How To Shoot Essay

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Preparing for Your Shoot Booking your first job can be the most thrilling day of your life, the most terrifying day of your life or most probably both. There are certain things you’ll need to know to make the day go as smooth as possible. Nevertheless, knowledge and preparation are your most important weapons. What You Need to Know Before the Shoot Whether it’s your first job or your hundredth, it’s a good idea to make certain preparations the day before. First thing you need to do is, get all the necessary details from your agent about your assignment and prepare for the shoot. Ask your agent as many questions as possible like who the client, photographer, makeup artist, fashion designer are and what kind of assignment you have been sign on …show more content…

• Day rate – The amount of money a model earns for a full day of work. • Editorial – Any work that will appear in a magazine’s editorial pages. • Editorial models – High fashion models who work in high-end productions. • Fashion spread – A story spotlighting a particular fashion trend. • Featured model – The first and/or last model to appear in a runway show. • Fittings models – Models who try unfinished clothes in a designer’s studio. • Foundation – Also called the base. It is the first makeup product an artist will apply to your face. • Go-sees – An interview for a modeling job. • Haute- couture – Ultra-expensive clothes that are custom made to fit the few women who can afford them. • Head shot – 8x10 or 9 1/2x11 inch photo of the model’s head and face. • Image – a physical embodiment of an idea or concept. • Image models – Models who are still relatively new ( wit h3-5yrs experience in the business) but building towards supermodel status. • Lingerie shoot – A photo shoot done in underwear without any other garments. • Local markets – Any city outside of fashion capitals Milan, Paris and New …show more content…

A location shoot refers to any shoot that takes place outside of a photo studio like on a beach, in a park, in a café, in a bank etc. Behind the Scenes at a Photo Studio: A photo shoot takes place in a photo studio that is rented for the day. The usual call time for most photo shoots is 9am. You are expected be on time. The client may be present there to make sure that everything that needs to be there is there, such as the clothes and any props, and the team is there on time. The photographer however may come in from one to two hours later because he’s not needed until then. Breakfast is almost always provided by the client, feel free to help yourself. Makeup and hair are most often done in the same room, which is usually separate from the shooting area. Hair is usually styled first, and then your makeup will be done accordingly. After this you will often have a little break of 5 to 10 and this is a great time for you to use the bathroom, because you may not be able to go once you are

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