Part two of a film portrait photoshoot in Portland OR. Featuring 35mm lifestyle shoot at the Sandy Hut at dusk. Check out part one of this film portrait session.
Portrait session on Aug 31, 2023
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What goes into creative concepting a film portrait photoshoot?
Creating the vision and creative direction for a film photoshoot is a very collaborative process between me and the client. I always start by asking you to send any ideas or inspo you might have for the shoot. I'll use this as a jumping off point to start pulling in my own inspiration and building off your ideas.
Then I'll put ideas to (digital) paper with a couple different mood boards. These are basically one pagers with a bunch of different photos pulled from different sources that fit with the look and feel you want to go for. For a more traditional professional portrait shoot, the mood boards might be more literal ideas for posing or group shots or settings.
For a personal branding shoot or new business photos, the mood boards could be more abstract and capturing the look and feel of the overall brand. (This could also be part of a small business branding package which could include logo and brand design in addition to photography.)
If you're stumped on a vision or want me to take the lead I'm happy to do that as well! In I'll put together a couple different options for locations with my recommendation mood boards to give you some ideas. I'll also help chat through styling for the shoot and deciding what to wear.
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