying
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As a senior in high school my counselor recommended that I soften my science and math direction with an art course. Fortunately my high school offered a new course in B&W photography, so I opted for that instead of art, towards which I had an aversion. Composition is something that comes pretty naturally to me and I appreciate ordered chaos: the photo class turned out to be fun.

Art, Composition, Ordered, Photography, Senior

Scientists are usually nice, organized, logical people who are very cooperative. I always learn a lot of science while shooting science stories and it helps to be able to speak intelligently to a subject about his or her field of work, i. e. , do your homework before the photography.

Helps, Nice, People, Photography, Science, Work

I don't shoot many corporate or commercial jobs, but when you do, you had better have someone helping who has done it before.

Commercial, Corporate, Done, Helping, Jobs

Everyone thinks it would be great to work for National Geographic. So did I.

Everyone, Geographic, National Geographic, Thinking, Thinks, Would Be

I've heard Braggadocio about excess baggage charges, multiple unused hotel rooms, and rental cars held unused for long periods of time, which makes me lose respect for certain photographers. Sometimes it's worth it to spend money on a good idea, but wasting money makes me ill.

Car, Charges, Excess Baggage, Ideas, Long, Photographers
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