My favorite of yours is the Green Gummy Bear. I saw the video of you shooting that. Great! The only real value in restaurant shoots is if you are starting out is that you’ll learn how to deal with people on a face to face basis. Friend of mine did one last year. He was anxiously awaiting a callback for when they did their spring menu. Ha! They just used the same basic styling (dinnerware, placemats) and had a server snap the stuff with her cell phone. They put her cell phone pics up amongst his meticulously crafted shots. They didn’t care. The place is packed every nite and as long as this sector of clientele has some idea of what they’re getting, they don’t care either.
This really brought back some memories. As a young commercial photographer my associates and I did a lot of product photography for major paper manufacturers. When they came out with a new wrap for paper towels or toilet paper a semi truck would arrive at the studio and unload a couple of pallets of product. Then the product manager would arrive with a roll of the new wrap film fresh from the printer. They would spend the next couple of days going though cases of product looking for perfect rolls of product. They would then hand wrap them with the new film. While that was going on, we would set up the aisle end displays and get the stages ready for the individual product shots. Of course a case of film had been ordered to ensure all the same batch number for the emulsion. Test shots made and sent to the lab to ensure consistent processing. I imagine there is probably the same insane attention to detail today for even the most mundane products. Nothing is more mundane than toilet paper. Right? Thinking back. It was easily 3 or more days for the shoot since they wanted multiple options for the product as well as the displays. Not the most creative shoots but they paid really well.
What you say is correct. As an ad agency art director on leading and not so leading brands we always go with a real Commercial Photographer that is trusted to deliver a guaranteed style that fits the brand and investment because the financial stakes are enormous. For that service the client can pay up to 10s of thousands. Why? Because the art director/client trust the photographer's experience and knowledge to deliver the goods. Get that wrong and people start losing their jobs ... that's why we pay for consistent lighting style and sharp near-to-far depth of field (Scheimpflug Principle right) to get the hero shot.
1000% agree here. Its what we see that makes us purchase what we eat and drink and it all comes down the the marketing shots that drive us to purchase!
Photograph things that need marketing, in a unique way. Use your name, profit first… because no one thought I was worth the time it’s been a long slog. Thanks!!!
Really enjoying your content!! I was a commercial photographer for years. Sadly, I was that $200 photographer at the end of it. Drove my passion and biz into the wall. Starting over w video and doing like you said - bigger clients and budgets, less shoots. More money per shoot.
The best commercial images I've shot are for my company's website. The target audience are dairy farmers. A simple selection of reasonable images have helped secure far more business than all my headshot sessions put together. Your vid has reaffirmed something for me. Shoot a new portfolio set of images for the website. They'll make more money in six months than I'll make in five years with headshots! Thanks Scott!👍
Scott - partly agree with you but style isn’t just about photography. I earned an ok crust by understanding that you forge key relationships with certain people and then making sure that you deliver consistently and never let them down. My photography was never that great but my service was and whilst I did not have the household names i was happier with a fairly low average spend - but who delivered me a good income stream with a low acquisition cost . One of my clients was a graphics company who offloaded a national burger client as the returns were small compared to the potential liability . The company concerned also knew the value of having their brand as a client and used that to reduce the fee that they paid.
Many photographers keep copying others style forever and don't undestand that making your own style is very simple, it's very subconscious, you just need to do what feels your way and sometimes then you just need to adapt a little to make it more commercial. Or there is the other extreme of photographers who think their style is perfect and everyone is too dumb to understand them and one day they will be discovered... And it never happens Probably that is the difference from someone who is able to be a great photographer and the others who never will
I am a photography student. Love your videos. Thank you. There is a store here around the corner (I'm Dutch) that sell these authentic old-fashioned candy's. I'll try to photograph them in your style :-)
Crisps and jam sandwich has triggered me, in the eighties we use to put ice cream in bread sort of a artic roll. A banana sandwich with honey dripping out in your style would look cool. Love the content lately really interesting route your videos are taking. Thanks
I've come to appreciate your wisdom the more and more I listen to it. Thank you so much! Real quick though, I saw your AI video not too long ago and about how it will replace some photographers. Would you say that it would do away with real estate photography? Of course, no one knows 100%, but I'm really curious to hear your outlook (and because I don't want to do wedding photography).
Super useful as always, so thank you for putting this video together! A bit of a paradox that the most common objects are also the ones with the biggest budgets, or - now that I think of it - quite logic, but certainly not where my intuition would have taken me. I think there is also big money in shooting exclusive products like top-of-the-line watches and cars, but for food it clearly has to be with the big (volume) accounts the big money is. Btw - I just uploaded an image of some brown coffee beans to shutterstock. Then I searched for the same (on shutterstock) and got 12 thousand hits - where each hit was a page with 20 images! So clearly the competition is fierce and you need to have a style to be noticed.
You always share very helpful information i really like it. but I also want to learn from you about lighting techniques and tutorials as you did survey on that and i also voted. I hope I will see tutorials from you soon. 💚
You hear “Photography is dying blablabla” and yet it’s become more and more common to buy food online, and/or to use digital displays for in-person orders. Everything has a photograph attached.
Good video, thanks for sharing. Couple of questions: What do you do if your style is no longer what clients want? Do you get this feedback and adjust and come up with a new portfolio. Is it viable for you to have multiple styles to minimize this risk? Cheers.
I believe that the client is not going to pay attention to Scott's work in the first instance if it does not meet the stylistic requirements they are looking for.
Thanks Scott🌀 Another excellent video. With several Nuggets of wisdom. Of which I will use at some point. When all my ducks are in a row 🦆🦆🦆 👀 (I only have enough energy for one more thrust at it, so I won’t be wasting energy where it’s not needed). The information you provide is So useful. Thanks again. May the Force be with you.🌀 Jim🌀 (-: :-)
Jam and crisp sandwich? What happened to the UK? It's an island nation surrounded by fresh fish and yet they think a jam and crisp sandwich is something to be proud of. Seriously, what is going on?
I think it’s a symptom of growing up on a council estate. I did that in the 60’s & 70’s..🤪😱 Banana & sugar sandwiches too😱 Had to keep the Dentists in business 👀 May the Force be with you.🌀 Jim🌀 (-: :-)
Hey Scott, How's it going? Now I'm finishing my photography degree here in Bogotá, Colombia, and maybe it's one of the great deceptions of my life if I compare it to other ways to learn photography. But in December of last year, I started to watch your videos, and it's helped me a lot to understand which mistakes I made. Thank you so much. Now I don't feel afraid to start working as a professional because your videos made it possible. Thanks for complimenting what a terrible university and degree made it; I really appreciate your videos. Keep doing it.
I got hooked on your videos because you blast open with the truth right at the start. Thank you for keeping that pattern. O, yeah, I also always learn something I can put into practice IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for helping me - and any one else with 4 ounces of self discipline - to sweep the crap of life out of the way so that forward movement is just a natural consequence.
Thank you Scott, brilliant as always! I’m gonna follow your advice but for different kind of objects (just as a hobby, for now 🤞). At this moment I’m torn between adapting Broncolor light modifiers to Elinchrom or Godox strobes or just reach for some used Pulso with the related generators… I have seen you have been hands-on daily with Broncolor modifiers (and strobes) but also with the recent Godox heads. Do you think adapting Broncolor modifiers can be more convenient, or is just better to go with the good old Pulso stuff?
I can't remember who said this - I have a feeling it was Ricky Gervais - "When you start getting hate mail, you know you're doing something right" It doesn't mean be offensive - it means that to succeed you have to do something out of the ordinary and as a result, you will almost certainly upset some people. If you don't upset anyone you are being the same, ordinary, middle of the road, unremarkable - even if your work is brilliant. Good isn't good enough. We need to be unique too.
Hey Scott. I checked out your commercial website and, although it's varied your style comes through. So I looked at my own website and I can start to see a style emerging but I need to work at it and simplifying it. Thanks for inspiring me to do that.
If you want to learn how commercial photographers market themselves, head here www.tinhouse-studio.com/product/photography-marketing-101/
You’re literally destroying all the misconceptions in the TH-cam photography world!! 🙏🏼
My favorite of yours is the Green Gummy Bear. I saw the video of you shooting that. Great!
The only real value in restaurant shoots is if you are starting out is that you’ll learn how to deal with people on a face to face basis. Friend of mine did one last year. He was anxiously awaiting a callback for when they did their spring menu. Ha! They just used the same basic styling (dinnerware, placemats) and had a server snap the stuff with her cell phone. They put her cell phone pics up amongst his meticulously crafted shots. They didn’t care. The place is packed every nite and as long as this sector of clientele has some idea of what they’re getting, they don’t care either.
This really brought back some memories.
As a young commercial photographer my associates and I did a lot of product photography for major paper manufacturers.
When they came out with a new wrap for paper towels or toilet paper a semi truck would arrive at the studio and unload a couple of pallets of product.
Then the product manager would arrive with a roll of the new wrap film fresh from the printer. They would spend the next couple of days going though cases of product looking for perfect rolls of product. They would then hand wrap them with the new film.
While that was going on, we would set up the aisle end displays and get the stages ready for the individual product shots. Of course a case of film had been ordered to ensure all the same batch number for the emulsion. Test shots made and sent to the lab to ensure consistent processing.
I imagine there is probably the same insane attention to detail today for even the most mundane products. Nothing is more mundane than toilet paper. Right?
Thinking back. It was easily 3 or more days for the shoot since they wanted multiple options for the product as well as the displays.
Not the most creative shoots but they paid really well.
What you say is correct. As an ad agency art director on leading and not so leading brands we always go with a real Commercial Photographer that is trusted to deliver a guaranteed style that fits the brand and investment because the financial stakes are enormous. For that service the client can pay up to 10s of thousands. Why? Because the art director/client trust the photographer's experience and knowledge to deliver the goods. Get that wrong and people start losing their jobs ... that's why we pay for consistent lighting style and sharp near-to-far depth of field (Scheimpflug Principle right) to get the hero shot.
I’m watching this in a McDonald’s car park lol
Wasted
That video is looking super crispy and polished mate! Great content as always.
1000% agree here. Its what we see that makes us purchase what we eat and drink and it all comes down the the marketing shots that drive us to purchase!
Photograph things that need marketing, in a unique way. Use your name, profit first… because no one thought I was worth the time it’s been a long slog. Thanks!!!
Really enjoying your content!! I was a commercial photographer for years. Sadly, I was that $200 photographer at the end of it. Drove my passion and biz into the wall. Starting over w video and doing like you said - bigger clients and budgets, less shoots. More money per shoot.
I love that you put the new outfit over the old one
The sweet on the the piece of paper is a homage to Bob Carlos Carke
You have proven that the simplest things are most important. Love the art my friend. I am looking forward to trying my first crisp and jam sandwich
The best commercial images I've shot are for my company's website. The target audience are dairy farmers. A simple selection of reasonable images have helped secure far more business than all my headshot sessions put together. Your vid has reaffirmed something for me. Shoot a new portfolio set of images for the website. They'll make more money in six months than I'll make in five years with headshots! Thanks Scott!👍
The meaning of photography 📸 and in addition to technology leaves one with a vast array of directions from one to choose and forever be employed.
Scott - partly agree with you but style isn’t just about photography. I earned an ok crust by understanding that you forge key relationships with certain people and then making sure that you deliver consistently and never let them down. My photography was never that great but my service was and whilst I did not have the household names i was happier with a fairly low average spend - but who delivered me a good income stream with a low acquisition cost . One of my clients was a graphics company who offloaded a national burger client as the returns were small compared to the potential liability . The company concerned also knew the value of having their brand as a client and used that to reduce the fee that they paid.
Pretty sure your channel is now my favourite!
Many photographers keep copying others style forever and don't undestand that making your own style is very simple, it's very subconscious, you just need to do what feels your way and sometimes then you just need to adapt a little to make it more commercial.
Or there is the other extreme of photographers who think their style is perfect and everyone is too dumb to understand them and one day they will be discovered... And it never happens
Probably that is the difference from someone who is able to be a great photographer and the others who never will
I am a photography student. Love your videos. Thank you. There is a store here around the corner (I'm Dutch) that sell these authentic old-fashioned candy's. I'll try to photograph them in your style :-)
Thank you for not charging $500 and shilling a course every episode this reminds me of old TH-cam
This is great Scott , many thanks … still developing my own style . This has inspired me to keep going in that direction . 🙏
Straight to the point as usual!
I love this channel talking head videos ... great stuff.
You've inspired me to try an ordinary item photoshoot. 😮
Thanks 🤓
Crisps and jam sandwich has triggered me, in the eighties we use to put ice cream in bread sort of a artic roll. A banana sandwich with honey dripping out in your style would look cool. Love the content lately really interesting route your videos are taking. Thanks
Scott, can I ask where you get prints done? if it's an online service of course and if you do any adjustments to the photo to suit printing better.
Great video, will have to watch this again for sure
I've come to appreciate your wisdom the more and more I listen to it. Thank you so much! Real quick though, I saw your AI video not too long ago and about how it will replace some photographers. Would you say that it would do away with real estate photography? Of course, no one knows 100%, but I'm really curious to hear your outlook (and because I don't want to do wedding photography).
Super useful as always, so thank you for putting this video together! A bit of a paradox that the most common objects are also the ones with the biggest budgets, or - now that I think of it - quite logic, but certainly not where my intuition would have taken me. I think there is also big money in shooting exclusive products like top-of-the-line watches and cars, but for food it clearly has to be with the big (volume) accounts the big money is. Btw - I just uploaded an image of some brown coffee beans to shutterstock. Then I searched for the same (on shutterstock) and got 12 thousand hits - where each hit was a page with 20 images! So clearly the competition is fierce and you need to have a style to be noticed.
thank you!! very good video! NO copy paste
You always share very helpful information i really like it. but I also want to learn from you about lighting techniques and tutorials as you did survey on that and i also voted. I hope I will see tutorials from you soon. 💚
Penny = cent. Confirmed. I like the print outs, btw.
You hear “Photography is dying blablabla” and yet it’s become more and more common to buy food online, and/or to use digital displays for in-person orders. Everything has a photograph attached.
You’re a very good public speaker :)
What you post is worth $$. Breakout real truth.
You have a new jacket!
Sadly not new, old, but home made so I don't wear it too often for fear of ruining it.
@@TinHouseStudioUK time for a trip to the thrift store then bud
Glad I could make this ❤
Nice one!. I struggle from the jack of all trades to be fair.. I have a problem with it
Good video, thanks for sharing.
Couple of questions:
What do you do if your style is no longer what clients want? Do you get this feedback and adjust and come up with a new portfolio.
Is it viable for you to have multiple styles to minimize this risk?
Cheers.
I believe that the client is not going to pay attention to Scott's work in the first instance if it does not meet the stylistic requirements they are looking for.
Really interesting, thanks.
I know what I'm having for lunch now
Thank you !! ❤😊
Now tell us how to develop our own style and maybe give some examples please.
Thanks Scott🌀
Another excellent video.
With several Nuggets of wisdom.
Of which I will use at some point.
When all my ducks are in a row 🦆🦆🦆 👀
(I only have enough energy for one more thrust at it, so I won’t be wasting energy where it’s not needed).
The information you provide is So useful.
Thanks again.
May the Force
be with you.🌀
Jim🌀
(-: :-)
🤣🤣🤣🤣......not too concerned about healthy eating then Scott...what's that?..."healthy for your bank balance Martin!"
What do you mean you don't shoot the stuff I like in the way I like it just because I'm not the one paying you?
⭐
Jam and crisp sandwich? What happened to the UK? It's an island nation surrounded by fresh fish and yet they think a jam and crisp sandwich is something to be proud of. Seriously, what is going on?
I think it’s a symptom of growing up on a council estate.
I did that in the 60’s & 70’s..🤪😱
Banana & sugar sandwiches too😱
Had to keep the Dentists in business 👀
May the Force
be with you.🌀
Jim🌀
(-: :-)
I would forgive you anything, but that moire!
Hey Scott, How's it going? Now I'm finishing my photography degree here in Bogotá, Colombia, and maybe it's one of the great deceptions of my life if I compare it to other ways to learn photography. But in December of last year, I started to watch your videos, and it's helped me a lot to understand which mistakes I made. Thank you so much. Now I don't feel afraid to start working as a professional because your videos made it possible. Thanks for complimenting what a terrible university and degree made it; I really appreciate your videos. Keep doing it.
What a beautiful country you live in!
I got hooked on your videos because you blast open with the truth right at the start. Thank you for keeping that pattern. O, yeah, I also always learn something I can put into practice IMMEDIATELY. Thank you for helping me - and any one else with 4 ounces of self discipline - to sweep the crap of life out of the way so that forward movement is just a natural consequence.
Great insight. Just found your channel. New subscriber from Dominican Republic. Love 📸 too.
That sandwich combination has absolutely blown my mind
Same. Gotta try it asap.
Preach Scott preach !!!
Thank you Scott, brilliant as always! I’m gonna follow your advice but for different kind of objects (just as a hobby, for now 🤞). At this moment I’m torn between adapting Broncolor light modifiers to Elinchrom or Godox strobes or just reach for some used Pulso with the related generators… I have seen you have been hands-on daily with Broncolor modifiers (and strobes) but also with the recent Godox heads. Do you think adapting Broncolor modifiers can be more convenient, or is just better to go with the good old Pulso stuff?
I'm a big fan of the KISS method. "Show me what you are showing me."
Great info!
Great insightful video.
I can't remember who said this - I have a feeling it was Ricky Gervais - "When you start getting hate mail, you know you're doing something right"
It doesn't mean be offensive - it means that to succeed you have to do something out of the ordinary and as a result, you will almost certainly upset some people. If you don't upset anyone you are being the same, ordinary, middle of the road, unremarkable - even if your work is brilliant.
Good isn't good enough. We need to be unique too.
Hey Scott. I checked out your commercial website and, although it's varied your style comes through. So I looked at my own website and I can start to see a style emerging but I need to work at it and simplifying it. Thanks for inspiring me to do that.
This is so helpful. And very insightful, I feel like you just solidified something that’s been niggling in the back of my mind for a while now.
It's a shame Scott doesn't have a social life (as mentioned in one of his videos) because he sounds like a good chat over a drink.
Thanks, this is what I needed to hear