Hi there. I posted in a group about a possible career transition and a photographer reached out to me about needing an assistant. I made sure they were legit. I posted that I have experience in customer services, office services, education services, childcare services, etc. And that I have a bachelor’s degree in Child Development. They commented about working in a studio w/ newborns, children, families, and various types of different photoshoots w/ props and settings. I told them I have no experience in photography however I did love supporting creative jobs such as these and that I used to love backstage when I did theatre such as props, makeups, costumes, and stage settings. So that being said if everything goes right and I get the job offer I’m curious what it’s like working as an assistant to a photographer w/ their own mini studio.
As a photography assistant, I have:
Driven the car.
Unloaded and set up gear.
Driven to Home Depot to buy decor.
Inventory/charge/empty/dump batteries and memory cards before and after shoots to make sure we never have a chance of running out of anything or losing data.
Book travel plans and rental gear.
Answered questions from clients, collected payments/deposits, fended off botherers
Ordered the food.
Dumped and organized the files.
Ensured backups are running.
Waved meat and cheese in front of subjects.
Etc.