Jannah is working on a huge photo project and is currently checking items off a long task list such as hiring assistants, building sets, planning, and laying out the workflow for everyone involved. This is all being done in order to create a working situation for the event she will be photographing – a double quinceanera. What stage of the photography production process is Jannah currently in?

a. merged-production

b. pre-production

c. post-production

d. production