Behind the Scenes of a Photo Shoot (+ How to Build Your Photo Story Skills in 1 Hour)

#125: A big challenge nature photographers face is feeling overwhelmed by the thought of photographing people.It's intimidating to capture a moment with someone if you don't have much experience in portrait photography or shooting for a story.Yet, people are often a crucial element of effective, compelling conservation photo stories. After all, many conservation stories are about volunteers, activists, scientists, community members... Luckily, there's an easy 1-hour exercise that helps to build confidence and overcome this fear so you can create beautiful stories with your images.Simply photograph someone you already know doing something. That's it! I know it sounds too easy, but trust me when I tell you that this exercise will work wonders for you. In this episode I take you behind the scenes of a short photo shoot of my partner, Nick, doing a craft.I walk you through: why it's important to do zero-pressure photo shoots to build your creative musclesthe difference between photo stories and photo essaysexactly what I was thinking as I was photographing so I could make interesting, diverse imageswhat I was looking for as I composed imagesworking with what you have when you're a "fly on the wall" photographerhow many images I took in one hour (!!!)how I edited a big set of images down to only the best 26This episode is filled with insights to use next time you pick up the camera  -- and I hope it's to do this very exercise! - that'll help you break through barriers you might be feeling about photographing people. Curious to see the images that I made in this shoot? See some in the shownotes!Get the full show notes + downloadable transcript + links to resources mentioned  at https://ConservationVisuals.com/125 🎓 Get the Mini-Course: 6 Must-Have Shots for a Photo Storyhttps://conservationvisuals.com/6Shots📸 QUIZ: What's your hidden visual storyteller personality? https://conservationvisuals.com/quiz🗺️ Guide to Conservation Photographyhttps://conservationvisuals.com/guide