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Lighting People Who Hate Being On Camera
Technique matters less than the first five minutes of conversation.
eJ Productions · April 21, 2026 · 4 min read
Most people are not afraid of the lens. They are afraid of saying something they will regret.
So we start with the lights already set and the camera already running, and we talk about something else entirely.
The usable take is almost never the first answer to the first question.