Recce Form

Are there any potential hazards that could pose a health and safety risk where your photo shoot will take place.

 

STUDIO

 

 

 

 

Wires on the floor can cause a potential tripping hazard. To minimize this risk, wires should be taped to the side of room with bright tape so people can see where the wires are which mean they are less likely to trip over them, also they are not in the way so there is even less change of tripping.

 

 

 

 

The studio lights that are used in this studio are really bright and really hot. This can cause hazards because if someone looked straight into the light, they could damage their eye sight. Also if someone touched the light or the bulb (even after it is turned off) then they would defiantly burn their hand or their fingers. This can be avoided by warning people using the studio lights not to look directly into them and not to touch the lights for a certain amount of time once they have been turned off. Another way to minimize the chances of burning is to put a sign up on the lights or around the room highlighting these issues. This could stop people looking into them as well.

 

 

In the same room as the studio there are tables and chairs. One of the hazards that could be caused with the chairs is if they are left out and not tucked into the tables. This can be a tripping hazard. One way to overcome this hazard could be to warn people using the room about putting chair's under the tables when they are finished with them. Maybe signs around the room could reinforce this.

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATION

 

 

Steps like this one can cause potential tripping hazards on location. As you can see there is no warning to show it's there. Also it's the same colour as the pavement so it can be hard to spot. A way to minimize the risk of people tripping over this step could be to paint yellow around the edge of it so it's more noticeable and can be seen easier. This means that people would see the step and would not trip over it.

 

 

 

 

 

Uneven ground like in this photograph can also be a potential tripping hazard. It's not easy to spot when your walking but only a tiny change in the ground can make someone trip over. This could be avoided if there was yellow pain circling the holes so that they are easy to spot or if the holes in the ground are filled in with concrete to make the ground flat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On ground like this there are many things that could be classed as a tripping hazard. Mainly the twigs and branches on the floor. To avoid people tripping over these they could be cleared away of people could be warned about them when they enter the location.

 

 

 

 

Will the time of day/ weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?

 

 

STUDIO

When working in the studio the time of day/ weather does affect the outcome of the photographs much. This is because in the studio you have to studio lights to make light with so you don't have to rely on sunlight. This is good because sometimes daylight can be unpredictable, the sun might set too early or it might be a cloudy day. The sunlight won't affects the pictures at all in the studio if you have the block out blinds down. You are totally in control of the light.

 

LOCATION

It's a completely different matter when working on location though. The sun plays a big part in the kind of photo you get. If it's bright and sunny they you will get a nice brightly lit photo. However the sun can also cause harsh shadows so you need to take into account which way you are taking the photo from and you need to take all the angles into account. If it's cloudy or overcast then you will get a very dark photograph. Not only the weather affects the way the lighting is in your photograph, the time of day that the photo is taken in affects it a lot too. There is more sun at around 12:00pm noon then there is at any other time of the day because this is when the sun is highest in the sky. If you take the photo's at sunrise or sunset then you are more likely to get darker photo's but if taken at the right time in the right place, sunrise and sunset can also cast a really nice golden light over an area. You need to think where the sun is in the sky and what shadows will be cast and what lighting effect this will create in order to get a good photo when out on an outdoor location.

 

Have you considered the background to your photo's? Particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?

 

STUDIO

 

When working in the studio it's really easy to get the background that you want because of the blue backdrop. The photos being taken in front of a blue back drop means that when you go to edit the photo's, the blue can easily be replaced with what ever background you want. This is good if you can't find the right location or can't access the right location.