Preparing for a photo shoot
Below are the step by step instructions detailing what your swim school should do prior to a shoot with Puddle Pics. Please read this carefully and if you have any additional questions contact us as soon as possible.
A month before:
- Display A3 posters in prominent locations around your swim school
- Have brochures available at reception
- Brief reception staff:
- No bookings are required
- Parents need to tell Puddle Pics staff if they want their children photographed
- There is no obligation to buy, they can have a go and see
- Pricing packages are on the back of the Puddle Pics brochure
- 20% discount for staff children
- Announce Swim School Photo Week on social media
A WEEK before:
- Brief instructors and deck staff:
- No bookings are required and only children whose parents agree will be photographed.
- Photos are taken during the lesson, indicate where the agreed photography location will be.
- Instructors keep teaching, Puddle Pics staff will identify who is next, get them from class, photograph them and return them to class. This takes a maximum of 5 minutes.
- For baby classes where the parent is in the water Puddle Pics will speak to the parents as a group to find out who wants photos. This takes less than a minute.
- Instructors can mention Photo Week at the end of each class and encourage children to wear their most colourful bathers.
- Inform instructors if you want underwater staff photos, individual or group.
- 20% discount for staff children
- Have reception remind parents of the following weeks shoot.
- Post 7 more sleeps announcement via social media.
- Check water clarity and start any treatment required to have the best clarity possible
During Photo Week:
- Share any posts made by Puddle Pics during the week.
- Have reception staff remind parents when they check in / arrive.
- Use text message system each morning to remind parents if available.
- Keep an eye on water clarity and take action if necessary.