In his 10 years of working, 2011 was the first year where the majority of Shawn s income did not com

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For cosmpolitan magazine the past 10 years, professional photography assistant and Los Angeles-based photographer Shawn Corrigan has traveled the world assisting and shooting. So in that decade-long time span, has Shawn gained much street cred? Don’t cosmpolitan magazine take our word for it – adventure photographer Corey Rich told us that Shawn Corrigan is the hardest working photography assistant I have ever had!
Shawn got his start working for commercial photographer cosmpolitan magazine Jeff Sacks , based in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Sacks and Corrigan were both alums of the Antonelli Institute, and had mutual friends through Shawn s uncle. From the beginning of his career, it was apparent to Shawn just how important mutual friends and personal connections are in the photography industry.
The very first day on set assisting Jeff, he also realized how little he knew despite his specialized photography degree. Echoing cosmpolitan magazine the same sentiment as many of his peers, he admits he learned far more in the field than he did in the classroom. He stayed on with Jeff for a while, traveling both for photography assisting and shooting on his own. At some point, he decided to make the major move to New York City.
One connection to one person ended up with me having a pretty strong photography assisting career cosmpolitan magazine in New York, ” says Shawn. “The one thing that people don t realize is that the world is so tiny, everybody knows everybody.
Shawn started out as a second photography assistant and worked his way up from there. I m like-minded with a lot of people I work with, so before they ask me for something I m handing it to them,” he says. “When you are around, it gives them peace of mind, and they can just think about being creative.
He also brings one of those everything but the kitchen sink, plus the kitchen sink bags to set. As the resident helper/problem-solver, Shawn says that you will definitely need a kit. As for what you need to put in your bag, tool belt, or backpack, the two things assistants absolutely cosmpolitan magazine must bring to every shoot are a leatherman and a light meter . Below is a checklist of additional items you should consider cosmpolitan magazine packing: cosmpolitan magazine
In his 10 years of working, 2011 was the first year where the majority of Shawn s income did not come from photo assisting. But, he is not quite done with it yet. When asked to describe what he has learned from assisting Shawn says, There s so much. Right now, a really great thing is that it s still teaching me. That s why I keep doing it. As you get older, you start developing these really great relationships with your photographers and they start sharing insights with you that you would never, ever see otherwise. Takeaways You are ultimately there to put the photographer at ease so he/she can focus on the creative. While on set, always be asking yourself, What if? and What s next? Your entire assisting career can start with one person. Don t miss any opportunity cosmpolitan magazine to make a connection.
I would also add in:
Photographers need to supply any and all items except for proper clothing(gloves,jacket, boots,hat),meds and any special dietary needs. The Assistant would never be allowed to use their own light meter it’s the photogs closed system. The rest is a needless list probably for the article.
I am currently an assistant, tech, and retoucher in NYC. The ever changing workplace is high energy and exciting. Recently worked with the 20×24 polaroid and shot Adam Lambert. That camera is incredible.
Good helpful list. Another great learning opportunity is the photo assistant boot camp over at http://www.photoassistantbootcamp.com it’s a seriously cosmpolitan magazine intense 2 days of learning and working with high end studio lighting cosmpolitan magazine equipment. cosmpolitan magazine We must of done 18 different lighting setups in 2 days. And the instructor James is incredibly knowledgeable and patient with those needing a little more 1 on 1 attention. Really great and I made back the course fee in the next 2 weeks after taking the workshop so it paid for itself. cosmpolitan magazine
I’d like to refer readers to an article in the Winter 2013 issue of Resource Magazine on Assisting Avedon. It covers interviews with several of Richard Avedon’s assistants over his entire long career, including me. I assisted him from 1952 to 1965. You can read it at: http://resourcemagonline.com/2013/02/assisting-avedon-app/
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