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MargoReed

Preparing for your Video Interview:

In past portraits interviews, you may have found yourself flushed with anxiety as you approach the producer. Or, you may never have been interviewed before and find yourself with unanswered questions. The best way to do a good interview is to have a laid-back, enjoyable experience. There are a few things you can do to feel ready: 

1. Arrive early. Give yourself time to decompress so you aren't sweaty, flushed, or anxious when you arrive for your portrait. Feel free to drop by the restroom and fix your hair / makeup before you come for your picture.

2. Plan your outfit and get comfortable in it before the shoot. You will not have time to change into or out of a tie, glasses, or blazer. Make sure you are confident and comfortable in whatever you are wearing.

3. Solid colors (anything except white) work best on camera and help to keep the focus on you rather than your clothes. 

What to Expect:

There are process-oriented reasons that producers ask certain questions that they do, and they aim to make the interview feel like a conversation. Here are a few things to expect when working with us:

 1. Your interview will never be seen at full-length. The piece will be cut and organized in a way that helps you tell the larger story. Don't stress about stumbling over your words or needing to repeat something. That's how it always goes.

2. You will receive instruction and direction, but you will also be asked to breathe, and repeat a sentence or story.

3. You will not get a preview of your interview before we edit. This helps to keep your attention on the information needed for the video rather than how you look or sound.

4. Some interviews and characters don't make the cut in a final video. This is not necessarily because you were a bad interview. Sometimes, it's simply a change in the story or the need to cut down on the length of the video. 

5. Don't stress! We will do our best to make you and your personality a part of this piece, even with limited time. We are so thankful you're willing to be a part of this!

Take a look at Margo's video portfolio to see some of her work and contact her with questions here

Meet the Photographer:

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I had been selling my images since I was 15. By the time I was 19 I thought I was pretty good. I got hired on a part time basis to carry stuff for a photographer. So in a sense all I was, was very cheap labor to carry stuff, my ability with a camera was incidental.


Margo, here. Photographer and videographer specializing in documentary stories. 

I pride myself in photographing people who are not typically seen in front of the camera. This might include a surgeon at work, a historian researching language, a jazz artist releasing their first album, and ore. I make portraits and videos for people who are on the cusp of becoming big news. 

My work is inspired by traditional visual and oral storytelling used in news photojournalism, and am frequently contracted by editorial and commercial clients. I don't have much time in addition to photography, but when I do, I like to spend it renovating my historic house, or tending to my garden in the summer.

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