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Mos tmemor ablemomentwa smyfirstmanualmacros

hot.I
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phot ogra phers.Istarea ttheirwor ka ndthink‘ wow’ Iwi shIcoulddot hat.
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ingt osomeoft hel ocalshops
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hingwillcomeofi t
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ngt hec onfidenc etoa tlea s
ta s
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tpi
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cef
orot
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Mybes ta dviceistodoi tyourwa y,shootwhatma k

esy ouhappy.Don'tcompare
yourselftoothers ,l
earnoffthem, butbekindtoy oursel
fanddon’tgiveup.We
allhaveda yswher ewedonotk nowwhywebot hered.Thosedayswher ewegot
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ona tsomepoi nt.Keepshoot
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Remember ,thet r
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