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How to establish a ritual                              When all the fine
                                                                 tuning is done,
          Whether it pertains to photography or any  make sure you do-
          other  aspect  of  life,  there  are  some  ways  in  cument exactly every
          which we can “automate” - or ritualize - a pat-        step in the order it ne-
          tern of behavior or a task.                            eds to be done. If you
                                                                 don’t, it won’t work. You
          Step One: Break the task into specific, repeata-       will slip into a random pat-
          ble, ordered steps.                                    tern.

          This requires some analysis.                           Step Four: Using the Documen-

          1. What is the logic behind what you are doing?        tation, Repeat the Process until It
                                                                 is committed to memory.
          2. Is there a way to do “it” the same way every
          time?                                                  Once you have committed the process
          3. What is the most effective way to complete  to memory, and executing the steps in
          this task?                                             the same order no longer requires you to
                                                                 think about what you are doing, the process
          Step Two: Test the Process                             has  become  a  ritual.  How  did  it  work?  Did
          How did it work? Did you get the results you  you get the results you expected?
          expected?                                              For example,  If I am photographing  someo-


          Step Three: Document the Process.                      ne, they  might have dark  circles  under their
                                                                 eyes,  or the  background  might  be  burned
                                                                 out, how  can I prevent this  the  next  time?

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