A very subtle difference can make the picture or not.

You have trust in what you think. If you splinter yourself and try to please everyone, you can't.

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

My early childhood equipped me really well for my portrait work: The quick encounter, where you are not going to know the subject for very long. These days I am much more comfortable with the fifteen minute relationship, than I am with a life long relationship.

There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in whatever is going on. And I'm not that comfortable myself.

What I learned from Lennon was something that did stay with me my whole career, which is to be very straightforward. I actually love talking about taking pictures, and I think that helps everyone.

A lot can be told from what happens in between the main moments.