{"id":30491,"date":"2017-02-28T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=30491"},"modified":"2017-02-27T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T02:44:27","slug":"shooting-the-model-portfolio-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/shooting-the-model-portfolio-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting the Model Portfolio: Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"

The day is finally here. For some of you, you\u2019ve been planning this shoot for some time now. Everyone will arrive in a couple of hours and there are a few more things to be done before the photo shoot begins – then it\u2019s showtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A photo shoot that took place on the outdoor High Line in \u00a0NYC.<\/em><\/p>\n

Model: Valery Lessard<\/em><\/p>\n

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Continuing on from my previous article, How to Plan a Model Portfolio Shoot<\/a>, for the second segment of this 4-part series, I\u2019ll go over my checklist for day-of-the-shoot preparation before the photo shoot begins. Let\u2019s go!<\/span><\/p>\n

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DAY OF SHOOT PREP<\/b><\/h3>\n

Receive and Set Up Catering for Photo Shoot. <\/b>Since I typically like to start my shoots in the studio and then move outward, I get my food delivered around 6am for a 10am arrival time of my crew and the model. I usually put out nuts, granola bars, fresh berries as well as an assortment of coffee, tea and bottled water. This is definitely not mandatory, but I prefer to keep my model and team hydrated and semi-nourished with high-protein and natural foods to avoid energy drain during the shoot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m trying not to prop a company here, but FreshDirect always hits the spot for what I need.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"\"Last Minute Floor Cleanup.<\/b> Next, I usually save cleaning my floors (vacuum and mopping) until the day of the shoot so that they are pristine because I tend to get on the floor a lot to shoot my models. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\" Set Up a Private Dressing Area. <\/b>Whether it\u2019s a separate room, a bathroom, a room divider or in my case, a cloth draped over an open window above a door, it\u2019s necessary to set up a private space for your model to change.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"Set Up Tethering for the Shoot.<\/b> I have a basic tethering setup. When I\u2019m working out of my home studio, I move my iMac from my office to my work station in my studio area and connect my Tether Tools USB Tethering Cord<\/a> from my Nikon D750 Camera<\/a> into my 27\u201d iMac Desktop Computer<\/a>. When I\u2019m traveling or out in the field, I connect it to my Dell PC laptop. Want to learn more on tethering? I\u2019ve written a very informative article on tethering where you can learn about what is needed to tether, how to tether and much more: Preview While You Shoot: The What, Why, When, Who and How on Tethered Shooting<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Plugging in the tether cord into my camera.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of William Matthew Chamberlain<\/em><\/p>\n

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Set Up the First Set. <\/b>Next, I typically start setting up my first set to get ahead of the game. I usually set up one of my harder sets first because it will take hair and makeup about 60-90 minutes to finish with the model for initial hair\/makeup so this is when I will have the most time to build up a set.<\/span><\/p>\n

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