John Horwitz wrote:

I've been a paid and volunteer judge at many competitions and have work in The Smithsonian Institution and Oxford University and Purdue University...and your credentials KPC?

NinaKat wrote:
Is there a polite way to turn down shooting with someone? If a photographer for example offers you money to shoot with them but you don't like their photos, how do you politely decline? Is it better to just not respond? As photographers how do you prefer to be treated in regards to this type of inquiry? I always try to send some sort of response but it seems like people always find ways to be offended. I've had some people tell me that I should haven't of even responded, and I've had other people thank me for it. So I figured asking the forum would be the best place. This seems like something new models would want to know as well so I figured this section would be appropriate.

My advice: be POLITE; being polite is being professional, but failing to respond at all to a legitimate offer is neither. An extremely brief canned response is perfectly acceptable.

Try something like this:

"Thanks for thinking of me. I'm not sure we're right for one another collaboratively. Best of luck in your endeavors."

Completely polite, completely professional, completely sufficient, and completely concise. Takes seconds to cut and paste a couple of appropriate sentences once you find words with which you're happy. You don't need to tell someone that her/his photos suck, or express umbrage that he/she'd dare to ask you to work with her/him; either point is irrelevant and would only invite additional participation in an exchange you're trying to conclude.

If a photographer doesn't take "no" for an answer, that's the photographer's problem, and I'd say you're well within your rights (and manners) to ignore further solicitation.