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- Andy Jones
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I was chatting with a magazine editor last week and she mentioned how hard it was to get images for the cover given their budget of almost nothing and it got me thinking of how I could set up a shoot for nothing except my time. I then realised that if I could get other companies involved in a sort of mutal promotional thing I could pull it off, and I have.
I decided to see if I could arrange a Bridal shoot so first stop was my local Wedding Dress shop, I explained the idea of the shoot and they were immediately up for it and agreed to supply some dresses, shoes, etc. Now all I needed was a bride - I tend to make mental notes of people I meet who might be useful and had someone in mind, we talked this morning and she agreed to model in exchange for prints. She also suggested a friend who runs a beauty salon for hair & make up who'd be willing to help out.
The other week I'd exchanged cards with a guy who runs a limo company, they'd just taken delivery of a shiny new Rolls Royce - another phone call, another one signed up.
I thought the venue would be the tricky one, again I knew the perfect place that was local and had beautiful grounds. They've only just started doing Weddings and I'm booked for one there next year. Turns out they're keen to get some photos as they have an Open Day next month and have also arranged for Bridesmaid model.
Only the flowers left to sort out but I've got a contact at the local florist who I think will be willing to supply flowers for the shoot.
When I started I thought it would be a real struggle to arrange but it's all come together like a dream. Of course the pressure is now on me to come up with the goods on the day but I'm feeling confident and already have some of the shots planned.
Of course there's no money to be made from the shoot but the agreement is that all involved will credit the others whenever the shots are used for whatever reason which will hopefully lead to referrals and paid jobs.
But I have set up a Bridal shoot complete with Rolls Royce at a stunning location for absolutely nothing apart from a little luck and a lot of front
I decided to see if I could arrange a Bridal shoot so first stop was my local Wedding Dress shop, I explained the idea of the shoot and they were immediately up for it and agreed to supply some dresses, shoes, etc. Now all I needed was a bride - I tend to make mental notes of people I meet who might be useful and had someone in mind, we talked this morning and she agreed to model in exchange for prints. She also suggested a friend who runs a beauty salon for hair & make up who'd be willing to help out.
The other week I'd exchanged cards with a guy who runs a limo company, they'd just taken delivery of a shiny new Rolls Royce - another phone call, another one signed up.
I thought the venue would be the tricky one, again I knew the perfect place that was local and had beautiful grounds. They've only just started doing Weddings and I'm booked for one there next year. Turns out they're keen to get some photos as they have an Open Day next month and have also arranged for Bridesmaid model.
Only the flowers left to sort out but I've got a contact at the local florist who I think will be willing to supply flowers for the shoot.
When I started I thought it would be a real struggle to arrange but it's all come together like a dream. Of course the pressure is now on me to come up with the goods on the day but I'm feeling confident and already have some of the shots planned.
Of course there's no money to be made from the shoot but the agreement is that all involved will credit the others whenever the shots are used for whatever reason which will hopefully lead to referrals and paid jobs.
But I have set up a Bridal shoot complete with Rolls Royce at a stunning location for absolutely nothing apart from a little luck and a lot of front
