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86 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || JANUARY 2016 MFM: How much time you spend in post-production?HG: Post-production takes way more time than the time spent capturing the images! That%u2019s the fun part of capturing the images, and the work is in the post-production. Just the time spent downloading, sorting, and uploading the images can take longer than the actual shoot. Then you add in making sure batteries are charged, gear is clean, and ready to go, and organizing galleries in a way that is expandable and manageable take time. It%u2019s much easier when someone sends me images to edit, and they know what they want. If I had to look through the images and decide what images to edit for every client that I worked with, I probably wouldn%u2019t have any time left to photograph and do shoots lol. As far as editing, it really depends on the model and the mood I am looking for to create the final image. Some images are ready to go with just a watermark, some only take five minutes, but some can take over an hour. There are times when I am not happy with the edit and can%u2019t think of how to complete it the way I imagine it, and it%u2019s like getting writers block! But then you get inspired, whether by someone or something, and it all becomes clear. Then I am able to finish easily!MFM: Do you prefer studio or outdoor shooting?HG: My preference is almost always outdoors or at least away from the studio. Personally, I feel I can be more creative and less limited when I am not in the studio. I know there are photographers that do amazingly creative and beautiful work in a studio, and when I am in studio, I try to step outside of what I am confined too. However, I feel like I come alive when I can work with natural light and a camera. I guess that is the same if I have natural light available in the studio.MFM: Your images possess special lighting-what makes your lighting so special?HG: Wow, I appreciate that! I don%u2019t think that any one thing makes my lighting special. I try to light