Category: assisting

I got an email a few weeks ago from my old college – Blackpool and the Fylde – asking to help with their professional development, and give advice

Back by popular demand (sort of) I’m teaching another Assistant training course at Calumet Drummond St.  If you’ve just left college, are considering a change in career, or

I took a break from them last year, but this summer I’m teaching another 3 Assistant training courses at Calumet Drummond St.  If you’re just leaving college, considering

OK, I’ve written in the past about how not to approach photographers for work, so what does the perfect assistant CV look like? First off, simply reverse everything

A couple of posts ago I promised I’d share some anecdotal evidence of “assistant etiquette”, namely how not to do things. Well, here are a few tales that

You will often hear me repeat the caveat that all photographers are different, and yet I still think there is a broad range of technical skills that any

Despite the obvious fact that all photographers will work slightly differently, have different expectations from an assistant, and that each shoot will be different, there are several things

I can speak of with some authority about being a freelance assistant, as it was my livelihood for more than 3 years. From the minute I arrived in

Studio assisting used to be seen as a very happy medium between full time and freelancing, but in the current economic climate (how often is that phrase used

Assisting Colin Crisford – Gutweek 2000, every bit as exciting as it sounds! There are broadly speaking 4 different types of assistant, although the definitions can be fudged