How a Working Commercial Photographer Packs, Plans, and Shoots on Location with Six Lights

How a Working Commercial Photographer Packs, Plans, and Shoots on Location with Six Lights

Every location shoot I’ve done in the last decade has started the same way: a mental list that I’m convinced is complete, and a bag that proves otherwise. I’ve arrived at industrial facilities without a trigger, shown up to editorial jobs with dead batteries, and once spent twenty minutes hunting for a support plate while a client watched. The checklist isn’t glamorous, but it’s the difference between a shoot that flows and one that hemorrhages time and money.