You will need:
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Theme
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Model
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Makeup and hair dresser
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Location
If you want to organise photo-shoot follow my top tips and
they will give you ideas and inspiration to improve your shoot. Firstly make sure you
make a mood board of images that will give you inspiration of pauses and garments
that could include in your shoot. Those images can be from fashion magazines,
internet, books or even images of other designers work or famous models. Or you
can even start without making too many preparations in the start you can just
tell your model to bring some clothes and your makeup artist can do her makeup
accordingly.
After you have an idea of what your theme is then start
thinking about where you can find your model and what you want from her. There
are many ways of finding a model you can look for some on modelling agencies
but unfortunately that option isn’t really budget friendly. You can also look
for someone within your friends or family it doesn’t matter if they don’t look
like supermodels as long as they have the look that fits your theme. But most
importantly make sure your model knows what she’s doing, if she doesn’t don’t
worry you can read something on posing or beauty shoot where it’s less about
the body and more about beauty.
The other thing that most important people that you’ll need
for photo-shoot are makeup artists and hair dressers, they will help the boost
the beauty of the model or crazy depending on the look you want. They are also
helpful in noticing little detail that you’ve missed out like the hair on the
face, or makeup that needs redoing etc. you can find people that study hair
dressing or makeup will be keen in working with you because they will need
images for their portfolio, or you can ask a model if she has anyone in mind
that she can contact for you.
The other thing that’s important and the hardest thing to decide
is the location because everyone has to be there at the same time and date that
suits everyone. While you’re deciding make sure you keep in mind where your
shoot will take place e.g. outdoors, indoors or in a studio and also consider
where the model will get changed and where you will do her make up. While you
are deciding make sure you get the contact details of everyone involved and day
before message everyone to confirm the shoot. If you’re shooting outside and
make sure you have a plan B just in case if the weathers bad and day before the
shoot make sure all your equipment is ready clean and charged for the big day.
On the big day make sure you don’t get disappointed of
little things, if you do notice something go wrong fix it but get too caught up
with the moment and forget to direct when it’s needed. Most importantly
communicate with the model and make sure she feels relaxed and content, because
if she looks award then then the image wouldn’t work. If you’re hosting an
event be nice, offer everyone at least a glass of water or cup of tea and
remember thing are not going your way don’t be upset and make everyone feel bad
instead take it as challenge.
