Dacy Nottingham believes a photographer's ears are as important as his eyes. "One of the key elements in producing great photographs is good listening," he says on his website. Whether he's shooting family portraits, an engagement, or a wedding, he often talks to clients about their outlook on life, the people they care about, and why. The process lets him share their viewpoint, and he tries to incorporate that into every photo, matching a photojournalistic style with those clients who love spontaneity or birds'-eye-view angles with those who are birds.