Category: Manners
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Working With An Art Director
Sometimes a shoot has more than just the photographer and the model involved. Sometimes there is a separate client and/or a separate art director. You need to know how to behave in these situations. a. If there is only a client and they know what they want, do what they say. If they do not…
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Looking PROFESSIONAL
Sorry. My fault. I held the wrong key down. That should have read LOOKING professional. Because it is all about looks. If you are convinced that being a professional is a good thing, you might want to ask yourself what you have just thought. What IS professional? A professional professes something. And professing is defined…
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The Respectful Distance
A particularly important consideration for people who are running out of respect – both giving and receiving it. Respect is a funny old word. It is somewhere between admiration and fear, with a touch of the self-serving about it. It probably has a clean end that you can use to pick it up with. In…
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Are You Struggling To Make Life Harder For Yourself?
Do you set deadlines for yourself – then shoot at yourself if you cross them? We’ve all have met people who do this. They are driven by either internal angst or external bullying to take on far more than they can ever accomplish – and then beat themselves up when they fail. If they did…
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This Weblog Is Not Under Copyright
The typographical errors alone should alert you to that. If I was going to be right about anything, it would be the spelinge… But no – this is pure stream-of-unconsciousness stuff, pouring out in a thin muddy trickle, and you are free to plagiarise it as you wish. Steal the images and use the quotes…
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Recce
Recce early and recce thoroughly. a. Visit with the people who are going to be involved in the shoot. At their premises, yours, or wherever the photos are to be made. b. Look around carefully. Note: i. Electrical power outlets.ii. Existing lights.iii. Open spaces and pathways through a crowd.iv. Vantage points and shooting positions.v. Emergency…
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Uniformed Troops Vs Guerillas
Should your firm send people to an event – wedding, ball, show, or conference – dressed formally? Or casually? Should they wear the same dress? A uniform or similar civvie dress? Should they wear something to blend in with the crowd? I vote for uniforms, but civilian photographic ones. We are not the military, and…
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Pride Goeth Before A Fall
And if you do it right, cushioneth the descent. I am not advocating arrogance or nastiness, but I do think a little pride can be a good thing for the aspiring photographer. Whether you develop it yourself or have it handed t you by clients or employers, it may be useful: a. Pride in appearance…