MEET YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER
THAT'S ME
I SHOOT TF* ONLY
Since so many people ask me:
TF* Defined - TFP [Time For Prints]/TFCD [Time For Compact Disk] = The photographer and model exchange time instead of money so that the photographer gets a free model for his or her portfolio, and the model gets free photos for his or her portfolio. The two artists (generally) maintain equal rights to all images taken during the shoot.
I SHOOT TF* ONLY
Another question asked from time to time:
Why Do You Have So Many Friends/Why Do You Add Everyone as a Friend
Model Mayhem, despite what some people may think, a website designed for business... networking, marketing, and commerce... Now, this doesn't mean we cannot also look for and make friends and/or simply socialize but, being a website designed for business, I feel that exposure (being seen) is extremely important.
i.e.
The more opportunity people have to see you, the more likely you are to be contacted and hired, and the more likely you are to get paid. McDonald's spends millions per year in marketing, and they're McDonald's. Everyone knows who they are yet, still, they understand the power of exposure.
So, while it may seem nice and sentimental to have only your friends or only the people you have/plan to work with you on your friends list, having so small a network greatly reduces the chance that you will be "exposed" or seen and, likewise, hired. I can't hire you... won't even want to hire you if I never see you, because I'll never know you exist. Even knowing you exist, if you're not constantly in peoples faces (like ads for McDonald's, for example) then, eventually, you will be forgotten.
How did I find you? On someone else's friends list, or perhaps your were blasting the main board... Maybe I found you credited in someones photos, but I did not divine your existence from the stars. It took you being some how exposed in order to be discovered. Now, I am not looking to hire you (since I shoot TF* only), but someone who finds you on my friends list might be and, of course, vice verse... someone who finds me on your friends list might want to hire me... its a mutually beneficial situation. Here on Model Mayhem, we get for free with the simple click of a button
what major companies pay millions for. I will do as I suggest you do:
Take Advantage of it!
So, that's the reason why in short. I certainly didn't and don't mean anyone any offense. Its just that, in MY mind, it just makes good business sense.
Hello, I am Craig Ellis Raboteau, but most people
call me Scooby... I refer to myself as Scooby as well so, yeah... go ahead and
call me Scooby 
I live in Kissimmee, FL and have lived in the Orlando area since 1992. I started shooting back in 2005 when I got my Nikon D200. I still have her and the Nikon D800, and I'm still shooting.
Please understand that I shoot both as a photographer and as a model purely for the enjoyment of it. I do not want your money, nor will I pay you. I put the next part in caps in hopes that it stands out:
I SHOOT TF* ONLY
I have 5 other pages which are listed in the credits below... feel free to add me on there too and, if you enjoy the photography on any of them or my modeling, please do leave some comment love. I really appreciate every word spoken, even those in constructive criticism.
So, why do I have so many pages, you might ask? Well, each one has a theme.
The PHOTOS BY C'ELLIS page is just some general/misc photography of mine... a light over-view of my work if you will, though I haven't updated it in 2 years, maybe? I don't go on it often at all.
The B&W BY C'ELLIS page is for, that's right! You guess it! Black & White photography. Simple and easy.
The EROTIK BY C'ELLIS is for more erotic and fetish style works. Again, simple and easy.
The BEAUTY BY THE BATH, The theme of the shoot is; "Beauty By the Bath ... Beauty unbound by sex, shade, shape, or size". I think that is fairly self explanatory but, if not, feel free to write me for clarification.
And, C'ELLIS RABOTEAU is for me as a model. Again, a group of misc photos highlighting some of the things that I've done.
This PROJECTS BY C'ELLIS Page is simply to show any new projects I have rather than continually creating new pages!
If you are interested, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I SHOOT TF* ONLY
I am looking forward to working with you all!
Peace, love, and AXE'
Scooby
I SHOOT TF* ONLY
PS
Concerning shooting TF* with me: I used to give 100% of the images from the shoot to the models with the simple request that they not post any un-retouched images without simply asking me to finish them first. This seems to be an impossible request as it would generally be ignored and I would have models either a) posting unfinished images up on line or b) retouching the images themselves... poorly. lol That having been said, I will provide 5 - 10 Retouched images (generally) within two weeks. I will not provide any raw/unfinished images.
Also, in my opinion, TF*... that is; Trade work should benefit all parties involved. Each person involved should be willing to accommodate the other person(s)' desired outcome. I know models often experience a photographer who "refuses" to shoot them with clothes on (for example). This is absurd. Its supposed to be trade. If you, as a model, wants clothed images and the photographer wants nude images, both should occur. If it does not, then how is it trade?
So, my thoughts:
IF the photographer insists on only taking the type of shots that they want or if they refuse to do the type of images that you want, they should pay you.
If YOU insist on only taking the type of shots that you want or if you refuse to do the type of images that the photographer wants, you should pay them.
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