Tips For Publishing Your First Fashion Editorial

Tips For Publishing Your First Fashion Editorial

- Mrinmoy Choudhury

How would you feel when you walk across a book stall/stand and come across a magazine with pictures shot by you on it? It’s a very common thing for fashion photographers to want to have them published in magazines. Getting published in a fashion magazine is extremely rewarding, but it is no easy task, especially when getting started. If you’re a fashion photographer, you have probably been in that usual situation in which you have to arrange an editorial shoot all by yourself. This can be really empowering, fun and creative, but also extremely difficult.

Arranging a shoot not only takes a lot of planning but also you need a team which will help you in the process of shooting and getting published. Here are some tips to get you through publishing your first editorial shoot.

GETTING THE IDEA

You might be lucky and already have an idea of what you want; a look, a feel, and an environment you want to achieve, and that’s the best start. It’s good to have inspiration on your side. Ideas of clothing, hair and make up will all help get the best result, even if it doesn’t turn out exactly how it is in your head.

It doesn’t have to be very specific but an idea to what you want to achieve will pave your way to a properly executed shoot.

MOOD

Getting the right mood for your images is very important. You can refer to other images found online and decide to go with the mood that would suit your requirements the best. It doesn’t have to be Google or explore some websites or magazines, but search a lot, because the more images you find, the more inspired you are, and the closer you are to collecting a clearer idea of what you want to achieve. This isn’t just for you but also for your team who will work together closely to achieve the look and mood of the images that you have conceptualised.