http://8tracks.com/perfection/to-help-you-come

i could imagine shooting vast countryside, wide open spaces, wide roads, or maybe NY friday night on a building rooftop. Thanks for this playlist!

for u ashley. i love you baby girl :)

I use this as my 'get busy but stay chill' playlist. Keeps me happy because it's ALL good stuff! Brava.

heidi_marie you're right - mostly either fashion work or music work. In the former case I need to get them pumped up (or in whatever mood I'm trying to get the mood for the shot. In the latter case I usually have the artist play their own music. When I do personal work I ask them to bring music that inspires them. I guess it was partly the 9-5 that caught my attention as I don't generally have shoots go that long except when I'm doing fashion work.

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@sander_martjn -- I think it depends on the genre of photography. I'm assuming your do more fashion or fine art photography, correct? In that regard, your models are used to being in front of the camera, and therefore only need the music to pump them up. My current lot in life is photographing executive portraits... which means I'm photographing lawyers, real estate agents and bankers. These people are NOT comfortable in front of the camera, and therefore the mellower music calms them and puts them at ease.

When i do fashion photography, you better believe I bust out my Beyonce stash. :)

And thank you everyone else for all the love... I'm so glad you are enjoying my mix!!

I LOVE this playlist, but as a photographer I can't imagine using it for a shoot - I have a bunch of playlists for shoots but they're all pretty upbeat. I wonder if it's a NYC thing vs. southern as most other NY photographers I know do the same thing... either way I have a piece on the use of music with photography at http://thoughts.sander-martijn.com/2011/02/bringing-music-to-your-s... - \check it out and tell me what you think!