so today i gave myself the opportunity of doing something i rarely do to this extent before a photo shoot... i went scouting the location of my next shoot! and not just a drive by type thing. but actually getting out the car, walking around for a good 15-20 minutes, and finding between 8 and 10 photo ideas/locations for the shoot coming up. other than meeting with the client, this is probably the second best thing for you to do. not only does it prepare you for where you're going to be shooting, but it gives you ideas to help you pre visualize shots. this part especially works if you take photos on the scout, bring the back to review and match them up with a few ideas you may have already had in your head, and jog your memory of what you may have thought about while you were out that day.
this also gives you the opportunity to make yourself known to whomever may be in the area of the time of the shoot (especially if you're shooting around or near a public monument or historical location). and if it's a fairly popular place to shoot, they could give you ideas as well! on thing i really enjoyed today was having the lady explain to me what the location was exactly about, and that puts more into perspective what i could to with the shoot as well!
just thought i'd share, as it seemed to be VERY helpful to me today..
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