N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

Deal with disaster

Paul Wilkinson Go Pro

Paul Wilkinson FMPA FBIPP FSWPP is a multi-award-winning international photographer and co-author of the best-selling book Mastering Portrait Photography, and shares his skills through the free companion site MasteringPortraitPhotography.com. In this monthly series he shares his experiences and stories as he talks about the trials and tribulations of becoming a pro photographer.

Things go wrong. It’s how you respond to problems that makes all the difference. Two thoughts passed through my mind as I sailed towards the stage floor at the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures.

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