Model Interaction

• Learn to interact with your models. Nothing can ruin a photo shoot faster than a photographer and a model that can't work well together. Be conversational. Put your models at ease with casual talk. Ask if there is anything you can do to help make your model more comfortable. Body language can change a photograph drastically. A tense model will take a poor, unnatural photograph.
  
  

Lighting and Planning

• Try to use natural light whenever possible. While models are used to posing in all sorts of conditions, harsh, hot lights can make people irritable. It's easy for a session to become intolerable, thereby causing some models to become sloppy in their poses. Careful planning on your part can help reduce the time spent in uncomfortable lighting situations; the more prepared you are for a shoot, the less time it will take you to get the shots you need. This means less time under hot lights for your models.
  
  

Setting and Props

• Customize settings to your models when possible. Unless specific settings are required for the shoot, find locations where your models are comfortable posing. The same goes for props or clothing. Unless specific props or clothes are required for the shoot, work with your model to choose clothes and props she is comfortable working with. If you must work in uncomfortable locations, be aware of your subject and interact to encourage her to bear with you while you get the shots you need. Take plenty of breaks if necessary, especially if you're shooting in a cold, wet environment or under other particularly miserable conditions.