Basically I was put in the situation of working at these magazines and needing to create original content for the pages. Some were startups, some are long gone, not here anymore. Out of college, I landed jobs at magazines. Once I got involved in the industry through working at magazines, that was my entry. You would look at a photograph, and you would just assume that the photographer is responsible for the whole thing.įrom an outsider’s point of view.
Maybe now kids are growing up saying, I want to be a prop stylist, but back in the day, you didn’t really know about it. It’s funny because everybody you ask will have a different story. How does someone become a prop stylist? What was your path? It could be a lot of fun, but it’s also a lot of hard work. So I’m always looking, I always just need to know what I can get where, so I’m always walking into shops when I’m away or, I’m scouring the internet for things. Shopping and hunting and being tasked with finding that special thing or some weird thing or some odd thing. It feels like that sometimes I really am happy all the time to say that I get paid to shop, because it is a passion of mine.
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It’s kind of like being a professional shopper. Basically the prop stylist is the one who’s responsible for getting all that stuff, for finding what’s needed and getting it to the photoshoot in a timely fashion and safely and on point creatively as per the creative brief and requests from the client and the photographer.īasically the prop stylist is the one who’s responsible for getting all that stuff, for finding what’s needed and getting it to the photoshoot in a timely fashion and safely and on point creatively as per the creative brief and requests from the client and the photographer. There’s so many kinds of prop styling or things that fall under the umbrella of prop styling. It could be a product shoot, it could be a food shoot, it could be a cosmetic shoot, it could be a craft shoot. Many times, if there were no prop stylists, then there might not be all the pretty stuff that you see in photos. We collaborate with photographers and clients, and we are the person that’s responsible for bringing all this stuff to the photo shoot. We are hired to be part of a photography team. What exactly is a prop stylist? What do they do? Robin Zachary On Set I’m going to dive right into the deep end of the pool, Robin. Thank you for taking the time out of your schedule to talk to me.
Robin Zachary, it is so great to have you here on TOGCHAT today. So let’s dig in and see what we can learn. With over 20 years of experience in the advertising capital of the world, I knew that Robin would be the perfect person to talk with to gain insight into the world of collaborating with prop stylists. New York based Robin Zachary is a Prop stylist with experience at all levels of the creative process, from styling, to creative direction and even photography. Prop stylists are often the real behind the scenes heroes of the amazing images that we see in magazines and advertisements. The folks who curate all the finishing touches that give a shot its sense of time and place. We often hear about fashion and clothing stylists and even food stylists, but every bit as important are prop stylists.
My photography thought for the week: I have been doing these photography jokes for a while and to be honest - the reason there aren’t any really good photography jokes… they haven’t been developed yet. Let’s have a conversation with a top-notch prop stylist. If you are like me - I dread having to do that - it’s definitely not my strong point. You will need to arrange those props in a way that is appealing. If it hasn’t happened, it will happen - you will be asked to make a photograph, and it will require props. Joe Edelman here, and you are listening to The TOGCHAT Photography Podcast. Prop Stylist Robin Zachary – Her Career From Prop Styling to Creative Direction
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