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Photographer

Amelia G

Posts: 570

Los Angeles, California, US

Go see agencies.

If the photographers are not professionals yet, then you might be right and their judgment on best images might be flawed for your needs.

An agency will take you or not, based on what you have now and what you look like at your go-see. If an agency picks an image, even if you do not feel confident about it, it is probably best for getting you work.

If your goal is just to get images which give you the warm fuzzies, there is nothing wrong with that, but you should hire people to perform that task for you.

Apr 02 13 01:34 pm Link

Photographer

Evan Hiltunen

Posts: 4162

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Models collaborate with me because they like my artistic approach. They believe I will produce something unique and different for them and with them.

While I very much encourage their feedback, and we often agree on which shots are "keepers", at the end of the day, it is my decision which images will be processed and in which style.

If the model's pose is unflattering, but it is technically a great image, I'm not going to use it. If the pose is great, but I screwed up, I'm not going to use it.

In the end, I make the choices, and I am always concerned that the model gets images she loves and can be proud of.

Apr 02 13 01:53 pm Link