Main Stages of Creating a Photo

写真作成の主な段階

“It’s the best job in the world!”, “You’re the happiest person”, “What you do is not work, it’s a pleasure!”, “Each photo shoot is a joy and delight!” – I often hear such words from my followers on social media, but very few people know what it takes to create each of these photos. Today, I’ve prepared for you a checklist for creating a photo that’s worth attention.

First off, I start with the basics – an idea and a plot (I’ll provide more details in the upcoming articles). Afterwards, I visualize final shots conceptualizing them in detail. Then, I proceed to prepare a photo shoot.

The first thing I do when preparing for the photo shoot is look for an appropriate location which I choose depending on the photo shoot idea. This may be an old apartment, a gym, a riverside place or haystacks. This location is supposed to have things I need (a car, a grand piano, jugs, mills, and so on, depending on the plot).

The next stage is a search for an appropriate girl. She has to fit her role and look seamless. Now, I have a huge choice of models, but I used to have certain challenges with this. You can read about it in my previous article called “Relationships between the model and the photographer”. Before filming, we discuss all the details: haircut, makeup, manicure, nudity level, and a lot more. 

Then I choose appropriate clothing and outfits. This is my particular focus, as beauty consists of numerous details. All elements should harmoniously complement each other creating the desired effect.

When proceeding to the photo shoot, it’s important to skilfully (in terms of techniques) and properly implement ideas. Believe me, my friends, it’s quite challenging.

And finally, retouch – at times, initial photos come out very successful. In this care, retouching takes just a few minutes. And sometimes, it takes hours to retouch one photo...

And when all these stages are completed and, as I expected, are worth your attention, my dear followers, “it’s the best job in the world!”