In a previous post I mentioned that I’d be visiting Adrian Tyler in Madrid.

It really was a flying visit and we were both pushed for time, but we managed to grab time for me to look at his work, and he gave me a crit on workprints from the Exotic series .

I don’t get to meet other photographers much so I really value hanging out and talking about work. I came away with the clear understanding that I need to work more. Adrian is just so prolific, with multiple projects on the go and trips planned up to a year in advance.

But the main learning point for me was in the way Adrian edits his work. I rarely print anything, yet he prints small work prints of everything, shuffles them around making edits. Then constructs small spiral bound books of potential sequences. It works really well. Having the ability to flip rapidly back and forth really helps evaluate if the sequence works. Being a book designer, I guess he has a natural feeling for the format. But there is certainly something totally different about shuffling prints. I tend to make slideshows, but it  isn’t as organic as handling the real thing.