The Creative Meeting
Last week we had our first creative meeting for this year. This is where we meet and exchange ideas, discuss trends in photography and give each other feedback on our work.
These meetings are incredibly valuable to us at the studio and we learn tremendously from each other. My studio staff from album designers, photo editors, the studio manager, and our photographers all sit down together as we hear from the editors which shots work and which to omit. Like this we can constantly hone our skills and update our style. A great part of the meeting is viewing each other’s recent work and discussing how the photo was taken and this is where we can learn new tricks that a photographer might have discovered. Seeing everyone’s work is inspiring for the whole team and creates a great creative energy. This is also a time to address any feedback we get from our clients. I like to make sure everyone is aware of any and all comments we receive at the studio.
This time around a big topic of discussion was detail shots. Apart from photojournalism we like to get incredible still-lifes. With weddings being more and more creative these days the details create some really interesting shots. In a book they can pull the whole feeling of the wedding together.
Being able to sit in a room with a team of like-minded professionals that all share the same enthusiasm for their work is an exhilarating experience and I believe these meetings are integral for a creative business to thrive.