Hello MM!
I am a photographer based out of Tampa, Florida. Started out doing work for outdoor magazines and starting to lean more towards commercial, weddings and people photography.
Pet peeves:
The most annoying thing to me is when models flake on paid shoot. Though not acceptable, I can kind of understand flaking on TFP shoots. But to flake(No calls, no text, no email, just a plain no show) on paid shoots after we confirm with you the night before the shoot is crazy to me. This makes both you and I look bad to the client but mostly YOU.
TFP shoot:
If time allows, yes I do TFP. Like most of you I constantly want to improve. I also like to do shoots I have not done before.
Paid shoot:
I get request to shoot products/lifestyle quite often. Like any business, I try to work with models I have worked with in the past. If he/she is not available, I put out a casting call. If the clients likes your look that is who we go with.
http://www.samrootphotos.com
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/samrootphotos/
Always have a back up plan. This is gear I bring to the last paid shoot.
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