Several years ago, I was asked to do a feature story on the Foursquare housing style, which is so prevalent in the Midwest (and was also a popular style for kit homes from Sears and Montgomery Ward. My editor said I needed to get into a few houses and take plenty of interior shots, too. I found a kind soul in Illinois that allowed me to come right in to her home and take several pictures.
In the dining room/living room area, I saw that she had built-in bookcase colonnades between the rooms, a common feature of early 20th Century homes. I started taking pictures with my Canon Rebel G (this was in the old 35-mm film days) when I saw a small child looking back at me on the other side of those glass doors.
A little shocking, to say the least!
I sent the image to my editor who wrote back and said, “Thanks for sharing that. I’ve asked my husband to start working on one immediately that’s big enough for several teenagers.”
Despite my encouragement, my editor decided not to publish this particular photo with the other images.
And I thought it was some of my best work. 
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