Jan 4, 2013, 08:54
Well certainly the equipment check list is important. Sometimes when time permits I will go to the church or location of the assignment just to see what the environment will be for the shoot. Doing a lot of search and gallery reviews are good research resources - most of the time - to try to find out what not to do - in an effort to be more original. Meeting the client and trying to determine if they are conservative, liberal, educated or not. After all, that range from Commercial to Artistic is often a ground that over artism may not provide commercial success. So I often determine to shoot convensional - continential - traditional - and if the time and opportunity permit - some wacky artistic stuff. Climbing up high to compose from above - always gets me some strange looks - but believe it or not they often will buy that composition to my surprise.