V Laroche wrote:
Man, I just hate chimping. That's all.

There's "chimping" and then there's "CHIMPING"

It's ok to dial in your shot using the monitor and histogram before each lighting change, say 3-5 shots.

But a little disruptive to stop after every shot to make sure you're getting it right.

Outdoors with changing lighting conditions, movement and things like high speed sync, I tend to look at the LCD a little more.

Veronika Vitkina  wrote:
1- Makes me pose in ways that i know are either cheesy or unflattering (hands on hips, legs apart, looking over the shoulder-this in one shot)
2- Makes me hold a pose for 5 minutes while they adjust the light (umm it not going to look natural)
3- Dont actively participate, by that i mean give little tips and tweaks (hair sticking out, cant see a body part, jewelry got twisted, etc) that could make an ok photo into a great photo
4- Dont know what their concept it, no inspiration, no purpose, just clicking away
5- Who photoshop photos where the face looks oily (personal taste)
6- Who bring their assistant who also happens to have a camera and would like a few shots as well

1-4 are my biggest pet peeves -_-

Mark Callen Photography wrote:
Hmmm…Whenever possible with amateur models (amateur meaning it isn't their money making career) I meet with the model (normally for coffee) PRIOR to shooting with them to talk about the shoot…discuss the images we're after…discuss comfort level, and so on. I get a sense of what it would be like to work with the model and they get a sense of what it would be like to work with me.  I do this for paid shoots…as well as shoots I'm doing TF.  So when the day of the shoot comes, the model and I already have a rapport…we're on exactly the same page about the content of the shoot…the images we're after…and so on.  No surprises at all…No boundary issues…etc.  I have found that these meetings lead to more productive shoots as well as better images in the end.  Communication is the key.

Just my thoughts...

My pre-shoot banter tends to be over email and text, and with a few models who've since become friends, it was snapchats of our lives prior to the shoot (they were in a different state).

But yes it's not simply "Set it and forget it". There are a few exchanges back and forth to help solidify the shoot and work out details.

And if an email/question goes unanswered a day or two before the shoot, it's been a pretty clear indicator for me that the shoot won't happen (just in my experience).

Amadea T wrote:
I am iffy on fruit (I have something called 'geographical tongue'

Dammit, that was the answer to a quiz show question I got wrong the other day.

Another Italian Guy wrote:
14 pages?

Surely we can't be that annoying.... can we?






Just my $0.02 etc. etc.

This thread makes me wanna quit cause after that many pages I'm guessing everything I do as a photographer is annoying :p

Another Italian Guy wrote:
14 pages?

Surely we can't be that annoying.... can we?

Ariadne Photography wrote:
This thread makes me wanna quit cause after that many pages I'm guessing everything I do as a photographer is annoying :p

//Mild threadjack//
After reading over and over all the creepy things men do when approaching women they are interested in knowing..., I don't even talk to women anymore, for the same reasons...

How men still get laid in America is a mystery to me...

//end of mild threadjack//

Veronika Vitkina  wrote:
1- Makes me pose in ways that i know are either cheesy or unflattering (hands on hips, legs apart, looking over the shoulder-this in one shot)
2- Makes me hold a pose for 5 minutes while they adjust the light (umm it not going to look natural)
3- Dont actively participate, by that i mean give little tips and tweaks (hair sticking out, cant see a body part, jewelry got twisted, etc) that could make an ok photo into a great photo
4- Dont know what their concept it, no inspiration, no purpose, just clicking away
5- Who photoshop photos where the face looks oily (personal taste)
6- Who bring their assistant who also happens to have a camera and would like a few shots as well

Oh man, don't even get me started on #1...-___-

Aingeal Rose wrote:
i too dislike hearing trash about other girls... like i am being lectured for their short comings. i am habitually punctual and first waiting for a late photographer, then listening to them talk about 'flakes' and running over time because of the late start....

that gets me . poor time keeping , especially on nudes where i am up on a rock
freezing , in pain, burning despite the sun screen staring into the sun trying to not get watery eyes and asking how we are for time to get " oh we have enough for one more set then well pack up and head back ''
to find we went over an hr and still need to pack everything up !

I took a model back to my hotel room for the shoot because it was windy and chilly outside toward evening.  When we got there she turned the heat up to 87 degrees. 

Amadea T wrote:
This is a thread derived from the 'annoying things models do' bit in the 'other' forum.

This is about model's pet peeves, not horror storries about rape and molestation.

I go first:

It is a pet peeve of mine, when the photographer keeps wanting to feed me, (upon a wrapped set, before I get ready to leave), although I repeatedly said "No, thank you."  "I am ocd about my diet." " I appreciate the effort, but I am good." "I don't eat this or that, but thank you." "I am really not hungry."

I understand that in most it's not just about the hospitality thing, and good manners, but a little father complex. "Must feed starving child."



Really, you are sweet, but please don't make me explain my whole issue about why I don't eat certain things, we'll be there for another hour.


Edit: I'd love a glass of water, all the time, every time. Please and thank you.

Fine. No food for you. Picky eater person.

Photographe wrote:
What annoys me about some photographers is the language they use...

Shot a model. Shoot a model.

Capture.

Commenting on swimwear/glamour with monosyllabic comments like "Wow Sexy".

"Do you have a boyfriend?"

Talking about equipment like it's going to solve their issues.

What annoys me the most is when someone advocates a working practice that clearly is not industry-standard, to the point where they will the person correctly stating the law or the working practice and once proven incorrect, simply are rude.

I really hate the term capture.

Art Silva wrote:
Annoying things that photographers do; they tend to pay models that get naked... soooo annoying 

They even contact me for nude shoots. 

Kam Arose wrote:

Let me put this the most charitable way that I can: I am not stupid. I presume that the photographer is not stupid. Therefore, if my hand needs to be moved one inch to the left, in most cases the most logical and efficient way to achieve this is for the photographer to say, "Could you move your hand an inch?" I move my hand. Voilá.

Sometimes -- to move a really pesky hair or something -- a slight adjustment by the photographer is indeed in order. In such case, yes, it is good form to ask before you stick your hand in the model's face. Is that so difficult to understand?

Easy to understand.

However far too often when I have asked the model to move just the hand a couple of inches, suddenly the whole arm and part of the upper body got moved. And the pose was shot. But, I NEVER touch without asking first.

And I really get tired of saying 'no, the other left'.

CDP Photo wrote:
Fine. No food for you. Picky eater person.

That's not fair, it's a lifestyle.

One photographer/hair extraordinaire shot me and I casually mentioned I didn't eat meat and liked wine. Not only did he shoot me amazingly so, he had an overabundance of a vegetarian platter, wine, etc. I was pretty touched he went through all the trouble.

Now that is not expected and unusual but it beats being on the defense if food comes up and someone wants to argue about it instead of honoring how you eat.

Erlinda wrote:
More then half these comments are about lame old fucks who do photography as a hobby.

I'm awesome, I don't do any of this shit.

Erlinda wrote:
More then half these comments are about lame old fucks who do photography as a hobby.

I'm awesome, I don't do any of this shit.

I love the "lame old fucks who do photography as a hobby."  They're my favorite.  They usually tend to be less egotistical and more collaborative. 

BTW, I hope that was a joke.

MelissaAnn  wrote:

I love the "lame old fucks who do photography as a hobby."  They're my favorite.  They usually tend to be less egotistical and more collaborative. 

BTW, I hope that was a joke.

It better be a joke! 

MelissaAnn  wrote:

I love the "lame old fucks who do photography as a hobby."  They're my favorite.  They usually tend to be less egotistical and more collaborative. 

BTW, I hope that was a joke.

Oh yeah, I fall in this category
As I like to say, Growing old is a privilege too many don't get a chance to experience.

Jules NYC wrote:
That's not fair, it's a lifestyle.

One photographer/hair extraordinaire shot me and I casually mentioned I didn't eat meat and liked wine. Not only did he shoot me amazingly so, he had an overabundance of a vegetarian platter, wine, etc. I was pretty touched he went through all the trouble.

Now that is not expected and unusual but it beats being on the defense if food comes up and someone wants to argue about it instead of honoring how you eat.

I think you may have misinterpreted my post. I was being facetious. I would not care if a model is vegetarian and did not care to eat.

But since you brought it up; I have had a vegetarian girl friend before and when that was over I said never again. But maybe we should re-think saying never again, because now I find myself seeing another young lady who is almost full vegetarian, (she eats fish).

Here is what I've learned.

1. Eating vegetarian is very boring. No, really it is; you may think you have some really good recipes or know a really good place to eat but you're just fooling yourself.

2. I have to wait a very long time for her to decide which of the two items on the menu that qualify for veggie she should get.

3. The ingredients interrogation process the waiter has to endure requires a lot of patience from the waiter, myself, and the kitchen staff, (lots of back and forth goes on). 

4. I'm the one who is truly enjoying the orgasmic flavors the fancy-pants restaurant chef has come up with. Veggie girl sitting across from me is trying to convince herself she is enjoying the one of only two items she had to choose from.

5. I no longer care if she likes her food or not, she chose it.

But on a more serious note, lots of fruits and vegetables is good for you. Lacking proper protein intake will cause liver damage.

CDP Photo wrote:
Here is what I've learned.

1. Eating vegetarian is very boring. No, really it is; you may think you have some really good recipes or know a really good place to eat but you're just fooling yourself.

Dude, you didn't learn ANYTHING!

The ignorance... no... seriously, painful ignorance, runs so deep in your entire post, it's almost physically painful reading it!

Let's make one thing clear: You season your carcass with vegetables, such as black pepper, paprika, onions, garlic, herbs, salt (mineral), sauces (all plant based), maybe it's marinated in red wine (grape) etc. The flavor of 97 percent of your meat dishes comes from vegetables! The only "ingredient" that comes from the animal itself, unless you use kosher meat, is uric acid, which is animal piss and gives meat its "roman" taste!

If you didn't find a tasty "alternative" in a vegetarian restaurant, than this has more to do with your own personal bias and prejudice than with the meal itself and leads back to psychology. Granted, some cooks suck, but I bet that it is YOUR bias that "made it bland".

Chew on this!


P.S.: Your idea of protein is the same uninformed bovine fecal matter as the rest of your post. Fruits, grains, seeds and vegetables have in average about the same amount of protein as human mothers milk has... Human mothers milk is the perfect food for humans during the only time in their lives when the need for protein is higher than at any other time in their life... even if they were competitive bodybuilders.

CDP Photo wrote:

I think you may have misinterpreted my post. I was being facetious. I would not care if a model is vegetarian and did not care to eat.

But since you brought it up; I have had a vegetarian girl friend before and when that was over I said never again. But maybe we should re-think saying never again, because now I find myself seeing another young lady who is almost full vegetarian, (she eats fish).

Here is what I've learned.

1. Eating vegetarian is very boring. No, really it is; you may think you have some really good recipes or know a really good place to eat but you're just fooling yourself.

2. I have to wait a very long time for her to decide which of the two items on the menu that qualify for veggie she should get.

3. The ingredients interrogation process the waiter has to endure requires a lot of patience from the waiter, myself, and the kitchen staff, (lots of back and forth goes on). 

4. I'm the one who is truly enjoying the orgasmic flavors the fancy-pants restaurant chef has come up with. Veggie girl sitting across from me is trying to convince herself she is enjoying the one of only two items she had to choose from.

5. I no longer care if she likes her food or not, she chose it.

But on a more serious note, lots of fruits and vegetables is good for you. Lacking proper protein intake will cause liver damage.

I like you

udor wrote:

Another Italian Guy wrote:
14 pages?

Surely we can't be that annoying.... can we?

//Mild threadjack//
After reading over and over all the creepy things men do when approaching women they are interested in knowing..., I don't even talk to women anymore, for the same reasons...

How men still get laid in America is a mystery to me...

//end of mild threadjack//

Eharmony.  Hahahahaha

Big A-Larger Than Life wrote:

Eharmony.  Hahahahaha

EHarmony has consistently rejected me every time I've tried signing up over the past many years.  If there is some trick, I'd love to hear it.

CHAD ALAN wrote:
...And if an email/question goes unanswered a day or two before the shoot, it's been a pretty clear indicator for me that the shoot won't happen (just in my experience).

I agree on this one. Barring any communication prior mentioning potential for being out of touch for a bit.

Jen