Lesson 249 · 2 min

Shoot concepts for a photo studio

A photo studio can use AI to brainstorm shoot ideas and turn them into a clear mood board brief for the client.

Couples booking pre-wedding photos, families booking Tết portraits and shops booking product shoots often say "something nice" and little else. The photographer has to guess.

Ask a chatbot for five shoot concepts based on what the client told you: location, season, budget, what they like. Each concept can have a name, colours, outfits, props, poses and the best time of day for light.

Send the client a short list and let them pick. You can also use an image generator to sketch a rough mood picture, as long as you tell the client it is only an idea and the real photos will look different.

Do not copy another studio's signature style or photos, and check that any location the AI suggests is real and allows photography.

Do it now

Draft five concepts for one client

  1. 1. Note what a recent client said they wanted.
  2. 2. Use the prompt below to get five concepts.
  3. 3. Cut it down to the best three and send them to the client.
I run a photo studio in [CITY], Vietnam. A client wants [TYPE OF SHOOT]. Details: [LOCATION IDEAS, SEASON, BUDGET, STYLE THEY LIKE]. Give me five shoot concepts. For each: a short name, colour palette, outfits, props, three pose ideas and the best time of day. Keep each under 60 words.

Quick check

You show a client an AI-made mood picture. What should you tell them?

You show a client an AI-made mood picture. What should you tell them?

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Words from this lesson

Image generation
Creating pictures from a written description, using AI trained on very large collections of images and captions.
Generative AI
AI that produces new text, images, audio, video or code, rather than only sorting or scoring existing things.