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Shouldn't a good MM Port include a few male models
Jay Strange wrote: No! Feb 23 13 01:58 pm Link I have men and women in my portfolio and I kick ass Feb 23 13 02:01 pm Link SPRINGHEEL wrote: Correct, sir, especially since I am in there. Feb 23 13 02:03 pm Link  Looknsee Photography wrote: Feb 23 13 02:03 pm Link -JAY- wrote: And you are a..... Feb 23 13 02:04 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: Then why not have wedding photos and landscapes in there too? Shouldn't we also have some still life and food shots? Feb 23 13 02:11 pm Link Don't matter to me I love to shoot! I get way more females asking me to shoot paid or tf so I figured there are way more female models out there. Feb 23 13 02:44 pm Link The only time I can say I got paid to shoot a model for their portfolio, it was for a guy. I had one of his photos in my port for awhile, and it got zero attention. While I'm not adverse to shooting guys, my concepts are for female models and that's what I enjoy shooting, so that's what I choose to have in my portfolio here. Feb 23 13 05:25 pm Link Weddings,landscapes,still lifes and food??? Ummm, The name of the site is MODEL mayhem. I guess a pomagranate martitni could be considered a model... Maybe... Somewhere... By someone... Feb 23 13 05:38 pm Link I have a photo of a man in my port. I photograph things that interest me on different levels, not only sexually. So men are fair game for me. Feb 23 13 05:41 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: It could be. It could also be useless. Feb 23 13 05:50 pm Link Backstreet Photography wrote: Odd because I NNEVER get inappropriate comments on my male models. Feb 23 13 05:52 pm Link I have a couple of shots of males in my port but I don't think having them there makes me a better photographer or improves my portfolio. I rarely shoot with guys because I prefer shooting with females, there are more female and male models. Most of the props and wardrobe I have accumulated make more sense on female models than male. Given the choice of spending a couple of hours shooting a female or male, I choose female. There really aren't many points you can make here on MM that will make sense when you add the words "most" or "generally". Feb 23 13 05:56 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: no Feb 23 13 05:58 pm Link if your goal is to shoot more male models, sure. if not, why bring duck decoys on a deer hunt? Feb 23 13 06:31 pm Link dp  Feb 23 13 06:34 pm Link RKD Photographic wrote: Simple as that... Feb 23 13 06:35 pm Link Not really it all depends on your taste and what you shoot. I do have a few males I have shot as honestly I have more men hire me to shoot them than women. I don't TF with men because it's not easy to make my investment back. Feb 23 13 06:36 pm Link Got a few on this port... sprinkled with dozens and dozens of superhotties... good luck finding them...  Feb 23 13 06:50 pm Link I should hope that any photographer who has inclinations towards being an artist would try numerous subjects and have some success with several. But not everyone here has such inclinations, and many who do may prefer to display a wider portfolio elsewhere. Feb 23 13 07:22 pm Link No. Feb 23 13 07:29 pm Link Both pose (no pun intended) different artistic opportunities and I shoot both, I like the challenge of both. Feb 23 13 07:32 pm Link I've always felt that a good MM portfolio should include more cowbell. But, we've all seen notices on MM of shots with too much cowbell being blocked. So, I have a 50/50 split of pictures of male and female models in my port, instead. Feb 23 13 07:33 pm Link MM does not represent my full portfolio.  11x17poster21-2 by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr  Aug11 by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr  david46110507 by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr  davidfix by FullMetalPhotographer, on Flickr Feb 23 13 07:42 pm Link I think that "good" and having "male models" in there are two entirely different things. "Good" is certainly objectionable, and having "male models", or better, having "variety" shows that you're not a "one-trick pony". Though I think if you only just shoot one subject, but spend a great deal of time, thought, and have a lot of experience doing that, and honestly really want to do the best you can, then I think that alone can give make one port "good". But in reality, there are a lot of people who really just get into modelling just because they want porn. They may not be honest or realize it to some degree at first, but I have had my share of experiences with photographers (both experienced and inexperienced) who are really just after that and don't really contribute anything meaningful. Having variety is a hard and fast rule to quickly weed out someone like that, and it works for the majority of the time. But I think in the end that you still need to spend a lot of time and energy to both discover a great port and to be a great photographer or model... and today I rarely see (even "professionals") spend more than a few minutes preparing and working on a shoot. Feb 23 13 08:22 pm Link My camera can also take excellent pictures of landscapes, kids, weddings, pets, sports.... But I'm not interested in shooting those things so I don't. Same with guys. Just my $0.02 Ciao Stefano www.stefanobrunesci.com Feb 23 13 09:09 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: +1 Feb 23 13 09:21 pm Link Howdy, neighbor. Having men in your portfolio is good if you're looking to shoot men. Feb 23 13 09:54 pm Link Why would I shoot something that doesn't interest me? Sounds pretty pointless. Feb 23 13 10:06 pm Link Farenell Photography wrote: LOL Feb 23 13 10:11 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: The male and female form inspire me similarly. Feb 23 13 10:12 pm Link Jay Strange wrote: You said you were just trying to make the case for variety. I was trying to point out that variety is not always beneficial. If I am interested in shooting females then why would it be important to have males in my portfolio? It serves to add variety to my portfolio but so would wedding, still lifes, food and they are equally irrelevant to what I am looking for here on MM and what others should be looking for from me. Feb 24 13 04:48 am Link I shoot 80+ females a year and 2-3 male models. My portfolio reflects my income. Feb 24 13 05:21 am Link Hell, I got photos of pro football players on mine! Feb 24 13 05:29 am Link I shoot what's interesting to me. I have no attraction, aesthetic, or otherwise, to males. They don't interest me at all, artistically. I have nothing against those who find males an interesting subject, and, if they see an aesthetic in some male subject, I would give them credit for seeing that aesthetic where I didn't. So, to put it a different way, a portfolio is a vision of the artist, and that vision is THEIR vision only, and it is THEIR choice to decide the content, and, therefore, show the world what they see as "good" subject matter. No judgment, by ANY third party, as to the content of that portfolio is appropriate. (IMO), (not humble !). -Don Feb 24 13 05:33 am Link port should not be sausage fest, I like looking at females, dudes are boring Feb 24 13 05:41 am Link I wouldn't mind having more guys, but most of my inspiration is the female form and most male models I've met were too much of a pain. Feb 24 13 06:29 am Link Most of the dudes here are too bust staring at the chicks to work with a dude like me. It's ok. I don't like that kind of attention from old dudes anyways. Feb 24 13 06:59 am Link In my experience, male "models" on this site have no interest in posing for a photographer, only hitting on the female models. Out of the 15 in my area, one agreed to work with me, and it only took a year after I sent the email. Feb 24 13 07:46 am Link Jay Strange wrote: The short answer is "NO" Feb 24 13 07:48 am Link |
