Photographers
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- vaxorcist0
23kon's right.. sometimes photographing a business conference has more room for arty creativity than an ad shoot....
good art directors know what they want and communicate well... and a layout like that is a blessing, not a curse, as you KNOW what's required.
Some art directors give you a ton of tearsheets as mood boards for something rather different, and guessing what they're after is not so easy... and figuring out their level of photo shoot experience is not what it used to be,as everyone says "I'm a photographer too" these days, but you could ask how many high-budget shoots they've are directed themselves.
If you're aiming for shooting ads, try to go on a few shoots if you can through your designer life, having 10 people on a shoot with MUA's,stylists, and various other client staff trying to escape from the office... and shooting tethered to big monitor in front of a peanut gallery of fashionistas can be a learning experience.... so different from an "artists photo world"
Also note that it's your responsibility as a photographer to make the light right no matter what, on time and on budget, even "available light" photographers have assistants holding reflectors.