| You are on the set of your photo shoot and you | | | | great if you just want plain images of yourself to |
| have been there for several hours. You just changed | | | | post on your website. The client is the one you want |
| into your last outfit and the stylist just put their final | | | | to make the connections with. They can give you a |
| touches on it. It is now the last scene of the day and | | | | time frame as to when the materials will become |
| your hair and makeup have been touched up. At last | | | | available, what mediums they will be used for, and |
| you are finished and you are in the process of signing | | | | how to get a copy of them. I exchange my business |
| your voucher to give to the client to sign in order for | | | | card with the client and with the photographer. If |
| you and the agency to be compensated. | | | | you do not have any business cards check out Vista |
| In between the photo shoot you get a couple of | | | | Print. I recently purchased some and the quality is |
| sneak peeks of the pictures on the Mac monitors as | | | | excellent for the price. I have my headshot on the |
| you try to read the faces of the client and | | | | card with my model website, blog, and contact info. |
| photographer. Immediately you are excited because | | | | Do not ignore the makeup artist, wardrobe stylist, |
| you are doing a fantastic job and the client and | | | | and hair stylist as they are important too if you have |
| photographer love the images thus far. As the model | | | | any upcoming assignments, or events where you |
| you start thinking about how to get a copy of these | | | | could use some additional help. |
| images for your portfolio, website, and blog. | | | | Another tip I recently picked up after shooting a |
| From the moment I walk onto the set I get the | | | | cooking commercial was having one of the assistants |
| names and titles of everyone and try to remember | | | | take some shots from my Blackberry and Flip Video. |
| them so I know whom I need to speak with | | | | A Blackberry contains a SD card, which stores your |
| afterwards. The key principals on set are the | | | | pictures. You then go to your local drugstore and |
| photographer, client, makeup artist, hair stylist, and | | | | purchase a SD card adapter, which holds the SD card |
| wardrobe stylist. The makeup artist and hair stylist | | | | from your phone that you insert to the photo |
| usually handle both functions. The two people you | | | | machines at your local drugstore to print your stored |
| want to heavily focus on are obviously the | | | | images. I recently purchased a Flip Mino and this video |
| photographer and client. The photographer is going to | | | | camera is incredible. The quality is superb and it is |
| get his direction from the client, which they will pass | | | | small enough to fit in your pocket. This camera not |
| on to the model. It is very easy to get tear sheets if | | | | only records video but sound as well and you simply |
| you did an outstanding job and the client is happy. | | | | plug it into your computer and it instantly downloads |
| I get cards from the photographer and client | | | | where you can automatically email, upload to |
| because those are the ones who are in control. The | | | | YouTube, MySpace, or Facebook thanks to the |
| photographer can usually get you some images | | | | included software. Other websites such as Amazon, |
| quickly but these images may or may not have the | | | | Overstock and eBay also carry it at a discounted |
| product in them in which you were shooting for. | | | | price. |
| These images could be useless if you are trying to | | | | This little camcorder will help you tremendously with |
| showcase which clients you have worked with and | | | | self promotion and it is as simple as 1-2-3. |