Shot Lists

Overview

A shot list is a pre-planned inventory of individual photographs you intend to capture on a shoot. Planning shots in advance ensures you don’t miss anything important and helps you brief your crew efficiently.

Shot Lists

Accessing Shot Lists

Planning tab → Shot Lists

The chips at the top show All, or just the lists for Locations, Bookings or Templates. Search Shot Lists finds one by name.

Creating a Shot List

  1. Tap +, or Planning → New Shot List (⌃S) on a Mac
  2. Name the list (required)
  3. Choose what it’s for:
    • Booking — Links the shot list to a specific booking
    • Location — Links to a saved location
  4. Tap Save

Templates

Save any shot list as a template with Save as Template from its More menu (⋯). To start from one, choose New from Template, pick it, and give the copy a title — its shots come with it.

Duplicate and Rename are in the same menu.

Adding Shots

From the shot list detail screen:

  1. Tap Add Shot
  2. Enter:
    • Title and description
    • Lens — Focal length, or a lens from your inventory
    • Exposure notes — Suggested aperture, shutter speed, ISO
    • Light window — Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Sunrise, Sunset, Morning, Midday, Moonrise, Night / Astro, Overcast, Indoor or Any
    • Camera Direction — the bearing and elevation you’ll point
    • Reference Image — Add a reference image to remind you what you are trying to achieve
    • Notes
  3. Tap Save

Tracking Progress

When in the field, tap Field Mode (on a Mac, Planning → Shot List Field Mode) for a minimal screen to track the shots you take.

Field Mode groups the shots by when their light comes, worked out for the list’s location today: Now · Golden Hour until 18:30, then each light window still to come (“Blue Hour · 18:30–19:00”, “Sunrise · tomorrow 5:40–6:20”), then Any Time for shots that don’t depend on the light.

Tap a shot’s checkbox to mark it captured, or swipe it for Mark Captured and Skip. Mark Not Skipped brings a skipped shot back.

Outside Field Mode, the list shows its progress (e.g., 12 of 18 shots captured).

Shot List from a Booking

On a booking’s Shoot Day tab, the shot list card shows the list and its progress. Tap it to open the list.

Deleting a Shot List

Swipe a shot list and tap Delete. Apex Lucis asks first and says how many shots go with it.