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MICHAEL CASTNER PHOTOGRAPHY I got turned on to photography by Linda McCartney. I was a Beatle nut as a kid and saw all of her work. We met several times in London when I interviewed Paul. I have been a broadcast journalist since I was a teenager. Her advice was simple and succinct: always have a camera with you and keep taking pictures. You never know when a great picture will present itself. She said THAT was how you grow as a photographer. I did as she told me and I took this photo of Paul and Linda at the anniversary party for the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album at the Abbey Road Studios in London.It was while working for NBC that I first picked up a camera and shot professionally. I didn't have time to think about it or worry about the results. When I tried to book a photographer to shoot some NBC stars for the network website I was told to turn around and use the camera on the shelf behind me. There was a dial tone before I was able to protest. As Linda Ellerbee would say, "And so it goes". Since I never worked with a stylist or makeup artist previously, I continued that bare bones process with great results. I love working one-on-one with my subjects. It allows an intimacy that you can't get with an entourage. It seems to work.
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