Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time
When shooting fashion or beauty for an editorial/commercial market the most important thing will always be the team – No Exceptions.
The model will be the most important part of this team – The subject of your images.
This is something that aspiring photographers take a lot of time to understand. And aspiring photographers find a lot of excuses around this fact. (Of course, the ones that do get it, are not aspiring for long).
The word “testing” can have a variety of different meanings in the industry.
But it always refers to creatives sharing their time to create something as a team.
In commercial photography the test is done to see if the model is suitable for a commercial shoot, since models cost a lot of money and “bad chemistry” can cost the client too much.
Of course this is more of an attitude than a literal truth. Point being, you’re the only one responsible for your business.
I worked in two projects recently and both clients went out of their way to thank me for my cooperation and good attitude, that got me thinking…
How is everyone else working? Why do they feel it’s necessary to thank me for just doing my job properly?
So I have decided to leave technique aside for today and write about being a service provider. Lets face it, as freelancers, we need to train ourselves to think like one.
Each project is unique, behind every project there’s a person.
In order to understand curves we need to understand color in the way that Photoshop does. This is called Additive color theory
EVERYTHING in an image is made of 3 colors – RED – GREEN – BLUE
You can find out more about John on his website and follow his adventures on YouTube and Facebook.
can change a lens mid-rappel, swap a memory card while treading water, or use a camel as a light stand.
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JP’s photography is available for licensing at Stocksy United.
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