Location scout and risk assessment

This post is my location scouting and risk assessment post.

I struggled a lot on this because I was not too sure of what I should put in the risk assessment, I think its because I've never really put any thought into what goes on into the risk assessment, however I did find that there are general risks and problems that I would encounter with going to these areas, so now I know there are general risks that like heat or natural disasters that I can input before anything else, which would make filling the form slightly easier as it becomes more specific to the area and problems that would arise if there are similar variables like other people, they impose a similar problem no matter what location, for example ruining my shots.

Location 1: Sunsky Bali Tours Parking lot, Benoa Marina

Purpose of the shoot: 

Gather photos that I can use for any part of my magazine, but primarily take photos of a BMW E30 so for my double page spread

Media Language:

• Medium shots to have the car mostly in view while still having the surrounding area in frame, this gives me space to cut away later on during editing of the magazine
• Close up shots, to emphasize certain parts of the car that I want focused on, maybe something like a sticker or a modification.

Pros: 

• Lots of potential subjects because its a car meet, so I can use them for other parts of the magazine
• A helpful community that I could ask for tips from
• Good lighting so I don't have to worry about ISO grain that would come from me having to raise my ISO to a high amount due to low lighting.

Cons:

• Its a public meet so there might be a lot of people that could potentially walk in on my shot at the wrong moment unknowingly
• No roof
• The car I want to photograph (An e30 BMW) might not show up

 - Risk Assessment -

Potential Hazards and their Evaluation : 

• Weather (rain or heat)
• Rain could potentially cancel the meet
• Rain could break my equipment like phone or camera
• Heat could cause my phone or camera to overheat
• High heat could make my hands sweat, leading to unstable shots
• Other people in the area
• There is a nearby church and if they deem the car meet to be too loud, they could complain & get it shut downs
• When people walk by, it could waste my time and ruin shots
• Natural disasters or fires
• Indonesia is an earthquake prone area
• There are a lot of cars, meaning a lot of gasoline in a hot tropical area

Control Measures:

• Weather:
• Watch the forecast and bring a water tight bag in case I need to place my camera somewhere safe from the rain.
• Makes sure to be hydrated and properly healthy
• Earthquake:
• Follow proper earthquake drills and don't incite panic
• Follow fire drills and don't incite panic
• People
• Don't be too loud or encourage noise
• Make sure nobody is crossing my frame by either making sure I shoot when there's nobody or by having someone tell the person that I'm trying to take a photo

Location 2: Villa Kalijudan Indah, Surabaya

Purpose of the shoot

Take photos of the e30 so I could potentially use it for a front cover or double page spread but at the minimum I could get some photos for my contents page.

Media Language:

• Medium shots to have the car mostly in view while still having the surrounding area in frame, this gives me space to cut away later on during editing of the magazine
• Close up shots, to emphasize certain parts of the car that I want focused on, maybe something like a sticker or a modification.

Pros: 

• The area is very quiet and doesn't see much vehicles pass unless its rush hour when people are coming home from or going to work/school
• I have a contact in Surabaya that could lend the e30 for a photoshoot

Cons:

• Its still a public area so even if it is a low chance, there still might be people and cars passing by the road
• My contact could be busy during convenient times
• I have to travel to Surabaya through plane, which is very inefficient for only taking a few photos

 - Risk Assessment -

Potential Hazards and their Evaluation : 

• Weather (rain or heat)
• Rain could potentially cancel the meet
• Rain could break my equipment like phone or camera
• Heat could cause my phone or camera to overheat
• High heat could make my hands sweat, leading to unstable shots
• Other people in the area
• The area is a housing/residential area so there are a lot of homes, meaning if I was too loud or blocking the road then they could stop my activities.
• Other people's vehicles could obstruct the road or angles for good shots
• Natural disasters 
• Indonesia is an earthquake prone area

Control Measures:

• Weather:
• Watch the forecast and bring a water tight bag in case I need to place my camera somewhere safe from the rain.
• Makes sure to be hydrated and properly healthy
• Earthquake:
• Follow proper earthquake drills and don't incite panic
• People
• Don't be too loud or encourage noise
• Make sure nobody is crossing my frame by either making sure I shoot when there's nobody and have somebody tell me if a vehicle is going to pass so that I can clear myself of the road.

Location 3: Hokky Supermarket area

Purpose of the shoot

Take photos of the e30 so I could potentially use it for a front cover or double page spread but at the minimum I could get some photos for my contents page.

Media Language:

• Medium shots to have the car mostly in view while still having the surrounding area in frame, this gives me space to cut away later on during editing of the magazine
• Close up shots, to emphasize certain parts of the car that I want focused on, maybe something like a sticker or a modification.

Pros: 

• The area is close to the person who owns the E30 so it would be easy for them to drive out for a while

Cons:

• Its still a public area so even if it is a low chance, there still might be people and cars passing by the road
• The area could be busy during day time due to the nearby large supermarket
• I have to travel to Surabaya through plane, which is very inefficient for only taking a few photos

 - Risk Assessment -

Potential Hazards and their Evaluation : 

• Weather (rain or heat)
• Rain could potentially cancel the meet
• Rain could break my equipment like phone or camera
• Heat could cause my phone or camera to overheat
• High heat could make my hands sweat, leading to unstable shots
• Other people in the area
• The area is a commercial, privately owned area, meaning that if the security chooses to do so, they could kick me out anytime
• Other people's vehicles could obstruct the road or angles for good shots
• Natural disasters 
• Indonesia is an earthquake prone area

Control Measures:

• Weather:
• Watch the forecast and bring a water tight bag in case I need to place my camera somewhere safe from the rain.
• Go at the night where it's not hot
• Earthquake:
• Follow proper earthquake drills and don't incite panic
• People
• Don't be too loud or encourage noise and be as respectful as I can be.
• Make sure nobody is crossing my frame by either making sure I shoot when there's nobody and have somebody tell me if a vehicle is going to pass so that I can clear myself of the road.