Prompt01
Reply to a client enquiry
A thoughtful first reply, with the right questions and a clear next step.
Photography · Video
THE JOHN LEKAN RESOURCE LIBRARY
AI for the way
you create.
Practical prompts, reusable skills and app connections for photographers, filmmakers and curious creatives.
Starting with photography & film. Open to every creative.
THE WORKING TOOLKIT
31 resources from the toolkit, with original examples and simple setup guides.
Take a lookTHE LIBRARY
Find your next
useful thing.
Start with a task you already do.
Take the resource. Make it yours.
Prompt02
Turn a brief into a shoot plan
Bring the shot list, practical questions and working schedule into one place.
Photography · Video
Prompt03
Find the content in one project
Pull useful lessons from your notes, footage or transcript without repeating yourself.
All creatives
Prompt04
Turn feedback into edit notes
Give scattered video feedback a clear order, with unresolved requests easy to spot.
Video · Post-production
Skill05
A repeatable client reply skill
Save the useful instructions so you can reuse them for the next enquiry.
Photography · Video
Skill06
A skill for finding your next post
Keep the lessons and your own voice when you turn a project into content.
All creatives
Workflow07
From enquiry to a reply you trust
Put the brief, the draft and your final check into a practical sequence.
Photography · Video
MCP08
Connect the apps behind your work
Understand what an MCP or connected app does, then find the official setup route.
All creatives
Skill09
Imagegen: explore a visual idea
Make concept images, reference variations and cutouts from a clear visual brief.
Photography · Video · Design
Skill10
Humanizer: make the draft sound like you
Edit stiff captions, website copy and emails while preserving their meaning.
All creatives
Skill11
Social: plan content you can make
Build a manageable set of posts around your work, audience and available time.
Photography · Video · Creators
Skill12
Canvas Design: shape a poster concept
Develop a clear visual direction for a poster, cover or announcement.
Design · Photography · Artists
Skill13
DOCX: prepare an editable proposal
Turn agreed project facts into a Word document you can review and revise.
Creative businesses
Skill14
PDF: organise a production pack
Extract useful information or assemble a clear pack for a shoot or edit.
Photography · Video · Producers
Skill15
PPTX: build a treatment deck
Explain the creative direction in a presentation you can edit.
Video · Photography · Design
Skill16
XLSX: make a working project budget
Keep quantities, costs and assumptions in an editable spreadsheet.
Creative businesses · Producers
Skill17
Content Creation: write from your expertise
Turn a useful lesson into a blog, newsletter or service-page draft.
All creatives
Skill18
SEO Audit: improve a portfolio page
Find clear, evidence-based improvements to a public creative-business website.
Photographers · Videographers · Studios
Skill19
Brand Review: keep your voice consistent
Check a draft against the way you want your creative business to sound.
All creatives · Studios
Skill20
Campaign Plan: give a launch a clear sequence
Plan a finite creative campaign with a purpose, schedule and realistic workload.
Artists · Studios · Creative businesses
Skill21
Animation Vocabulary: name the movement
Find the words to describe the interface motion you have in mind.
Design · Creative websites
Skill22
Animate: add purposeful portfolio motion
Help a coding assistant build a small, considered interface animation.
Creative websites · Designers
MCP23
Canva for pitches and social designs
Turn an idea into an editable deck, carousel or promotional design.
All creatives
MCP24
Adobe Express for quick visual assets
Find a template, change the text or imagery, and prepare a social design.
Photography · Video
MCP25
Higgsfield for image and video ideas
Explore concepts and generate visual material through your assistant.
Photography · Video
MCP26
Cloudinary for your media library
Find images and videos, inspect metadata and organise a test collection.
Photography · Video
MCP27
Metricool for content planning
Review social performance and turn the findings into a practical content plan.
All creatives
MCP28
Google Drive for briefs and references
Find the brief and turn the relevant details into a useful working summary.
All creatives
MCP29
Gmail for finding enquiry details
Read the right message and prepare a reply with the facts in front of you.
Photography · Video
MCP30
Google Calendar for planning a shoot
Check a proposed date and spot scheduling conflicts before you promise availability.
Photography · Video
MCP31
GitHub for your creative tools
Find the source, read setup instructions and understand a tool before you install it.
Creative business · Websites
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A SMALL INTRODUCTION
Three things.
Different jobs.
You can begin with a prompt.
Add the rest when your work needs it.
01
A prompt asks.
The instructions you give an assistant for the task in front of you.
02
A skill remembers the method.
A reusable set of instructions you can add to an assistant that supports skills.
03
A connection brings your tools.
An app connection or MCP can let your assistant work with your files, calendar or other services.
Understand app connectionsFROM THE SERIES
Something useful
to take with you.
This is the home for the resources behind the AI for Creatives series. Each resource has its own link, so you can go straight from a video to the thing you came for.
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