Have you ever gone on vacation and come back wondering why your photos just don’t look as good as the ones you see in magazines? I do all the time, and let me tell you - throwing more technology at it won’t make that big of a difference.

The reason celebrity photos always look so great is:

1. A professional photographer takes them, and they have LOTS of practice, trial and error, and experimentation under their belt.
2. The process involves a huge crew, elaborate set, and a lot of time.

As evidence of this fact, here is a time lapse video of Michael Grecco shooting Martin Scorsese for OnDirecTV magazine.
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