LT31

• Draw a diagram of your preferred workflow and explain why you take certain steps
• Create a checklist for your workflow
• Take a screenshot of your folder structure
• Explain why creating backups are so important

Before the photoshoot:
Make sure all participants are booked and ready. (Model, hair & makeup, photo assistant.)
Location – make sure it is booked/available. Does it require any permits?
Check and double check all equipment. (Cameras, lighting, memory cards etc.)

During photoshoot
If possible, shoot with double memory cards.

After photoshoot
First of all – BACKUP all photos.
Process images. Make backup of work.

To customer
Deliver images in simplest way for customer. (Folder with images for web = JPEGs. Folder for printing = highres. TIFFs or PDFs.)
Remember to follow up with customer! Do they need anything else? Are they happy with the result. Testimonial?

Backups are essential. Many, if not most, things you capture with your camera are once in a lifetime. Weddings and other big occasions are good examples. Even a commercial photoshoot would be hard to replicate. Financially it would be a disaster, and you would look very unprofessional having lost the images. Backup your images! Also after you’ve processed them.