Vital Signs: Multi-Generational Portraiture: One Big, Happy Family?
It's one thing to go on location for a few hours with four members of the Smith family. It's an entirely different story when you start adding in members of their extended family. Think of the potential disorder that could ensue with grandparents, parents and grandkids in the same place for several hours. Just think about your own large family gathering...then add a photographer to the mix trying to keep everything and everyone organized. It could be chaos. Done right, though, it can be a great experience for all.
Here are some ideas to help you stay afloat as you wade into the waters of multi-generational portraiture:
Another good idea is to ask them to all leave their cell phones outside the photography area so there are no calls coming in or texts or photos/videos taken when you are not aware. If there are teenagers in the portraits it is a MUST to have them leave the cell phones outside the room or photography area.
by Fri Dec 16, 2011
Another good idea is to ask them to all leave their cell phones outside the photography area so there are no calls coming in or texts or photos/videos taken when you are not aware. If there are teenagers in the portraits it is a MUST to have them leave the cell phones outside the room or photography area.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
Going back to the old debate about allowing others to take their personal shots of your group. Over the years I have "softened" my policy at weddings. But for multi-generational portraits I strictly draw the line unless I have a money guarantee that satisfies my expectation of a good sale. I ask my contact person to spread the word among the families.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
A good common sense approach for larger groups.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
I do projection sales and I've found that it is essential to get a representative from each of the extended family groups at the viewing and that person has to be able to make buying decisions. Otherwise, it can get to be a nightmare of sending proofs or waiting for decisions all of which leads to smaller print orders.
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by Fri Dec 16, 2011
Another good idea is to ask them to all leave their cell phones outside the photography area so there are no calls coming in or texts or photos/videos taken when you are not aware. If there are teenagers in the portraits it is a MUST to have them leave the cell phones outside the room or photography area.
by Fri Dec 16, 2011
Another good idea is to ask them to all leave their cell phones outside the photography area so there are no calls coming in or texts or photos/videos taken when you are not aware. If there are teenagers in the portraits it is a MUST to have them leave the cell phones outside the room or photography area.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
Going back to the old debate about allowing others to take their personal shots of your group. Over the years I have "softened" my policy at weddings. But for multi-generational portraits I strictly draw the line unless I have a money guarantee that satisfies my expectation of a good sale. I ask my contact person to spread the word among the families.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
A good common sense approach for larger groups.
by Thu Dec 15, 2011
I do projection sales and I've found that it is essential to get a representative from each of the extended family groups at the viewing and that person has to be able to make buying decisions. Otherwise, it can get to be a nightmare of sending proofs or waiting for decisions all of which leads to smaller print orders.