{"id":1287,"date":"2016-06-23T17:48:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T17:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2016-06-23T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-23T20:34:51","slug":"photographers-tell-us-what-they-do-before-a-photo-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/es\/photographers-tell-us-what-they-do-before-a-photo-shoot\/","title":{"rendered":"Photographers Tell Us What They Do Before A Photo Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many\u00a0photographers, what you do before a photo shoot can be just as important as what you do when you get to the shoot.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJPEGmini%2Fvideos%2F1139503436072526%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the engagement and wedding season upon us I thought that this might be a good time to take a look at this neglected topic. We asked 12 photographers what they like to do before a shoot. Check out what they had to say.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismanstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>B<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>en and Eri<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><strong><strong>n\u00a0Chrisman<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong>Before a wedding, I make sure to clean all the sensors and our\u00a0lenses. Erin likes to order roomservice for breakfast so we can have more time getting the gear ready, and I try to think of one thing I need to work on at the wedding, like doing a better job with compositions. We also go over our notes about the wedding and who will be there. And then we ask ourselves if it were our wedding, how would we like it photographed?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrismanstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-854\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ben-Erin-Chrisman.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah and Angelique's engagement session in Alaska.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ben-Erin-Chrisman.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ben-Erin-Chrisman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ben-Erin-Chrisman-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini.jpg\"><strong>Carmen and Ingo<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini.jpg\">We like to ge<\/a><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini.jpg\">t into a fun and excited mood by laughing at ourselves and making a victory pose. Virtually holding a cup in the air. . Celebrating :)This automatically brings out the fun, even if there was no excitement for some reason. This excitement is contagious for your clients and they will feel great seeing us smile. This can hold us for about 14 hours.<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/carmenandingo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1256\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><a style=\"color: #999999;\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Carmen-Ingo-JPEGmini.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicole Ashley<br \/>\n<\/strong>After choosing which lenses to pack, I give them all a good clean. I format my selected CF and SD cards. I always shoot with 2 cards just in case.\u00a0I double check my camera bodies batteries and pack a fully charged back-up battery.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicoleashley.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-996\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole Ashley Photography\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole-1170x781.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Nicole.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jen Rozenbaum<br \/>\n<\/strong>I get pumped with MUSIC. I love rolling down my windows and blasting some tunes I can sing along to on the way to work. Music always puts me in a good mood!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jenerations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1275\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jen-Rozenbaum.jpg\" alt=\"Jen-Rozenbaum\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jen-Rozenbaum.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jen-Rozenbaum-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jen-Rozenbaum-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Jen-Rozenbaum-570x379.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>David Molnar<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>I always stop whatever I\u2019m doing when my subject arrives. I sit down in my studio with them and have a bagel or coffee and do everything I can to find common ground. . . .especially the type we can laugh at.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/davidmolnar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot_2016-06-23_16.jpg\" alt=\"David-Molnar\" width=\"711\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot_2016-06-23_16.jpg 711w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot_2016-06-23_16-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Screenshot_2016-06-23_16-570x501.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>V<\/strong><strong>anessa <\/strong><strong>Joy<\/strong><br \/>\nIt\u2019s all about the breakfast and coffee because you just don\u2019t know when you\u2019ll have the chance to eat more than a protein bar next! I go with plain, non-fat Greek yogurt mixed with fruit and granola to keep me full andenergized but not weighed down by empty calories like bread. Then, it\u2019s a triple shot flat white at Starbucks to help get my gears going on the drive to the wedding.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vanessajoy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1260\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JPEGmini-Vanessa-Joy.jpg\" alt=\"JPEGmini-Vanessa-Joy\" width=\"711\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JPEGmini-Vanessa-Joy.jpg 635w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JPEGmini-Vanessa-Joy-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/JPEGmini-Vanessa-Joy-570x460.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Chris and Verity Sansom<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong>We always go to the same place to grab a bacon baguette for breakfast on the way to a wedding. We also grab some food to have for dinner while we\u2019re there so we never have to worry about suppliers meals or waiting for food.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sansomphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1036\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sansom.jpg\" alt=\"Chris and Verity Sansom\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sansom.jpg 945w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sansom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Sansom-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Citlalli Rico<br \/>\n<\/strong>We always, always, ALWAYS, leave with a lot of time ahead to make sure we are with our clients before time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.citlallirico.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1281\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Citlalli-Rico-JPEGmini.jpg\" alt=\"Citlalli-Rico-JPEGmini\" width=\"945\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Citlalli-Rico-JPEGmini.jpg 722w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Citlalli-Rico-JPEGmini-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Citlalli-Rico-JPEGmini-570x407.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Lalonde<\/strong><br \/>\nI make sure I have all the proper camera gear, stands, lights and anything else that might be required for the shoot. I usually over pack just in case.. and always forget one thing\u2026 hopefully nothing we really, really need.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photoluxstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1270\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Chris-Lalonde.jpeg\" alt=\"Chris-Lalonde\" width=\"711\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Chris-Lalonde.jpeg 638w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Chris-Lalonde-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Chris-Lalonde-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Chris-Lalonde-570x570.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a>Erum Rizvi<br \/>\n<\/strong>Listening to empowering music before I go for a shoot to get myself in a powerful state of mind helps me feel more confident, relaxed and focused.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.erumrizvi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1312\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ErumRizvi-.jpg\" alt=\"Erum-Rizvi-JPEGmini\" width=\"960\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ErumRizvi-.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ErumRizvi--300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ErumRizvi--768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ErumRizvi--570x297.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>What are some of the things you do before a photo shoot? Did we leave any out?Let us know in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/1m7RF7\">Try JPEGmini Pro For Free Now!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many\u00a0photographers, what you do before a photo shoot can be just as important as what you do when you get to the shoot. With the engagement and wedding season upon us I thought that this might be a good time to take a look at this neglected topic. 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