My assessment will also encompass your profile and perhaps even your website in giving a portfolio dollar value via Los Angeles professional photography standards for models and photographers. I'll also throw in a critique of the portfolio and of some photos. Beware: you're now about to enter the land of snakes and liars and a honesty that slices people to the bone. $0 You'll never make it here award. It means that your work couldn't sell in Los Angeles. $500 Homeless-stop-begging award. It means that your work would have a tough time doing well here and you might become homeless. Come on, you're homeless, admit it. $1000 Stop doing crack and meth. It means that you may have one really good shot in that portfolio, but, baby, you're in trouble. Your car is about to get repossessed. See, sleeping in your car is not fun when they are towing you away. Put the pipe down! $5000 Part-timer. It's great-that-you're-keeping your day job-award. You can do this part-time and you may be doing it part-time. You can pick up a wedding shoot once in a while or get model work for a small boutique. $10,000 Maybe you've-got-steam award. Still part-time but starting to occasionally dazzle. But can you award new tires. The roads are tough on cars here. $20,000 old pro but come here and you would starve if you went full-time. Be safe, stay where mediocrity pays. $40,000 GOOD:you're good, but we are flooded with good and how can you become great is the burning economic question. $60,000 Photographer and model: You're-almost-a-monster-now-Award. Also: Model GWC camera model full-time. Photographer: The studio rental is eating you alive. Everything is eating you alive. You're almost very good. If you don't become great the sheriff is going to kick you out of the house. The foreclosure notice is in the mail. If you're a model, and you get this rating, you're probably working with a lot of GWC camera models and you have to do better than this. $100,000 Shark alert! Oh my God, you could eat anyone alive it seems but still you're not elite. You're making the cash but for how long? You're not quite a flavour, but you're eating well for now. $250,000 Baby, you're-a-star-award. Photographer: There are sharks all around you. They want what you have got, that luminous glow, that spark, and they want to steal your gear and have you teach them for free how to use it. Model: Bank, baby, bank. You're talented, extraordinary. And in two years it could be over. I'm going out to shoot a location for research. When I get back I'll give out these wonderful loving awards. Welcome to the Jungle. Jul 03 12 01:52 pm Link Sure. Love to hear your opinion please. Jul 03 12 02:04 pm Link Why not? I'm interested in what you think. Jul 03 12 02:06 pm Link I want to live in Beverly Hills. I am still looking for black gold. What do you think? Jul 03 12 02:08 pm Link So how much am I worth? Jul 03 12 02:11 pm Link Kate Victoria wrote: $5000 Part-timer. It's great-that-you're-keeping your day job-award. You can do this part-time and you may be doing it part-time. You can pick up a wedding shoot once in a while or get model work for a small boutique. Jul 03 12 02:11 pm Link Bek Ruszin wrote: $10,000 Maybe you've-got-steam award. Still part-time but starting to occasionally dazzle. But can you afford new tires?. The roads are tough on cars here. Jul 03 12 02:18 pm Link Dan K Photography wrote: $40,000 GOOD:you're good, but we are flooded with good and how can you become great is the burning economic question. Jul 03 12 02:23 pm Link Lakin S wrote: $20,000 old pro but come here and you would starve if you went full-time. Be safe, stay where mediocrity pays. Jul 03 12 02:31 pm Link Tell me what ya think!! Jul 03 12 02:31 pm Link I'm off to go location scouting. I'll be back in about four hours. Jul 03 12 02:32 pm Link Me please! Jul 03 12 02:33 pm Link I like this...creative. Go for it. I can take it. Jul 03 12 02:33 pm Link Fun topic. Let's see how broke I'd be Jul 03 12 02:34 pm Link StacieMaria wrote: $10,000 Maybe you've-got-steam award. Still part-time but starting to occasionally dazzle. But can you award new tires. The roads are tough on cars here. Jul 03 12 02:39 pm Link So am I a homeless bum? Lol Jul 03 12 02:40 pm Link Is it worth more than 2¢ ? Jul 03 12 02:42 pm Link Jul 03 12 02:44 pm Link A N D E R S O N wrote: $40,000 GOOD:you're good, but we are flooded with good and how can you become great is the burning economic question. Jul 03 12 02:44 pm Link and me? Jul 03 12 02:44 pm Link How about me? Jul 03 12 02:54 pm Link curious for sure Jul 03 12 02:54 pm Link Me please:) Jul 03 12 02:55 pm Link Me? Jul 03 12 02:55 pm Link I'm meaning to update, but check it out anyway Jul 03 12 02:56 pm Link curious Jul 03 12 03:08 pm Link LOL sounds Fun... Jul 03 12 03:14 pm Link Let's do this. G Jul 03 12 03:17 pm Link Show me the money!!! ... Or not :p Jul 03 12 03:22 pm Link This is fun.. Jul 03 12 03:56 pm Link well since I live in LA this matches perfectly Jul 03 12 05:08 pm Link Yes plz... Jul 03 12 05:13 pm Link Would be great to know Jul 03 12 05:17 pm Link i'll bite Jul 03 12 05:19 pm Link I have returned from my scouting trip. And starting assessments again, now. Jul 03 12 09:13 pm Link Mine? Jul 03 12 09:21 pm Link James Ogilvie wrote: $60,000 per annum. You're-almost-a-monster-now-Award. The studio rental is eating you alive. Everything is eating you alive. You're almost very good. If you don't become great the sheriff is going to kick you out of the house. The foreclosure notice is in the mail. Jul 03 12 09:26 pm Link Let's see. Jul 03 12 09:28 pm Link JAE Photography PA wrote: $10,000 per annum. Maybe you've-got-steam award. Still part-time but starting to occasionally dazzle. But can you afford new tires. The roads are tough on cars here. Jul 03 12 09:37 pm Link H3D PHOTOGRAPHER wrote: 250,000 per annum. Baby, you're-a-star-award. There are sharks all around you. They have even stolen your images from your MM portfolio you sadly inform us. That's because you're great. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They want that luminous glow, that spark, and they want to steal your gear and have you teach them for free how to use it. Your client list is extraordinary but not quite up to the extraordinary talent you demonstrate. I saw only one photo that I thought had a little excessive photoshop but you're strength is that you have such a strong range. You can shoot men in a heroic, epic way. You know about backlighting the boys. And women! You are their poet with camera. Jul 03 12 09:49 pm Link |