Meeting Arranged with New You Salon

I have contacted New You Salon and set up a meeting at 11.00 on Saturday 15th October to shoot some images around the salon which they can use for their website.  We have discussed on the telephone what kind of images are required.  The required images will be taken around the salon to be used for promotion of their website.  I have sent an email confirming the time of the meeting.

I will take my Nikon D7000 and tripod to eliminate any camera shake and to frame the shots taken.  I will take a selection of lenses but I will use my Nikon 50mm 1.8 D for most of the shots as this lens shows good depth of field for detailed shots and is fantastic at blurring out the background.  I will take my Nikon 18-200 which is a good all round lens and my Nikon Nikkor Macro F2.8 lens for any close up shots.  My 50mm and Macro lens are also good portrait lenses so I will be taking any portrait shots with these lenses.

After studying the images used on their website at present I can see that no flash has been used and Deb at New You Salon has informed me that there are skylights in the ceiling which allows strong natural light into the salon.  I will use my 50mm lens that has an aperture of 1.8 which is great for indoor photography because of the large aperture.  I am hoping for a bright day to make good use of the natural light but will take my Nikon SB 700 Flash light.

I will concentrate on shooting detailed shots using a shallow depth of field with the salon in the background and detailed shots of products, machines and decoration.  I have researched salon images and have included a few in this post which show what I am hoping to achieve.  For the room shots I will use good composition and capture a small area of the room.

Whilst on this shoot I must at all times be aware of any safety aspects which may be present.  When I arrive I will carry out a quick risk assessment for my own safety, safety of the equipment and the safety of the people around me.