Alex Cornes

No shoot news here. Just a blindingly obvious and top assistants tip.

On Saturday evening I went to watch UFC 120 when the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) made it’s annual trip to the UK. A great night of fights from what has been coined as the fastest growing sports organisation in the world. I’m a Muay Thai Kickboxer, Karate Blackbelt and all round MMA enthusiast myself and love sport. So here’s my relevant top tip.

Assistants Tip: Don’t sacrifice having a life for your work. Always be sure to balance the two. Keep your hobbies, keep up to date with news, interesting articles, geek out on the new technology coming up in the photography and creative industry. Have cool websites to show, my personal favourite is: http://clientsfromhell.net/. Generally be interesting and be INTERESTED in the people you are working with and for. A good assistant is not just someone who can behave appropriately on shoots and pack the gear up and down quickly. But someone who is going to be half decent company too.