Photo planning checklist

Have you mades sure that you have considered all of these elements for your photo planning?  A good quality plan will; 

• Consider the people that are required for your photo shoot, what is their role? How are you going to communicate with them?  How will you let them know what you need them to do? How are you going to organise them?
• Consider the locations, have you checked them beforehand with a location recce?  Have you considered the lighting issues?  Are there any issues which will cause potential risks to the people involved?  Have you shown evidence of how you will minimise these risks through a risk assessment? Have you used more than one location?
• Have you planned for the range of shots you need? Have you identified the different variety of shots and angles that you will develop?
• Have you planned for the costumes, hair, make-up and accessories?  Have you included a few alternatives two show variety?
• Have you planned the facial expressions and body language of your models?  How will this reinforce the representations that you wish to construct? What are these representations?  
• Have you planned your use of time, equipment and resources in detail?