Professional Headshot/ Corporate Photography / Event Photography: Shoot Checklist

ACrew4U makes it easy to shoot a professional headshot or corporate photos, anywhere on earth.

Even so, it can be made even easier if you ask yourself the below questions first !

1 What are you shooting?
Is it / will the project require:

• HEADSHOTS
  How many people need headshot photos ?

  NB – Will you need different poses, maybe a close up and portrait shot?

  If shooting more than one person at a time, do you want to get a team photo too?

  What background do you need ( coloured background, or natural setting?)

  Do you want one or multiple images per pose per person or just one

• EVENTS
  If Coverage of an event, what is the event?
  Do you need to capture speakers making speeches?
  If so do you need to capture all or just one/ a few speakers?
  Are there any things like round tables, or question and answer sessions that need to be covered?
  Do you also want to cover any cocktail or gala-dinner style events as well?
  Do you also need any video captured?
• CORPORATE PHOTOGRAPHY
  Do you want to do a reportage style shoot in an office or is it all staged?
  Is it in one or multiple locations
  Do you want to get any portrait, headshots, team photos?
  Do you want to get photos of products or services? (if so , what are they?)
  If it’s staged what about?
  Models needed (age, dress etc…)
  The locations you want (do we need to source any?)
  Props needed to dress shots

2 Where do you want to shoot/record it?
Have a think about the location:

• GENERAL LOCATION QUESTIONS
  What type of location is it? (Office, Hospital etc)
  Where will be shooting ? (Boardroom, meeting room, other)
  Can we control light in the location with blinds ?
  Can we move furniture in the location?
  Do you need to get other shots in the location, and if so do we need special permission to do so?
• If shooting in an external, street, or third party owned location, what permits are needed and who will get them?

• ACCESS/CONTACTS
  Who is a contact at location?
  Where can the crew park or drop off their gear?
  Is any protective equipment needed

• STUDIO LOCATIONS
  If you want to shoot in a studio, what do you want it to look like?

3 Who will be on the shoot from your side?

• Will you coordinate, or someone else?
  No one, we need someone to do it all remotely for us
  Someone will. If so, have they experience of shoots?

4 Shooting / Production style
How do you want it to look ?

• Have you got or seen/heard a reference photos that you’d like yours to match?
  If not have you any thoughts on how you want shots to be lit or set up?

4 Outputs and Uses
Resolution, etc:

• How many shots do you need delivered?
  Do you need any image retouching / colour correction of images?
  What will the usage of images be? (online/print/billboard etc) and for how long will you want to use them (set period / forever)
  Do you need a particular file format or resolution?
  How do you want the files delivered post shoot? (online, Hard disk in mail etc)