Comments on: Your pre-photo-shoot checklist in four easy steps – Your First Customer Series, Part 6 http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/ Helping amateur photographers make the transition to paid professionals. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Outlaw Photographer James Taylor http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4928 Outlaw Photographer James Taylor Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:55:54 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-4928 Beautiful work, Aaron! I can't believe this was your first professional shoot - just amazing work, I don't know how they could turn down such a great variety of great images. Congratulations! This is a huge step for you in growing your business and your talents as a businessman. Soon you'll be doing shoots like this at least every week, and banking good pay in the process. Thanks for the update, and keep me posted on your future adventures! Beautiful work, Aaron! I can’t believe this was your first professional shoot – just amazing work, I don’t know how they could turn down such a great variety of great images. Congratulations! This is a huge step for you in growing your business and your talents as a businessman. Soon you’ll be doing shoots like this at least every week, and banking good pay in the process. Thanks for the update, and keep me posted on your future adventures!

]]> By: Aaron http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4926 Aaron Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:55:34 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-4926 Ok, it turned out great! My clients bought several of the images I took of their 67' fishing yacht the "Ramble On". And they also decided to commission one of the images as a 70"x60" oil on canvas painting (the original intent for the shoot). Mission accomplished! p.s. you can see some of the highlights here: www.mcdonaldstudios.com. Thanks again! Cheers! Aaron McDonald Ok, it turned out great! My clients bought several of the images I took of their 67′ fishing yacht the “Ramble On”. And they also decided to commission one of the images as a 70″x60″ oil on canvas painting (the original intent for the shoot). Mission accomplished!
p.s. you can see some of the highlights here: http://www.mcdonaldstudios.com. Thanks again!

Cheers!
Aaron McDonald

]]> By: Outlaw Photographer James Taylor http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4217 Outlaw Photographer James Taylor Sun, 15 May 2011 21:30:18 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-4217 Rock on Aaron! Be focused on your best results, but relax and enjoy yourself at the same time. Be prepared, have a shot list, experiment a little, and just flow.l Don't get too caught up in the moment, or in trying to be Mr. Professional - have some fun, check out your images in-camera, don't be afraid to adjust and refine each setup to get what you want. Thank you for your readership, and let us know how your shoot turns out! Rock on Aaron! Be focused on your best results, but relax and enjoy yourself at the same time. Be prepared, have a shot list, experiment a little, and just flow.l Don’t get too caught up in the moment, or in trying to be Mr. Professional – have some fun, check out your images in-camera, don’t be afraid to adjust and refine each setup to get what you want. Thank you for your readership, and let us know how your shoot turns out!

]]> By: Aaron McDonald http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-4216 Aaron McDonald Sun, 15 May 2011 21:21:36 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-4216 Very helpful! Thanks! I too am heading to my first professional shoot, and I'm feeling relieved I'm not the only one who gets nervous! Aaron Very helpful! Thanks!
I too am heading to my first professional shoot, and I’m feeling relieved I’m not the only one who gets nervous!

Aaron

]]> By: Outlaw Photographer James Taylor http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Outlaw Photographer James Taylor Mon, 10 May 2010 06:39:22 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-351 Thanks so much for your kind words and your readership Mary! As you have any questions, feel free to ask! I'm happy to help in any way I can. Looking at your web site, you have such a great variety of solid images! I can't imagine you have any trouble booking as many shoots as you have time for. You do really good work. :-) Thanks so much for your kind words and your readership Mary!

As you have any questions, feel free to ask! I’m happy to help in any way I can.

Looking at your web site, you have such a great variety of solid images! I can’t imagine you have any trouble booking as many shoots as you have time for. You do really good work. :-)

]]> By: Mary Santaga http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Mary Santaga Mon, 10 May 2010 06:36:46 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-350 Great information!! I'm so thankful for people like you who are willing to share such terrific insight! I have lots of questions and you give lots of answers!! Thank you!! Great information!! I’m so thankful for people like you who are willing to share such terrific insight! I have lots of questions and you give lots of answers!! Thank you!!

]]> By: Outlaw Photographer James Taylor http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Outlaw Photographer James Taylor Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:17:20 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-279 Thanks for posting Sara! And congratulations on your first paying shoot, it's an equally exciting and terrifying time. Use that nervous energy to focus and prepare. Use that energy to be attentive to your gear, your settings, your in-camera results, your client's wants and needs, and how best to serve them with your talents. Nervous is good - it means you care, a lot, which is a big advantage over many burnt out pros. Would love to see the results from your shoot and hear your thoughts on how it went. Drop me an e-mail to <a href="mailto:James@outlawphotography.net" rel="nofollow">James@outlawphotography.net</a>. :-) Thanks for posting Sara! And congratulations on your first paying shoot, it’s an equally exciting and terrifying time.

Use that nervous energy to focus and prepare. Use that energy to be attentive to your gear, your settings, your in-camera results, your client’s wants and needs, and how best to serve them with your talents.

Nervous is good – it means you care, a lot, which is a big advantage over many burnt out pros.

Would love to see the results from your shoot and hear your thoughts on how it went. Drop me an e-mail to James@outlawphotography.net. :-)

]]> By: SaraK http://parttimephoto.com/your-pre-photo-shoot-checklist-in-four-easy-steps-your-first-customer-series-part-6/comment-page-1/#comment-275 SaraK Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:25:13 +0000 http://parttimephoto.com/?p=309#comment-275 This was very helpful! I have just recently opened my own photography company and though I will shortly be going on my first paying shoot, it's not my first session and I am still nervous. This article was well written and very insightful. Thank you! This was very helpful! I have just recently opened my own photography company and though I will shortly be going on my first paying shoot, it’s not my first session and I am still nervous. This article was well written and very insightful. Thank you!

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