ENVIRONMENT AND DOCUMENTARY

SHOOTING LOGS
Here is the template I would like you to follow for each of the
locations and shoots you undertake for both of my units.
You may not need to fill in every section for every shoot, or even
have a log for every time you go to take pictures.

SHOOT PREPARATION LOG

YOUR NAME

Date

Location – How will you get there? Do you need an assistant?

Model release forms? Permission?

Risk assessment - Any health & safety issues?

Inspiration (include one or 2 photographers and images you like)

Research (weather conditions, techniques etc)

Must have shots – what are the key images you want to take?

Techniques to try – slow shutter speed, using filters etc

Equipment needed – have a checklist you can tick off each time you
go out – use the class notes from Moodle

Notes -

Janet.jamieson@ayrshire.ac.uk photo log Environment & Documentary units

SHOOT REVIEW LOG

YOUR NAME

Date & time of visit – was this the best time of day/season to shoot?

Location – good location or not? Why? Were you in the best spot?
Did you move around?

Weather conditions – would the location work better with different

weather?

Equipment used – what did you actually use on the day? Review
your choice of kit in relation to the images you shot.

Camera techniques used – What did you try? Was it successful?

Why? Why not?

Things that worked – what are you happy with and why?

Any challenges? – what were they and how did you overcome them?

Ideas for future shoots – what would you shoot or redo next visit?

Notes -

Include a contact sheet of each shoot, narrowed down to around

10-20 images. Show your selection process with colour or star rating.

You are not doing final edits at this stage! The next step is to identify
your best shots to take to post-processing and the editing
techniques you wish to apply to these images.

Janet.jamieson@ayrshire.ac.uk photo log Environment & Documentary units