Risk assessment!

Risk assessment for image taking

When taking images and producing the sets for photo shoots there are risks involved in this process. In order to reduce the risk of injury then producing a risk factor document is organised and may prevent injury or incident. A risk assessment should evaluate the safety of a photo shoot and look at how to minimise risk to the photographer and the artists being shot. The first image I will take is a close up of the main artist so the background isn’t going to feature heavily in the photo so I can choose a sensible and safe background to act as a blank canvas to emphasise the artist. I will probably use a blank display boar within school in order to make the main artist stand out. As long as there is no pins or tacks sticking of the display bored there is relatively little harm that can be caused. There is little risk of the artist tripping over if I can clear the area and as long as other students don’t all crowd round and push  and hurt each other then this location is safe. This can be avoided by choosing a private area to do the photo shoot or using the best possible time frame and taking advantage of a quiet school after the conventional school hours are over. Image two will ideally be taken in a fairground on a carousel. This comes with a few risks as the ride will be moving as I stand to take the image and the artist being photographed may be also standing so they will have to be careful and hold on tightly to prevent the artist from falling. A major risk may be the presence of children on the ride. I don’t want the children to be endangered by being on my blog so I will edit out or crop children on the ride so I am not illegally posting images of them in the background. My third image is again a close up but with a diagonal slant for a different eye view for the audience to see. The background will be edited out and this will leave a emphasised image of the artist in the foreground. The only danger with this image is the flash being bright in the eyes so I will add a toner to the flash to accommodate with the close up range of the image. The fourth image will be taken under the water so the artist will have to have a break so the water doesn’t get in eyes or she doesn’t swallow it and start coughing.