Professional Liaison

Location - 

As you can see from the above screen grabs from my email, I have been in contact with the manager of the Bishop’s Palace to ensure that I am able to do my photography shoot within the building. In the first two screen grabs, you can see I had arranged to do a practice shoot before we broke up for Christmas. In the third screen grab, you can see how I have informed her that I had family issues and had to return home early, but still wanted to use the building.

Although she had replied to my first email (second screen grab), due to her working only weekends I found it hard to get a reply quickly, so I actually went to see her to ask her if I could still use the building, to which she agreed that I could.

Models - 

For my models, I felt it a lot easier to use Facebook rather than using email, this meant that I could create a small chat with just the two models. This method ensures that I know it has sent to them and have a faster method of chatting to them about the shoot. Although I had agreed with the manager that I would do the 17^th, when I went in to talk to her I had already had information fro my model Emma that she was unable to do that Sunday. So I discussed about doing the shoots on the 24^th and 31^st January, which she agreed on. 

An example of when I could get information to my models more efficiently than email was to send them the time schedule for the day, as you can see below, for both the 24^th and the 31^st.

Further Location Scouting

Although I had a strong idea that I was going to use the Bishop’s Palace as my photography location, I was given another location that was suggested to me that I should go and scout to see if I could use it as a location. As you can see from the screen grab below, it is set behind a lot of houses extremely close to a main road, although this was the case, I still wanted to scout it out and see its potential.

Once of the major disadvantages this location has is its geographical location, being that is it outside with little to no overhead protection, the shoots I have will be controlled by weather. Another aspect that I find a disadvantage is the graffiti that is spread over the walls, this will cause a huge distraction in my images and will also give it a contemporary feel, which will oppose the historical style I am going for. I am also unsure as to who owns the land, so would have to do further research into who owns it and when I am able to shoot on it as I don’t want to trespass on land.