tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post5630173100885716814..comments2023-11-29T00:37:27.962-08:00Comments on PRETTY GIRL SHOOTER: So You Wanna Assist?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-85575265929080440222011-12-21T12:35:44.251-08:002011-12-21T12:35:44.251-08:00@Photodawg: I generally allow visitors altho my cl...@Photodawg: I generally allow visitors altho my clients generally don't which means I usually don't have visitors. As for MUAs, I like to keep them standing by for touch-ups during the shoot. Plus, if something needs adjusting on the model and I have an MUA standing by, she or he does the adjusting.jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-76581337412877996502011-12-21T12:19:56.928-08:002011-12-21T12:19:56.928-08:00I have one strict rule for my shoots: No one is al...I have one strict rule for my shoots: No one is allowed in the studio except the model and myself, especially boyfriends, husbands, brothers or fathers. The presence of males on the set is the most disruptive of many distractions that can occur. The models spend most of their time looking these guys, or they feel nervous while they are around.<br />As for MUA's, I ask them to step outside until needed again.The Photodawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-44372213998745512252011-12-21T11:41:46.956-08:002011-12-21T11:41:46.956-08:00@Jay: As usual, no good deed goes unpunished.@Jay: As usual, no good deed goes unpunished.jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-2562081687342861502011-12-21T11:37:51.018-08:002011-12-21T11:37:51.018-08:00I had an "assistant" and I wanted him to...I had an "assistant" and I wanted him to hold the camcorder for me as a sponsor wanted video of me in action. He brought his camera along as I told him AFTER the shoot, he could get a few photos. Every time I looked over at him, he had propped the camcorder on a cart and told me he was "tired" I quickly excused him and have never since had an assistant. I have an MUA who recruits my clients for another "photographers" events. Stopped using her.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01050130916609864165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-47718761817443495002011-12-20T10:41:31.094-08:002011-12-20T10:41:31.094-08:00Von: I had this one guy assist. Not a volunteer. A...Von: I had this one guy assist. Not a volunteer. About a week later my client tells me, "Your friend the assistant? He's been calling me trying to snatch your job." WTF???jimmydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250574229270573468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-82891105875554792332011-12-20T07:30:59.264-08:002011-12-20T07:30:59.264-08:00I get this all the time. Its gotten so bad that I ...I get this all the time. Its gotten so bad that I learned to never work with an assistant<br /><br />Once an assistant tried to schmooze the client during the shoot (he even brought his portfolio along)Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689109580865960773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30664106.post-24460918095450225622011-12-20T06:04:06.535-08:002011-12-20T06:04:06.535-08:00There is no doubt that assisting would help me, bu...There is no doubt that assisting would help me, but it's probably not the best course for me. An assistant needs to be just that, an assistant. An assistant needs to know what to do and when to do it. For a recreational photographer a one on one workshop scenario is probably the best idea.Bill Gileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14489162998247361041noreply@blogger.com