Machine Shop Photography Shot List & Planning Kit

KriXis · October 27, 2026 · Plan images for useful website pages.

Save before closing: entries are not automatically retained. Use Print / Save to PDF to keep a completed copy. Keep sensitive records in approved systems and use internal references or non-confidential summaries here. This planning worksheet does not establish permissions, technical capability or site-access approval.

1. Pages, purpose and owners

Website / priority page URLsBuyer audience / main questionsContent contact / photographer or sourceProduction contact / access approverPermission and technical review ownersDelivery date / review date

Map the buyer questions to their target pages and the images that may helpEssential shots versus optional variations; agreed access and production constraints

2. Six shot records

Choose only subjects and observation positions your responsible team approves. Record exclusions before capture. Use references to private decisions rather than attaching confidential material.

Shot 1

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

Shot 2

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

Shot 3

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

Shot 4

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

Shot 5

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

Shot 6

Shot ID / target page / essential or optionalBuyer question / intended use

Approved subject, observation position and useful contextComposition, distance, background exclusions and crop needsTechnical / access / permission reviewers and approval referenceDelivery names, master reference, web versions, alt text and caption

3. Source and approval log

Approval record 1

Asset or group / source or rights referencePermitted uses, restrictions and the owner who approved themApproval date / next review trigger / responsible owner

Approval record 2

Asset or group / source or rights referencePermitted uses, restrictions and the owner who approved themApproval date / next review trigger / responsible owner

Approval record 3

Asset or group / source or rights referencePermitted uses, restrictions and the owner who approved themApproval date / next review trigger / responsible owner

4. Delivery and publishing handoff

Master and web-version storage / naming convention / selected asset IDsHero, archive, social and phone crops to checkPage destinations and matching alt text / captionsResponsive behavior, dimensions, optimization and loading planObserved live image, featured/social image, link and mobile checksUnresolved change / owner / due date / retest result

5. Release checklist

Every essential shot supports a defined page and buyer question Production contact approved access and the proposed subjects Customer and sensitive background details reviewed before capture Source, permitted uses and publication approvals recorded Selected images accurately represent the supported subject and context Wide, square and portrait uses reviewed where needed Approved masters and web versions kept separately Descriptive filenames, meaningful alt text and useful captions supplied Image dimensions, optimization and loading behavior checked Article hero explicitly assigned as featured image and saved Public article, archive and sharing image verified loaded Desktop and actual 390px page layouts inspected Page links and any downloads verified Review owner and change triggers assignedNext action and evidence to review

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