Comments on: When to Hire a Photographer http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/ BoDo Business of Design online Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:49:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 by: » When to Hire a Printer / Prepress Specialist BoDo: Business of Design online » Blog Archive http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-3778 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:23:17 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-3778 [...] For each of the professions in the Designers Working With Series, we asked the same question, “At what point should your profession be brought into a project?” The designers pretty much agreed on “early”. The writers in the series agreed. The photographers were a bit more relaxed, but they did agree early was a good idea. So, what are the printers and prepress people going for? Well, as you can read below, they are a bit more exact on their entry time. [...] […] For each of the professions in the Designers Working With Series, we asked the same question, “At what point should your profession be brought into a project?” The designers pretty much agreed on “early”. The writers in the series agreed. The photographers were a bit more relaxed, but they did agree early was a good idea. So, what are the printers and prepress people going for? Well, as you can read below, they are a bit more exact on their entry time. […]

]]> by: cat http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-1152 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:23:35 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-1152 Thanks for the advice Bruce. I like what you said with ... "the way I work guarantees enough spontaneity so the too much talk – other than production values – is wasted since the day of the shoot brings with it delightful surprises that can’t be concepted or planned." Over-planned sometimes looks over-done for sure! Thanks for the advice Bruce. I like what you said with

… “the way I work guarantees enough spontaneity so the too much talk – other than production values – is wasted since the day of the shoot brings with it delightful surprises that can’t be concepted or planned.”

Over-planned sometimes looks over-done for sure!

]]> by: Bruce DeBoer http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-1151 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:12:57 +0000 http://www.businessofdesignonline.com/dww-photographers-bringing-them-in/#comment-1151 A note on practicality: I love collaboration. It’s stimulating, fun and can produce a wonderful outcome. That said, however, I’ve sat through many a meeting to discuss how best to conceive creative approaches and most often it comes down to client strategy, budget and a creative vision that was set in clay (a little softer than stone) long before I was awarded the job. It’s nice to think my clients need my help concepting but I believe, in most cases, it’s best to involve the photographer when the project is ready to be awarded and at that point the “concept” has usually been sold to the client already. Only then is it practical to spend expensive hourly wages on a discussion about what the photographs need to look like and how to get there. My clients know that I'm there if needed, and a phone call almost always does the trick before the project is in the go position. More often than not, the way I work guarantees enough spontaneity so the too much talk – other than production values – is wasted since the day of the shoot brings with it delightful surprises that can’t be concepted or planned. A note on practicality: I love collaboration. It’s stimulating, fun and can produce a wonderful outcome. That said, however, I’ve sat through many a meeting to discuss how best to conceive creative approaches and most often it comes down to client strategy, budget and a creative vision that was set in clay (a little softer than stone) long before I was awarded the job. It’s nice to think my clients need my help concepting but I believe, in most cases, it’s best to involve the photographer when the project is ready to be awarded and at that point the “concept” has usually been sold to the client already. Only then is it practical to spend expensive hourly wages on a discussion about what the photographs need to look like and how to get there. My clients know that I’m there if needed, and a phone call almost always does the trick before the project is in the go position.

More often than not, the way I work guarantees enough spontaneity so the too much talk – other than production values – is wasted since the day of the shoot brings with it delightful surprises that can’t be concepted or planned.

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