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A Photo Assistant’s Grip Kit
Do you have your own grip-kit? If not, you probably should. When I first started assisting, it seemed unnatural for me to just show up to a studio, or on location, empty-handed. So, I decided to put...
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All Photography Jobs Are Not The Same
One of the best things about being a freelance photo assistant is that almost nothing is ever the same. One day you’re working on a product shoot surrounded by strobes, the next day a...
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So You Think You Want To Be A Photo Assistant?
Photo assistant Marcus Sparling, seated on Roger Fenton’s photographic van, 1855 Most everyone has some fascination or personal love affair with photography. But, you, you absolutely love photography....
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ALWAYS Have a Back-up Plan
Inevitably, something can, and will, go wrong. A couple weeks ago I got a call from a digital tech friend of mine who wanted to refer me to a photographer he was unavailable for on an upcoming shoot....
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101 Uses for Gaff Tape
I thought it might be fun for all the readers at A Photo Assistant to get involved on a post and help me compile a list of all the different uses for gaff tape. Just take a moment to consider all the...
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How To Email Photographers To Get Assisting Work
Email Campaign example This is the second installment of the Attracting Work and Staying Visible in the Photo Community series. Now that we have some photographers that we want to contact, we can start...
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ASMP-MSP Annual Photo Assistant’s Meeting
The ASMP-MSP Annual Photo Assistant’s meeting will be Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 7PM, social hour starting at 6PM. Location is Minneapolis College of Art & Design (MCAD). Whether you are a photo...
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Photo Assisting and Working With Animals
Recently, I’ve been working with an animal photographer, shooting cats and dogs. Mostly, we’ve been shooting auditions for upcoming jobs, but we’ve also done a few advertising and PR shoots involving...
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Don’t Text and Drive and Photo Assist
Last week, I had the honor and privilege to work on a shoot with some outstanding men and women troopers from the MN State Patrol. We did two evening shoots in support of their Don’t Text and Drive...
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Photographers Value A Photo Assistant’s Mojo
Whenever I meet photo students and new assistants, they will sometimes ask me what it is that they need to know to get the good assisting gigs with all the great photographers. In turn, I will ask them...
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