How to get ready for a photoshoot?
In today's video I'll talk about body care, clothing, what or who to bring with
you and how you can help photographer to get the best results.
Hi my name is Zdenka and I am a former model
currently a professional photographer.
You know you are doing the shoot you've been always planning on doing for a while
so you want to look the best to get the best.
Do a quick check head to toe.
How is your hair, do you need to shave anywhere?
How are you nails?
Lot of people forget about the nails part.
Unfortunately, old pealing off nail polish or even chipped nails are very difficult to
retouch.
If you are doing your own makeup and hair, this doesn't apply to you.. if you are getting
professional makeup and hair done at the shoot, please wash your hair 24 - 48 hours prior
to shoot, blow dry and style as usually.
It is difficult to work with freshly washed hair or even still wet hair.
Wear no makeup but moisturize your face really well before you go.
If you are bringing your own wardrobe, please make sure it is washed, steamed or ironed.
What is the worst is amazing model, great makeup and hair, awesome scene and your outfit
is full of cats' hair or wrinkled all over.
That is hard to retouch too.
Spend the extra time preparing your outfit.
If you don't have a suit cover or bag simply hang it on hanger, grab a large garbage bag
and throw it over the clothing.
I do have a steamer in the studio in the worst case scenario and other photographers might
as well but it takes time to do it.
Make sure you bring matching shoes and accessories in case you want them in the shots.
For shoes, please wash the bottom or if you know they are leaving marks, tape them.
Nothing is worse then shooting on white background, leaving muddy marks so the photographer has
to cut off the paper and then goes.
And if you are not sure what outfits to bring, bring more, we'll simply go through it together.
First of all try to get a good night sleep.
I know that sometimes it is impossible.
You get excited or really nervous.
I am the same way.
There are nights I just keep staring to the ceiling.
Speaking of time, try to come on time.
When I say try…
I mean please come on time.
When the photographer books a time slot for you, especially if makeup artist is required,
the time booked is to insure you are relaxed, you get enough time and attention to get the
results.
Make up artists usually book few jobs during a day which is common these days so if they
say they have to leave, they will leave.
I don't mind at all if you bring friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or family member to
a shoot.
The only thing I ask, please don't bring the whole family though!
The more people, the more pressure for you.
You want to be relaxed as possible and concentrate.
The guest can watch me what I am doing so I have the guest sitting around the corner.
I want full attention from model, so I need her or him to listen what I saying.
The more focus I get from model the better results will be.
This advice is not for models hired to do jobs as usually photographer or client will
have vision what to shoot.
This is mainly for models which hired a photographer to do a shoot.
Everyone has different vision, some people express it greatly, others not.
When someone wants to send me or show me samples of what they want I look at the overall feel,
I look at the overall result of what type of photos they like.
Please don't expect to show up with Pinterest or Instagram photos and say I exactly want
to copy these.
Every photographer has different style, different lighting technique, you might not look good
in particular pose, but you might look better in a very similar one.
Pinterest and Instagram is full of best photos chosen from hundreds if not thousands of photos.
Use it as a general guide.
If you leave creativity up to photographer, you might be pleasantly surprised that he
or she can come with even better photos.
All you need to do is to give photographer the overall result feel.
If you give me free hands, I can do magic.
If you tie me up, I'll get you ok results, Pinterest copies, but you will not get the
uniqueness I am known for.
Before the shoot EAT!
I am serious!
Models fear in the morning that they will have bloated belly.
I was one of them.
To be honest, it is all in your head.
When the model tells me she has bloated belly, I am usually like where?
What is worse to come hungry, throughout the shoot get even hungrier, irritated, your face
will get white as a ghost and you will get tired eyes.
So come fed well to a shoot.
Fitness models always bring their food in containers and I think they eat about every
2 hours and I gladly warm it up for them.
Most of the studios provide coffee, water, tea, juice and other stuff.. however, if you
know you get hungry often, bring snacks, or food.
I know how I get when I get hungry…
So that is it for today's video how to get ready for a photoshoot.
I hope you found this video helpful.
Feel free to check out my other videos such as How to build a modeling portfolio or How
to choose a modeling agency.
All videos are linked below in video description.
Feel free to like this video, give it thumps up, leave a comment below in case you have
any questions, or would like to see video on a certain topic.
I would actually loved to hear from you what photoshoots you are getting ready for, so
comment below.
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