Oct 15

You’d Better Have Permission To Shoot

One of the most consistent requests I get from readers is for info about all the paperwork and business side of the photo & cinema industries. Given that our Executive Producer, Kate, handles all that, I've talked her into doing a series of posts that get down to the brass tacks. This post is about that ever-important piece of paper that few photographers obtain--or even know how to obtain the location PERMIT. So here's Kate... read more ›
Mar 22

Diary of a Shoot, Day 3 — The Devil is in the Details

This morning's work work was fun and not too hardcore. An 8am call time & roll out. We scouted our remaining locations for shot details--all of them are reasonably close to where we are staying. We're now comparing all our locations to creative briefs and earlier notes/findings on specific locations. Much of the work today is referred to as "tech scouting". That's a more... read more ›
Feb 17

How to Scout Locations for Photo & Video: Part 3 – Gear & Planning

[Howdy, Scott here again.  This is the third of a three part series on the steps I take when location scouting as Chase's lead assistant.  In the first two posts we discussed virtual scouting and weather. Now we've done everything that we can do from a desk and it's time to put the rubber to the road.  Good old fashioned Location Scouting.] Let's assume we have decided on a region we think will have the... read more ›