How to Boost Your Professionalism on Out-Of-The-Office Jobs – A Guide for 2023

Being a professional photographer or videographer for events, editorials, and marketing means being out of the office a lot. You may have to shoot a campaign outdoors, may need to travel to various venues, and so on. Knowing how to conduct yourself so that you aren’t just more professional, but also more efficient, is an absolute must for those who want to up their game and secure more clients and work.

Just because you’re being professional, of course, doesn’t mean that everything has to be about your clients. In fact, the best ways to boost your conduct on a job is to actually take care of yourself, first:

Handle Allergies in Advance

One of the biggest hiccups to any creative professional working out of the office, especially outside, is allergies. If you suffer from particularly aggressive allergy symptoms, then you need to take your strategy up a notch. While, of course, those with life-threatening allergies need to avoid their allergen and bring around an emergency EpiPen, those with non-life-threatening allergies tend to suffer with symptoms.

One of the most common allergies that people deal with is hay fever. Working on a job when you have serious hay fever and the antihistamines you can buy at the shop aren’t working for you can feel like a nightmare. The good news, of course, is that those store-bought versions aren’t your only options. You can get high-strength fexofenadine 180mg, which is a daily anti-allergy pill, both online or at your local chemist to deal with symptoms of hay fever or itchy skin.

You should also bring around eye drops and nose sprays, to deal with any additional symptoms or to help tide you over until the fexofenadine kicks in.

Pockets, Pockets, Pockets

When shooting out of office, you’ll want all or at least most of your equipment on hand. From lenses to lens filters to extra batteries, you will want to be able to make these changes and updates as fast as possible. The best way to do this is by getting a utility belt, wear cargo trousers, or have a trolley on wheels that has everything you need properly organized. If you’re with a team, they too should know where everything is so that they can retrieve it quickly and efficiently. For this to work, you need to be specific about where things go and dedicated to returning these items in their correct place.

Know Poses

One of the areas where small brands fail is in their posing. While you will have full control over a product photoshoot, working with models is a whole other ballgame. Smaller brands won’t have the budget to hire experienced models, which is why as a photographer, you need to understand poses and how a person’s body can angle itself to look great in a photo. There are many different tips out there, so become familiar with them and practice how you’d explain these poses quickly to get the best results.

Know Trends

Always know the trends. Your client has likely seen these trends, and either wants it exactly or at least a variation of it. If you don’t know what they’re talking about, you waste time and look unprofessional, since it’s your industry. Spend time researching the latest trends, particularly on social media, so that you can replicate or adapt what’s popular at the moment for your client.