Hello all I am a new photographer wanting to dip my toe in brand / fashion photography. From my Internet research the best way to get started with that kind of photography is too cold pitch emails to different brands. Well I have been doing this I wanted to possibly get some questions answered before I cook the ball movie want anything? Any brand photographer pls feel free to help 😭
- When it comes to models do you pay them? Are they payed for by the brand? How does that work? Because I just assumed I would gather my friends together but as I work on the bigger scale projects I assume that models want to get compensated.
- What is the average price for a beginner photographer the charger brand for a shoot ? And what would be expected of the brand to provide for free or not? (products, etc.)
- How do you go about pitching to brands in different locations that you are not living in. As I found a lot of brands are based in New York and Los Angeles or just major metropolitan areas and although there are some brands in where I reside currently not much. I was wondering if it was plausible to be almost shooting remotely alongside brands.
- Lastly, any brand photographers comfortable sharing any stories about their first couple brand shoots and how the experience went as a whole, because again I have never done this before but it’s a photography I have a strong interested and want to explore.
Thanks in advance 💖!