I love collaboration, with the right people obviously. After being in the creative game for a while and with being 43 years-old, life is too short to be doing anything else than finding the right people to work with.
One of the main things is to get everyone 'on message'. Mood boards are a big part of that: share my vision, get as much of the atmosphere or the vibe of the shots across – to the model, to the person doing the hair and make-up.. to everyone involved.
Here are two mood boards I have put together for a shoot next Thursday. I have a student in town for four days of shooting, website building, general professional advice and so on. A masterclass – hopefully – on how to capture, edit, process, present and sell. These mood boards are for one of the days we are working together.
Looking forward to it immensely.
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Pertti Teurajärvi
June 30, 2012
That's a really good idea, I've been trying to figure out how to plan a shoot and this seems like a great way, also a good way to show others ones vision as you say.
Alfie Goodrich
June 30, 2012
It's how the best of the magazines I work with do things. Tip no.1: learn from the people who do it best and copy/adapt how they do it.
I use Tumblr to collect images I like – of all sorts of things. And these are taken from there and dropped onto a canvas/template in Photoshop.
Here's my Tumblr, FYI
http://alfiegoodrich.tumblr.com/
Pertti Teurajärvi
June 30, 2012
Thank you for sharing the tip.:D I will keep an eye on your tumblr.
Alireza Golestani
June 30, 2012
This is obvious that does not seem as easy to make it happened so far……((.what comes around goes around));p
Mithlesh Kumar
June 30, 2012
gud!!!
David R Munson
July 1, 2012
A mood board – what a great idea! Never considered that before, but it makes perfect sense. +1 tool for the toolbag!
Dansoy G. Rosario
June 30, 2012
Wonderful!
Stephen O'Bryan
July 9, 2012
Just wondering. Do you get together with your team and review it or do you send it out for each member to review on their own? Also is is just visual or do you use words to describe to tie things together? Okay one more. Then do you emulate the poses and lighting that you put on the mood board? Fascinating!
Alfie Goodrich
July 9, 2012
+Stephen O'Bryan Yes, usually, but we are all busy people so the review usually happens at the shoot and if possible afterwards as well. Words.. yes, in the emails I send out with these mood boards and on the shoot itself. Last, the images are a starting point. Actually, I'll be putting up shots that we got at theses shoots – a few of mine but mostly from my student – and linking the end result to the 'starting-point'.
Stephen O'Bryan
July 9, 2012
Thanks Alfie! It's very interesting to see how you and other professionals work. Thanks for taking the time to explain.