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Ok, Model "X" contacts me about a month ago to do a test shoot. NO problem. She informs me that she wil be in town from Day "X" until Day 'x" and if I were interested to contact her. So, I shoot her an e-mail saying.. " Sure, drop me a line when you get in town and let's see if we can we can hook something up. Ok, NO PROBLEM.. Model "X" gets in town, drops me a line and I havent had the time to drop her a line. (as the story goes, I have since contacted her) Well, moving right along..I know that model "X" will be here for just under a month more and was actually about to get in touch when I get the following message. Hi, I sent you a message because you had an interest; and sent me a message about a test shoot with me. Could you let me know if your serious about this because I haven't heard anything from you. I am in LA until March 8th. I don't know why people are indicating and interest and don't follow through. So an update would be appreciated. Thank you. Model "X" Now first of all, I NEVER sent her a message, she contacted me. I dont contact out of town models for test shoots..Just not my SOP. Now, had she been a little nicer I would have shot with her, she isnt a bad model at all. BUT, to be rude, and take things way out of context chaps my HYDE...LOL.. Is this normal, does this happen a lot? My first....No longer a virgin.. LOL Feb 16 06 06:05 pm Link It sounds to me like the model just got frustrated. I appears as if you took a while to call her back and (there were probably others as well) she was frustrated at the idea that she may not be able to do as many shoots as she wanted because people weren't following up with her to her expectations. I'm not saying either person is wrong. Just why she might have put it a bit toooo strongly. Feb 16 06 06:16 pm Link Interesting, And could be.. Just when a person initiates the contact and youo say sure drop me a line and let's see IF we can hook up. I dont think there are any expectations just yet. She made it sound as if I contacted her in the first place. Just a little more tact would have gone a long way. Frustrations, I can understand, but if she really wanted a shoot..Is that the way to approach it? Hmmmmmm.... V Feb 16 06 06:21 pm Link Seems there's a great deal of time being spent taking exception at the tone of e-mails and the potential meaning thereof, rather than communicating regularly, ironing out issues directly, and getting on with the task at hand (getting a shoot arranged). Feb 16 06 07:28 pm Link You have no idea how frustrating (or maybe you do?) it can be to try to communicate and set up shoots with other members of this site. I've been contacted by countless photographers wanting to shoot. 'Sure,' I say, 'here are the days I'm generally available. Pick a date and time and location and tell me what to bring.' And they...e-mail me some more. And 'Pick a date,' I say. And they e-mail me anything but a date. 'A date! A date!' I say (you time wasting jerks, I think). And then...they never e-mail again. I have conversations in my inbox 30 or so e-mails long that just stop with the photographer never getting back to me. And I give up on them. It sounds like your model got a little frustrated. Was she mean? Not particularly. Just a little demanding which sometimes you have to be. Sometimes I just want to mail photographers and say 'Look: you want to shoot? Yes or no. Tell me now, all the details or never speak to me again, because I have better things to do.' Of course I would never actually do that, but I've been sorely, sorely tempted. Feb 16 06 07:48 pm Link Yes, sadly this sort of behaviour/attitude/ego issue is not unusual. Not professional or desirable or pleasant or productive either. Feb 16 06 07:52 pm Link VikyL thank you for posting, sometimes I feel like I'm the only one experiencing that! KickFight and Olaf make good points too I really wish all requests came in one email with all the info... like "desk" jobs do for accounting or consulting, or invites for parties or clubs, or well just about anything else... who, what, when, where, why, how... it'll need to be covered at some point! So much easier than the "30 emails to nowhere" Feb 16 06 07:57 pm Link Vance wrote: It sounds to me like you are reading more "tone" into this message than what is really there...and this could be your own loss as well as the model's. Feb 16 06 08:02 pm Link This is a major part of why I don't take text scheduling seriously. I can cover the basic introduction online. After that, it's taken more seriously when we speak by voice to schedule an in person meeting. Anything else online is just chit chat. Email is understandable if you want to put things in writing. That is of course after you speak. We've all dealt with our share of flakes in some way I'm sure. The problem comes around when those who change there mind about shooting don't just say it. If your schedule is too full, fine just say it. If you've found someone else you'd rather work with, just say it. There's never a reason to waste someone elses time. You should take their scheduling time as seriously as you take your own. Feb 16 06 08:07 pm Link "30 emails to nowhere" I love this and feel like it should be trade marked somehow. Like on a T-shirt in a red circle with a line through it. Feb 16 06 08:10 pm Link I had a similar situation. I did a shoot with a girl. Then invited her to do a second shoot. She was very agreeable. But after 4 schedule tries I'm beginning to wonder just how committed she is. She is my highest rated model. Her sister says she's a "bitch" So I guess thatâs the âpeopleâ? part of this business. Maybe I shouldn't have told her she was so highly rated. Sadly we haven't been able to hook up. She keeps asking me when though. I'll just shoot the girls who can work around my dates. I don't really have time to be chasing people. Feb 16 06 08:12 pm Link DeBoer Photography wrote: I agree with this post here..... Feb 16 06 08:35 pm Link VikyL wrote: This has happened quite a bit with models I've been communicating with as well. It's like: Feb 17 06 04:01 am Link |
