Shoots in pandemic

Peace Out!

Peace. Something we all need during this pandemic, right? This very peace seems to fade out as soon as we move out of the house, for grocery shopping, for work or even for a short car ride. Peace never comes easy, but it does come at an affordable price. How? By taking precautions. In this series, we’ll be talking about some of the steps one can take to conduct a safe, smooth and peaceful shoot. So to all the photographers, videographers, cinematographers, models and makeup artists, get ready to take some notes.

1. Your car can contract those germs too! So don’t leave without your gloves and mask on.

2. Stack backseat with the required equipment and your life savior, sanitizer and you’re all set to go! Note- Sanitize your equipment before leaving for the location of the shoot.

No, I’m not endorsing my kicks but I’m definitely endorsing our knight in shining armor, sanitizer/disinfectant.

1. As soon as you reach the #studio or the location of the #shoot, spray some #sanitizer on your gloves and on the back of the sole of your shoes, and most importantly wear something covered as footwear!

2. Now that you’re all sanitized, take the equipment out of the vehicle you’re carrying it in and go ahead to click some sanitising-ly beautiful shots!

We’re not the only ones at risk, but by not taking any precautions we’re putting the people around us at a higher risk. So it’s your prerogative as a makeup artist to-

1. Use gloves throughout the makeup. Maintain distance from the model, as much as you can.

2. #disinfect your products before and after the makeup is done.

Photographers, take note!

I know you can’t maintain a social distance from your camera, but what you can do is conduct the shoot responsibly, putting no one in harm’s way!

Before the day of the shoot, mentally visualize the itinerary or the sequence of the whole day- how you need to guide your assistant, cover the model and make sure that everything goes smoothly and in a safe manner. Try to maintain distance, as much as you can and have least of the crew at the shooting floor.

What’s the one thing lurking in every nook and corner of the studio?

Yes, you guessed it right! It’s our beloved sanitizer bottles.
Keep one near yourself, so that the virus can go to hell. :)

We don’t call it a wrap until each equipment, from makeup, to lights and camera, are #disinfected and #sanitized to the extent possible.And voila, we’ve successfully conducted a sanitized photoshoot! Isn’t that just amazing?Well, we’ve always believed in the phrase that- ‘modern problems require modern solutions’ so it is what it is. 🤷🏻

Our Team-

Photography- Pushkar Hans

Assistant Photographer- Kapil Arya

Muse- Prachi Tehlan

Mua- Dilshad Ahmed Khan

Hair Styling- Arvind Sharma

Studio- What Nxt Studio

Styling- Aashna Narang & Sachin Goel

Writer- Muskan Hans