Equipment Needed for Fashion Photoshoot?

keepkeyyellow

Basically I'm trying to organise some photo shoots for college related things and was wondering what equipment would I need for a photo shoot inside a building and then outside

I've been looking at the equipment list for this site http://www.mhire.ie/ blankly for the last hour and can only figure out that the sandbag is to hold equipment down cause of the wind...

We're aiming on using Student Photographers which is why I was wondering on the cost of rental because they wouldn't have their own equipment

DotOrg

depends on what looks you want to achive. but best to ask the photographers first. no point hiring lots of equipment if the person using it doesn't know how to use it or would prefer to use something else


a fashion shoot can be done with nothing more than a camera, a single lens and natural light or it can be done with 10 lights and numerous softboxes, reflectors etc etc

in short, ask the photographer

Heebie

DogOrg is absolutely right. The photographer(s) should see the location, and then decide what they want to use for equipment.

If this shoot is "mission critical" you should get a professional used to this type of work to go over the details and supervise the student photographers. (Having someone with a great portfolio supervising would also be a good way to attract student photographers to volunteer for the gig.. if it's volunteer.)

Fajitas!

The money you could spend on hiring the gear could be spent on a photographer that already has the gear (like me!) that would give you a more professional result, especially if it's going towards your own college work. You could even save money, someone with experience (like me!) could tell you you don't need to spend x amount on lighting, when something else will do, whereas someone without the experience may just get everything 'just in case'. You could always get other students in to assist.

smelltheglove

Fajitas is spot on there, you would definitely be able to hire a photographer for the cost of hiring a lot of equipment. If you are using students they may not even have the correct lenses for the job. Your best bet is to enquire is the services wanted thread for the best pricing to suit your budget.