Depending on wether you are a beginner, intermediate, or established photographer, do you still get the jitters before a session? Do you know you will nail the photos or is there that little voice inside that says "I don't know"? I truly hope that no matter where I am in my photography business I will not stop feeling that little nervous excitement before a shoot. I believe that helps me stay alert, pay attention to the details and hopefully walk away from the shoot with one more trick up my sleeve to what I can do to make it better next time. I try to scope out the location before hand, If I haven't been there for a while.  One time I had a planned location that I had visited many times before.  I thought I knew what to expect.  Luckily I took a drive out there the day before and to my astonishment the whole area had been taken by a fire a few months back.  If I would have had my client with me I would have lost out on a lot of time finding a new spot and I would have looked unprofessional.  I always keep that in mind when I would rather tell myself that i don't need to scout it before.  It takes a little extra time out of your day but I would rather have it that way than walking into something I don't feel sure about. 

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