This risk assessment document identifies risks for a photo shoot, how they could affect the shoot, ways to prevent the risks, and who is responsible. The risks covered are low camera battery life, an unavailable model, broken lighting, and blurred or damaged images. The photographer is responsible for charging batteries, checking lighting, taking backup shots with a tripod, and having a backup model available.

1. Risk Assessment
Risk Effect on shoot How to prevent it Responsibility
Camera Battery
life
I will be unable to
take the
photographs
Charge the camera
battery before the
shoot
Photographer
Model unavailable Will have no one
to photograph for
the cover.
Have more than
one person to
photograph
Model
Photographer
Lighting breaks The cover image
will lack the
professional
appearance I am
trying to capture.
Check lighting
functions before
the shoot
Photographer
Images turn out
blurred or
damaged
The images will be
unusable
Take plenty of
shots, including
back up shots.
Use a tripod.
Take time while
photographing the
model.
Photographer