Gallery: What It's Like to Photograph the President (Hint: Be Quick)

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    The WIRED team making their way into the White House.
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    Photographer Christopher Anderson and his assistants unloading the kit.
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    WIRED's head of editorial Robert Capps, photographer Christopher Anderson, and WIRED's executive creative director Billy Sorrentino wait to take the kitchen elevator up to the Old Family Dining Room.
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    WIRED's editor in chief Scott Dadich, photographer Christopher Anderson, and executive creative director Billy Sorrentino await the arrival of President Barack Obama.
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    President Obama and photographer Christopher Anderson discuss the shot.
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    Christopher Anderson photographing the commander in chief.
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    Christopher Anderson used a simple backdrop and natural light streaming in from the windows for the cover shot.
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    Anderson's assistant holds a reflector while President Obama and MIT's Joi Ito pose for a photograph.
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    President Obama, Joi Ito, and Scott Dadich make their way down the Colonnade of the White House.
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    President Obama in the Roosevelt Room.
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    Scott Dadich, President Obama, and Robert Capps check out WIRED's November issue. "You misspelled my name," the president jokes.
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    Joi Ito, Scott Dadich, and President Obama shake hands after their interview.
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