Steve Broadbent wrote:
I think i love you

Ditto! Im gonna cry. That reaally means a lot

Run of the Mill wrote:
You're welcome for #4. I say that because just tonight, less than 12 hours before the shoot, the model sprung on me, "Oh, by the way, I'm bringing an escort. If not, no shoot."

So now I have the whole day free tomorrow. No shoot.

I appreciate that YOU appreciate the frustration

Oh that happened tome recently except the model was on the way when he told me. What do do then?

H B P wrote:

Winnie L wrote:
There has been a really great thread going on about showing appreciation for models and what they go through, so I want to take this chance to do the same for photographers.

1)Thank you for taking the time to take up photography classes, start off as being lighting assistants and lugging other people's equipment to learn about lighting, directing and composition. Those who are self taught, more kudos to you to you for taking the extra effort and time to study online manuals, asking questions and getting new models to test with you.

2)Thank you for taking the time to learn this stupid and ridiculously difficult programme called Photoshop to help models look better, be it burn dodge heal, liquify, lighting, cloning and definitely helping us look better when we have an expected pimple or rash. Not to mention the amount of time you spend editing after each shoot. For models, we go home after a shoot and we can rest and wait for images, for you guys, the shoot is only half done.

3)Thank you for taking the patience to coach us and making little jokes to help us relax when we are nervous on set, and taking the effort to make models feel as comfortable and confident as they can.

4)Thank you for having to deal with flakes, escort problems, whine and still move on and not give up totally on models, and photography.

5)Thank you for climbing stairs and ladders and trees and squeezing into funny positions to capture the best angles of us ever, perspiring and tiring yourself out after the shoot and going home to a grumpy wife/girlfriend/boyfriend.

6)Thank you for spending about half of your hard earned cash you earn at your day job to puchase camera and lighting equipment, and using more of your money you could have bought yourself a new car or Rolex to maintain your equipment every now and then to be able to carry on with your profession, which in turns allow us to maintain our profession.

7)Thank you to the newer photographers for having the courage to approach models for TFP and having your ego slammed when they do not respond to you.

8)Thank you for not looking down on us. (Most of us anyway).

9)Thank you for taking the time to research on concepts, recce locations where you could be having your day off going fishing or spending time with your SO or getting hammered with your buddies.

10)Thanks for spending the extra money to engage and negotiate rates with stylists, muas and agency bookers so we can all have nice images to print for our book.

11)Thanks for taking the extra time aside from photography to spend time in the forums to give newbies advice.

12) For photographers who shoot film, thank you for spending the extra money to develop them when you can shoot digital and get a cheaper result, especially when film is so fucking ridiculously expensive.

I'll add on if I think of more. Other models, if you can think of anything you wish to add on, clarify and comment, please do so.

Thank you.

I had the pleasure of reading a public message from a model I worked with saying nice things about me.  It really does mean a lot.

Stephanie M wrote:
Thank you photographers for forever immortalizing my youth, so that I will always be able to look back on how I am now.

Good one

Rick OBanion wrote:
As a brand new photographer who spends half his time here looking in awe at work that I will likely never compete with....than you!!
It is incredibly intimidating being around so much talent and seeing how far I have to go yet.
Nice to read a post like this

+1

And God bless all those beautiful souls who agree to work with photographers still on their 'L' plates.

Steve Broadbent wrote:
I think i love you

+1

Rick OBanion wrote:
As a brand new photographer who spends half his time here looking in awe at work that I will likely never compete with....than you!!
It is incredibly intimidating being around so much talent and seeing how far I have to go yet.
Nice to read a post like this
I will be in the water shooting next  week praying like heck I don't drop anything or any of my flash stands tip...

You won't. You just need confidence

Steve Broadbent wrote:
I think i love you

+1 and also Thank you.

Winnie L wrote:
There has been a really great thread going on about showing appreciation for models and what they go through, so I want to take this chance to do the same for photographers.

1)Thank you for taking the time to take up photography classes, start off as being lighting assistants and lugging other people's equipment to learn about lighting, directing and composition. Those who are self taught, more kudos to you to you for taking the extra effort and time to study online manuals, asking questions and getting new models to test with you.

2)Thank you for taking the time to learn this stupid and ridiculously difficult programme called Photoshop to help models look better, be it burn dodge heal, liquify, lighting, cloning and definitely helping us look better when we have an unexpected pimple or rash. Not to mention the amount of time you spend editing after each shoot. For models, we go home after a shoot and we can rest and wait for images, for you guys, the shoot is only half done.

3)Thank you for taking the patience to coach us and making little jokes to help us relax when we are nervous on set, and taking the effort to make models feel as comfortable and confident as they can.

4)Thank you for having to deal with flakes, escort problems, whine and still move on and not give up totally on models, and photography.

5)Thank you for climbing stairs and ladders and trees and squeezing into funny positions to capture the best angles of us ever, perspiring and tiring yourself out after the shoot and going home to a grumpy wife/girlfriend/boyfriend.

6)Thank you for spending about half of your hard earned cash you earn at your day job to puchase camera and lighting equipment, and using more of your money you could have bought yourself a new car or Rolex to maintain your equipment every now and then to be able to carry on with your profession, which in turns allow us to maintain our profession.

7)Thank you to the newer photographers for having the courage to approach models for TFP and having your ego slammed when they do not respond to you.

8)Thank you for not looking down on us. (Most of us anyway).

9)Thank you for taking the time to research on concepts, recce locations where you could be having your day off going fishing or spending time with your SO or getting hammered with your buddies.

10)Thanks for spending the extra money to engage and negotiate rates with stylists, muas and agency bookers so we can all have nice images to print for our book.

11)Thanks for taking the extra time aside from photography to spend time in the forums to give newbies advice.

12) For photographers who shoot film, thank you for spending the extra money to develop them when you can shoot digital and get a cheaper result, especially when film is so fucking ridiculously expensive.

I'll add on if I think of more. Other models, if you can think of anything you wish to add on, clarify and comment, please do so.

Gosh,  I have been at the business of photography professionally for 60 years,  and haven't learned but 5 percent of that... Go  with the newbie advice,  just be sure it is accurate.. not just your opinion..

Sensor Photo Studios wrote:
I'm on the 1st flight to Singapore to propose on bended knee LOL!

She's my girl. We're going to elope and then get some ice cream.