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Hi Bill,
Good to hear from you as always, and thanks for your very kind words about my abilities!
The confusion that happened during the shoot wasn't a result of a lack of respect for me or the process, it was just the timing: it was only one hour before Governor Gary Locke left office and the new Gov was inaugurated. We had already done a couple of other shoots and this was just the last bit of what we needed to finish up.
At all times over the past few months I felt I was treated with respect and consideration. I actually felt the Governor was much more concerned with what the portrait would look like than I expected. He thought carefully about issues like the type of lighting and brushwork he would like and his staff and I had several discussions on topics like that.
I knew that scheduling the final photo shoot on Inauguration Day was likely to be hectic. I actually thought it was fun, to be at the center of all the activity that day, not a problem.
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