Question 1

• In your own words, describe the procedure of planning a fashion shoot. You don’t need to go into too much detail, a short outline will do.
• What are the stylist’s duties?
• List your duties as photographer  
• What equipment would you take along on the Alice in Wonderland shoot that was featured in this module?
• Find an editorial fashion spread in a fashion magazine. Explain what you think the concept was, what equipment they used and how the location affected the concept. Scan or photograph the shoot and hand it in along with your answer.

Planning a fashion shoot in large means making sure your team is ready. You’ll need to book a model, a stylist, hair and makeup, and an assistant to help you with the shoot. A location for the event should be booked too, and if needed, permissions to use the location acquired.

The stylist will, together with the photographer, make a choice for outfits suiting the style and feel of the photoshoot. He or she will be responsible for all outfits and accessories, picking them and making sure they fit, and obviously, making sure everything is there on the day of the shoot.

The photographer will of course be taking the photos, and in that way has the responsibility for the result. The photographer should plan the shoot, together with his or her team. Every aspect, from a timeline to the outfits, hair and makeup needs to be planned in beforehand. During the photoshoot the photographer should make the model feel comfortable and at ease, and thus being able to do their best. The photographer is responsible to give the client what they want in terms of images.

I would bring a camera, a backup camera, several memory cards, extra batteries and charger, tripod, soft box, reflector and lenses.

The image below is probably shot in studio with full access to lighting. There is backlighting and probably a soft box lighting the models face. The theme is a very obvious David Bowie theme, with hair, makeup, clothes and accessories all fitting very well into the theme.

Question 2

• Plan a Snow White themed fashion shoot
• Create a mood board for hair, make-up and fashion
• Create a storyboard
• Create a shot list
• Create a timeline for the shoot day

Shotlist:
Model holding apple – focus on apple
Models waistline – focus on dress/wasteline
Model biting apple – focus on apple
Hair from the back with snowflakes.

Timeline:
Model and crew meetup at 7 am.
Makeup 7:30 am
Hair 9 am
Stylist – clothes and accessories 11 am
Shoot – apples from 12
Shoot focus on clothes from 4 pm
Shoot done (model done) by 8 pm.
Clean up.

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