STYLISHED SHOOTING
What is stylized photography? This is a shot with a thoughtful idea and concept. Such surveys are mainly needed for commerce. From clothing stores to catering services.
Types of stylized filming
A catalog is a survey for an online store, what will be in the online catalog.
Differences: neutral background, layout or shooting on a model with a neutral appearance that does not attract attention. There is no creativity, there is information: what clothes, how she sits, size, color, etc.
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A lookbook is a book of images, the most important and key examples of a collection. The lookbook shows that with what to wear and combine, the development of the image as a whole. It reflects the brand’s philosophy and vision of how things of this brand should be worn and how they should look on the model. In a lookbook, it’s already important to choose a model that is as similar as possible to the brand’s target audience. If these are business suits – a model with a strong-willed face; wedding dresses – a model with a delicate and romantic appearance.
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Campaign is the brand’s advertising company. Those photos that will be printed on billboards, magazine pages, etc. The main goal of the campaign is to attract attention and sell. Campaign must convey the atmosphere and idea of the brand so that even those people who are not familiar with the brand can understand how they will feel and what they will get when they put on the clothes of this brand.
The campaign displays the history, lifestyle of the target audience, the myth of the brand.
How to prepare for a commercial stylized shoot
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Stages of preparation for stylized shooting
Idea. We determine what we or the customer wants to do: goal, idea.
Mudboard. We create a mudboard.
Command. We recruit a team.
Counting budget and time. Each team member considers how much time and money it will take for his part of the work.
TK. Clearly form TK.
Training. Preparation for shooting according to the ToR.
Shooting. And only after all this – shooting!
Idea. How to define a visual idea for shooting?
We ask leading questions to the client. Who is the consumer of the product? What mood do we want to create? How did the idea of creation come about? What feelings or emotions do we want from people who see the photo? And other leading questions.
After leading questions, we begin to propose ideas on how we see the shooting and how we can create it.
* If the team does not have an art director and we need to take on his role
Mudboard. Once you have identified the idea of shooting, you need to create a mudboard.
A mudboard is a collage of pictures that visually reflect the idea and concept of shooting. Visual examples of the atmosphere we want to convey should be shown in the mudboard:
in style of clothes, accessories and details
locations, compositions, dynamics, color combinations
in processing, lighting examples
type of model and her poses
in hairstyle and makeup
in general impressions and mood
All this is very important. The team must understand what feelings you want to convey and what is required of them.
