HOW TO CREATE A MOODBOARD
Creating personalized photography and cinematography requires that we understand your personalities, your preferences, your hobbies, and your relationship. To help us get to know you, we need you to create a “moodboard.”
So what is a Moodboard?
A moodboard is simply an idea or inspiration board on which couples display their favorite images. Couples add images and videos to their moodboard to visually communicate aspects of their style preferences.
For example, you might love the angle or composition, a specific pose, the type lighting, the style of post production or any other component of the photograph or video highlight. Your board allows our entire team, from the photographers and cinematographers all the way to the post producers, album designers, and video editors to get on the same page and clearly understand your preferences.
Moodboard vs Shot List
A Moodboard is NOT a “shot list.” A “shot list” is a detailed list of must-have shots for the photographer to follow and check off throughout the wedding day. This type of checklist is discouraged, as it inhibits a photographer’s creativity and focuses his or her attention on duplicating and recreating, rather than innovating and originating.
How to Create a Moodboard for Photography
Option 1: Select around 20 images from Summit’s portfolio
Select a wedding gallery.
Browse the photos and click the Pinterest symbol (located on the top right of the photo).
Log in or create a Pinterest account.
Click “Create Board” and name it whatever you’d like.
Add Dale@summitphotoandfilm.com as a collaborator.
Add a 1 or 2-sentence description of what you like about the image (i.e. the pose, the lighting, the background, editing style, etc).
Keep adding more images from the Portfolio Selects.
You can also add images you like on Pinterest.
Characteristics of an Ideal Moodboard
Here are a few characteristics of an ideal Moodboard:
It does not have too many images (10-25 is just fine)
It is NOT a shot List
It has detailed descriptions
It includes shots from your wedding venue or similar wedding venues
How to Create a Moodboard for Videos
Like a photography Moodboard, a video Moodboard is also critical to helping us understand your style preferences. To create one, please follow these instructions:
Go to our Wedding Videography Portfolio
Watch a few of the videos
In an email, let us know a few notes about what you liked or didn’t like about the video, or some specific shots or scenes that you liked. It helps if you let us know the time of a specific shot you are mentioning (i.e. 2:32)
Your descriptions can be 1 or 2-sentences of what you like about the video or specific shot (i.e. the pose, the lighting, the background, editing style, etc)