Having good skill sets and knowledge of your craft is only part of what is needed to succeed in the photography world. Sometimes negotiating with clients and subjects comes to the forefront.

With my first foot on foreign soil for the start of a month-long, 7 country photo assignment, creative differences brewed between my on the ground contact and the Art Director over 3500 miles away.

Here's a real-world look behind the lens of a photo assignment for the book, Sharing the Wisdom of Time, by Pope Francis and Friends and Loyola Press. Skill, timing and a little humor made for a very memorable photo!