MaximumXphoto wrote:
...meaningful advice...

My best advice to you would be to not do this again.

MaximumXphoto wrote:
Models who accept nude work will typically get 75% more responses.

Where is your statistical analysis to back this claim up?

Also, I know many models who do nudes and simply get more "responses" because there are people out there who just want to see nudes and aren't genuinely interested in the "art" or whatever else.   I was an art model, I dealt with this all the time, particularly here, and got sick of it.   Comments aren't important to me.  Work is.

MaximumXphoto wrote:
Not all photographers are PHOTOGRAPHERS. Some have cameras that wont take better pictures than an iPhone.

Hmm...

You're new here.  Take a look around first, please.

Lars R Peterson wrote:
Summary:

If you want to be a REAL model, you will respond promptly when I message you. You will shoot naked with me for TFP, and you won't bring any damn llama herder! When I say bend over, you will bend ALL the way over... and when I send you images, you will post them everywhere, and tell the world that I was the best thing to ever happen to you.
Then, and ONLY then, may you put your clothes back on.

By the way, my camera is really, really big!

Lol...yeah it's for those folks that I've been very specific in my profile if they don't like what I say, they can move on, no point in lingering.

MaximumXphoto wrote:
4. Make sure you do set your limits, go for a shoot and if you didn't like it, remember not to use the photographer again.

Thank Richard Dawkins for you! It's so hard to remember not to work with photographers who haven't respected your limits. Gotta write this down somewhere before I forget....

Matt Forma wrote:
Eeeek! Someone needs to respond from a model's perspective about what they look for in photographers. That might be of use here...

1) Camera
2) A portfolio where I can see some examples of your work
3) Concept for shoot (!)
4) Good communication & planning (mutual)
5) Shows up (!)
6) Comes with release form (if paid)
7) Returns photos in a timely manner (if trade)

model emily  wrote:
1) Camera
2) A portfolio where I can see some examples of your work
3) Concept for shoot (!)
4) Good communication & planning (mutual)
5) Shows up (!)
6) Comes with release form (if paid)
7) Returns photos in a timely manner (if trade)

Don't ruin it.  For his second post MaximumXphoto is going to school us photographers too.

model emily  wrote:

1) Camera
2) A portfolio where I can see some examples of your work
3) Concept for shoot (!)
4) Good communication & planning (mutual)
5) Shows up (!)
6) Comes with release form (if paid)
7) Returns photos in a timely manner (if trade)

Emily, no! You're doing it wrong.

You need two 6's for it to be proper.

Kent Art Photography wrote:

My best advice to you would be to not do this again.

I'll second this, for my meaningful imput.

AJScalzitti wrote:
Well damn I was really in need of a laugh today, and right after lunch to shake the 2:30 feeling,  who needs '5hr energy' when we have 'pompous clue free' - now with less clue!

Edit, and damn from ATL as well and doesn't credit anyone on images...

+1 well played

AJScalzitti wrote:
Edit, and damn from ATL as well and doesn't credit anyone on images...

I noticed that too.


Joined:     Feb 29, 2012


>_>

MaximumXphoto wrote:
If there are any photographers that have meaningful advice they can add it to this thread.

8. llamas

Lars R Peterson wrote:
By the way, my camera is really, really big!

My equipment is really old and quite useless.

Paige Morgan wrote:
Paternalism from a newbie.....I don't see this ending well

my thoughts exactly.

i laugh at the ignorance of the "advice" basically describing how a model can cater to a photographer.

Paolo Diavolo wrote:

my thoughts exactly.

i laugh at the ignorance of the "advice" basically describing how a model can cater to a photographer.

It is never a good idea to assume your personal preferences and needs are universal truths.

To then try to impose that view on a large group of people as barely veiled "advice", even less so.

I'm actually surprised that this has stayed civil this long.

MaximumXphoto wrote:

   You bailed before I could quote you!!!!! 

Not a good way to enter the forums!!!!!


Why delete what you wrote?  Everything we write here is open to discussion.  If you can't take it ... well?

Paige Morgan wrote:

It is never a good idea to assume your personal preferences and needs are universal truths.

To then try to impose that view on a large group of people as barely veiled "advice", even less so.

I'm actually surprised that this has stayed civil this long.

you mean not every photographer is a heterosexual male hobbiest who is solely in charge of casting models, for shoots in which he is the director, and the project would always be female models for lingerie/nude shoots?

granted its his first post, and he's only been on the site a couple months AND its the holiday season, i assume people are feeling forgiving of his ignorance, or have better things to do than rip into him.

now if this thread got moved to "off topic" it might be a different story. haha.

but yes im surprised too that its been this civil.

Kent Art Photography wrote:
The OP has taken his ball and gone home, and no-one quoted him.  Damn.

I know!   Here I thought we were going to have a good discussion? 

Paolo Diavolo wrote:
you mean not every photographer is a heterosexual male hobbiest who is solely in charge of casting models, for shoots in which he is the director, and the project would always be female models for lingerie/nude shoots?

granted its his first post, and he's only been on the site a couple months AND its the holiday season, i assume people are feeling forgiving of his ignorance, or have better things to do than rip into him.

now if this thread got moved to "off topic" it might be a different story. haha.

but yes im surprised too that its been this civil.

The OP got off on the wrong foot is all.  As one photographer to another here, I would not talk down to you or tell you that my methods are better than yours.  His "advise" was directed towards models with his having an "all or nothing" attitude in his writing.  I could suggest to you how I cast models, but you certainly don't have to do as I do in that process.   We can both be sucessful in our own ways.