Being able to go and see a professional photographer's studio was an amazing experience. Jim Lennon was kind enough to invite the class over to see how it is working in a studio. The first thing I noticed about Jim Lennon's studio is that is was a very decent size studio. I felt it wasn't too big and it wasn't too small either. He had his main entrance where a few of his photographs were framed on the walls, then in the next room he had a kitchen where his food photography takes place along with an area to frame his photographs, then finally he has his main studio area where he takes most of his photographs. There were tons of different backdrop colors, studio lights, and cameras.
Aside from the actual studio, Jim Lennon also talked about what he does as a studio photographer and that he works mostly with companies instead of individual people. That, to me, shows how long he's been in the industry, having big companies always going to him for their products to be photographed. He's created a partnership with these companies in that they can rely on him for amazing images and he can rely on them for jobs. He also talked about how much it costs to own a studio, which was very informative. It makes sense why many people who do studio work start out using their homes as their studios.
I also enjoyed how he brought up his pricing for a shoot. He made it very clear that his final price is the final price. I liked how he said when clients complain about the price and what can be done to lower it, his response is "what do you want taken out", showing how the price is set for a reason and if it's too high for the client then the client needs to see what is really necessary for the shoot and what can be taken out.
I enjoyed the experience of meeting Jim Lennon and looking at his studio since I haven't really seen a professional studio like that before. It was very informative and something I'll remember for a long time.
No comments:
Post a Comment