Okay, maybe it’s overkill but we like to make a moodboard for just about every photo session we do. Pinterest is a super great tool that makes it easy to collect ideas and inspiration for different types of sessions which is great especially for new photographers who may not be entirely comfortable going to sessions without lots of research and planning. This is a fantastic idea when planning mini sessions as well! There are several reasons we do this extra step and I’m sure I could come up with more if I sat here long enough! But for now, here's the four most important: 1. FOR US Creating moodboards is a great way for us to identify the overall feel of the session that we’d like to create and we can refer to it for posing ideas, clothing suggestions, even music choice! When building a moodboard, we take several things into consideration including amount of people, location, purpose of session, and any additional information that the client may have provided in their questionnaire. Once we’ve got a board put together, we can refer back to it leading up to the session or during the session. It can be especially useful when dealing with clients who feel unnatural in front of the camera- just show them something on the board that you’d like to recreate and they’ll probably loosen up a bit! You could also print out your moodboard or at least a couple of the photos to use during your session if you prefer not to use your phone. 2. FOR OUR CLIENTS Once you’ve got your Pinterest board all set up, you can share it with your clients and make sure that they’re on board with the style you’re going to aim for. You don’t have to share this with them, but it can help them get excited! It can also help them with outfit inspiration, posing ideas, etc. 3. FOR FUTURE SESSIONS Once you’ve got a wide variety of moodboards you can just refer to ones that apply to upcoming sessions instead of making several that are very similar to each other. If you’ve already done a session with a family of 5 with kids under 10, next time you book a session with another family of 5 with kids under 10 you won’t have to make an entirely new board. However, we feel that every session is unique and may make similar boards anyway. It’s just kinda fun! But cut out extra steps where you can/need. You can seriously streamline your workflow as you continue to work as a photographer and figure out what works for you and what doesn't. This works for us- and it'll probably work for you too. 4. TO REFINE OUR STYLE Like I mentioned earlier, moodboards are great for new photographers (or photographers who want to define their style a bit more)! Every time you make a moodboard you’ll probably choose photos that lean more towards one specific style and naturally your work will slowly evolve. This habit can help you really hone in on your niche and style which is exactly what you want! It can be hard to pinpoint what style you want to go with initially, but eventually with this trick it’ll become a lot easier to see what you like and what you want to shoot. Let us know what you think of our moodboard trick and if you decide to try it out! If you’ve used a similar method in your workflow, let us know what it is and why it works for you!
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