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How we work, one frame at a time: listing lessons, the terms behind a booking, the standards behind every edit, and planning notes for the open-air booth.

Featured · No. 06 · One frame, one lesson

Why we shoot kitchens at counter height

A level camera at counter height turns the countertop into a clean line and shows the island whole, as a piece of furniture. Why we do it, and when we don't.

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  • An open-air booth has no walls, so the room does some of the work. Where it goes, what it plugs into, and how guests are asked before anything of theirs is posted.

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  • One form, one question, and everything in writing before the shoot. The six steps between telling us what you need and opening your download link.

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  • Listing photos and portraits are edited by different rules. What each standard permits, what it forbids, and how we decide which one applies to your job.

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  • Some photographs on our Instagram carry a stamp with a year on it. What the stamp means, why it sits on the image and not in the caption, and the other labels you'll see.

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