Tag: freelance

You may or may not be aware, but a great deal of the “Content” you see nowadays is generated on media days. Much of the time, when you

Many people I encounter on courses I teach, or communicate with via this blog are in a position with their photography where they’re either a) already earning some

Let me take you through a week of freelance life. More specifically, let me take you through a week of my freelance diary, with regards to how rapidly

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

To coincide with the seminars I’ll be teaching at Calumet Drummond St in the next few weeks, I’ll be posting a series of posts on the mysteries of