IN THE world of photography, remote photoshoots are becoming a thing these days of the pandemic. And with the kind of technology that we all have today, this isn’t really that hard to do. If you’re on iOS, you can easily do a photoshoot with just Facetime. And if you’re on Android, there are other video calling apps out there to take advantage of.

The one thing that’s going to be a bit of a bummer with that kind of shooting though is that the quality of the images won’t be as good as a RAW file or even a JPG file from a camera. You’re pretty much stuck with whatever resolution your screen has because that’s what you’re taking a screenshot of. But for a lot of you out there, that can’t be all that bad as well.

But if you really wanna have something that’s high quality, you might want to dive deeper into this. I have a few things in mind for you to remember.

Talk to your model in advance

Just like in any other traditional photoshoots in the past, it’s best that you talk to your model first. Make sure that you’re both on the same page as to the look and feel of the images you want to achieve.

Prepare the tech

This is a two-prong approach. And these are what your model will need to have:

1 dSLR

2 tripod

3 appropriate cable for tethering

4 laptop

5 internet connection

6 Skype for video calling and screen sharing

I won’t specify the apps here since it can be anything you’d like - open source apps or the name branded ones. It really is up to your preference or what you’re most comfortable with.

Set up the tech

Once all the hardware pieces are there and are connected to each other, it’s time to get working on installing all the software pieces you both need. I recommend that you start with installing Skype and once that’s up and running, Skype call right away your model and have her/him turn on screen sharing on his/her end so you can take control of his/her laptop and you can be the one to install the other needed apps.

Once you’re all done with the installation and you already tested that the tethering works find in your model’s laptop, you’re set to go for your shoot.

If you need some inspiration, I found this video on YouTube which I’ll embed below. Please note though that the video is a bit suggestive so consider it to NOT SAFE FOR WORK (OR FAMILY).