Photography and media · PM-01

Photo Shoot Planner and Shot List

A free printable shot list and shoot planner — call times, locations, the shots you must not miss, and a kit checklist.

First page of the Photo Shoot Planner and Shot List — Write the shot list before the shoot rather than in the car afterwards, and tick shots as captured so nothing is assumed.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

Print it and write on it

Fill it in type and save

The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Write the shot list before the shoot rather than in the car afterwards, and tick shots as captured so nothing is assumed.

Who it is for

Wedding, event, product and portrait photographers, second shooters, and anyone shooting something that only happens once.

How to use it

  1. Mark the must-have shots before the day and agree them with whoever is paying.
  2. Tick as captured, not as planned. The two are different by mid-afternoon.
  3. Note a frame reference against key shots so they can be found in the edit.
  4. Run the kit list the night before, not at the door.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

Why are there no camera settings on it?

Because settings belong to the light on the day. The sheet is about not going home without the picture, which is a planning problem rather than an exposure one.

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