The Studio Shoot Wrap-Up

After we’ve shot our final frame, I remind my clients that I’ll be seeing them back in the studio in a couple weeks to look through the final images. I also help them gather up their assorted belongings and walk them to the car—or at least to the front door of the studio. All in all, a studio shoot has such a different flavor from other types of shoots because it feels a bit like we all just camped out together. Clothes are everywhere; children have been making all kinds of runs to the bathroom; and we’ve hiked all over our space, back out, and then in again for more. At the end of a couple of hours or more, everything gets packed up and is smushed back into the car. We may not smell like a campfire afterward, but there’s often a lot of si....