Being easy to get along with and resourceful are important and underrated skills to master Knowing your place and understanding your role on set and not over stepping those boundaries are also important, I assisted for 6 years before I started to shoot for myself and would highly recommend it as a way to learn in a practical way and get paid to learn how to be a photographer
Sometimes people don’t respond to email at all. It’s very easy to ignore an email. Call them on the phone. Leave a brief message that you’re an assistant and looking around for work. It’s also, as of the time of this message, a bit slow overall in the industry. Don’t give up, things will pick up. Find the other assistants in your area and reach out to them too. Often word of mouth can get you gigs. Also ask around about (or research) who the producers are as they often hire crew too. Get on their list.
Being easy to get along with and resourceful are important and underrated skills to master
Knowing your place and understanding your role on set and not over stepping those boundaries are also important, I assisted for 6 years before I started to shoot for myself and would highly recommend it as a way to learn in a practical way and get paid to learn how to be a photographer
Great points! Many aspiring photographers overlook the excellent education they can receive hands-on from freelance assisting.
Im trying to be an assistant I’ve sent a lot of emails to photographers but they don’t reply how I can approach to them, what is the best way to
Sometimes people don’t respond to email at all. It’s very easy to ignore an email. Call them on the phone. Leave a brief message that you’re an assistant and looking around for work. It’s also, as of the time of this message, a bit slow overall in the industry. Don’t give up, things will pick up. Find the other assistants in your area and reach out to them too. Often word of mouth can get you gigs. Also ask around about (or research) who the producers are as they often hire crew too. Get on their list.