Photographer
Low Ready Media
Posts: 12
Douglasville, Georgia, US
I was in a park shooting with a model when an elderly man came up and demanded that I stop harassing the wildlife. I kept apologizing, and explaining I wasn't trying to bother any animals. He just kept repeating it, until finally gesturing towards my model. "Her" After I finally understood he was talking about my subject, he laughed hysterically for several minutes, then tottered off, still coughing laughter until he was gone.
Photographer
Orca Bay Images
Posts: 33877
Arcata, California, US
"Do you fuck your models?" earned a head-tilt and a long stare over my eyeglasses.
I've gotten some intentionally nasty comments from models I declined to work with.
Other than that, I field more innocently clumsy comments than actual rudeness. "That's a nice camera. I bet it takes good pictures."
Photographer
Bravo Magic Images
Posts: 765
Temple City, California, US
A passerby while shooting a location shoot called out and expressed his feelings about my photography. Hey buddy are you in it for the Ass and Tits or are you a real photographer. I responded back with. Ask your mother she gave me a years worth of Ass and Tits my son.
Model
Jules NYC
Posts: 21617
New York, New York, US
I rarely show my portfolio to people outside of the industry.
"Is that you?"
No dumbass, I made an entire book with another woman in there to impress people.
It's always the same insecure drone thinking they're getting a backhanded compliment over me.
It comes from the same place - unattractive women who try to find fault with you and shine a big floodlight on something that doesn't exist to placate the big gaping hole which is their self-esteem.
Photographer
Bravo Magic Images
Posts: 765
Temple City, California, US
Russian Katarina wrote:
Thank you.  Your not elderly you just aged well like good wine.
I have indeed never been called elderly before, so that was a first.
Photographer
udor
Posts: 25255
New York, New York, US
Philipe wrote:
Whats the strangest rude comment you've gotten? "Have my babies!"
Oh,..., wait... you mean gotten... not given!!!
Never mind!
Model
Stormee
Posts: 2463
San Antonio, Texas, US
Model
Kozmina
Posts: 6536
Bakersfield, California, US
Jules NYC wrote:
I rarely show my portfolio to people outside of the industry.
"Is that you?"
No dumbass, I made an entire book with another woman in there to impress people.
It's always the same insecure drone thinking they're getting a backhanded compliment over me.
It comes from the same place - unattractive women who try to find fault with you and shine a big floodlight on something that doesn't exist to placate the big gaping hole which is their self-esteem. I've heard this from a few people myself. smh
Model
Cole Morrison
Posts: 3958
Portland, Oregon, US
i get rude comments about my breast size sometimes, mostly from men at bars or clubs, and mostly after i tell them im not interested.
Artist/Painter
aquarelle
Posts: 2056
Chicago, Illinois, US
Russian Katarina wrote:
That I'm an elderly, vulgar, vile attention whore with a portfolio out of a Sears mall photo booth. I'd swim the Atlantic to work with you.
Model
Jules NYC
Posts: 21617
New York, New York, US
Cole Morrison wrote:
i get rude comments about my breast size sometimes, mostly from men at bars or clubs, and mostly after i tell them im not interested. Ugh
Some go for the jugular with baseless cheap shots.
The greater inept go for boob/penis size.
Model
Jules NYC
Posts: 21617
New York, New York, US
Kozmina wrote:
I've heard this from a few people myself. smh Same theorem as:
"Anyone could be a model with a pro photographer, makeup and lighting."
Forget about being photogenic (some goodlooking people are not)
Having good bone structure & features
Good skin
Experience with posing/facial expressions
Keeping fit
Emoting effectively
Knowing your genre and working it
Unfortunately women judge other women on their appearance first.
If they feel threatened by it, out comes the bitch bat.
Model
8v44f6t
Posts: 517
Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Some random grumpy old man that I'd been serving drinks to all night grunted 'my niece is more attractive then you' with no particular provocation.
A lot of times at work people believe I'm giving them a fake name which gives them full rights to say how boring and old my name is. Even though it legitimately is my real name.. (not used on this account)
Photographer
Aaron Pawlak
Posts: 2850
New York, New York, US
Philipe wrote:
About four years ago, I was in L.A. in a nice cafe with a model. A stranger walked up and saw the photo I taken on her lap top. the stranger gave the photo a title/name.
About a week later I posted it (the photo) on model mayhem with the title.
Ladytron..
Shortly afterward, I got a comment saying
"What does that have to do with ladytron? It has nothing to do with ladytron. Thats stupid, why call it ladytron?"
This guy must have thought of the band ladytron..
Anyway he went on to leave more rude comments.
I kept the picture up for about six months... Until it was time to add new ones..
On that stranger who gave the photo a name/title........
It was Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music, when he saw the pic he pointed (and by the way I did not know who he was some called him away saying "Phil"..)
and said "I call it ladytron, very nice" and walked away..
Some girl who worked there said "Thats the guy from Roxy Music..
and the guy who said me giving the title "lady tron" to the photo was stupid and nothing to do with lady tron..
Well.... your an idiot..........if you only knew...... Who's Ladytron?
I guess I'm too old.
Who's Roxy Music?
I guess I'm too young.
Photographer
Shot By Adam
Posts: 8095
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
I got this email on my facebook fan page about the image I used as my header. It was sent by a model in Russia. This is the email cut and pasted:
there's something about this photo that bothers me. I don't know what it is but it's really annoying of a photo and I'm a bit surprised that you would use a picture of a car instead of a model considerng you are a photographer. Would you please take it down? Thanks.
I responded asking what part about the photo bothered her so much and she responded with, "My email was a mistake."
WTF?
Photographer
Robert Lynch
Posts: 2550
Bowie, Maryland, US
Jules NYC wrote:
I rarely show my portfolio to people outside of the industry.
"Is that you?"
No dumbass, I made an entire book with another woman in there to impress people.
It's always the same insecure drone thinking they're getting a backhanded compliment over me. I get something similar sometimes when showing people my business card, which has an image from my portfolio on it.
"Is that one of your photos?"
No, I'm using another photographer's work to fool you into hiring me. I don't even own a camera.
Photographer
Orca Bay Images
Posts: 33877
Arcata, California, US
Robert Lynch wrote:
"Is that one of your photos?"
No, I'm using another photographer's work to fool you into hiring me. I don't even own a camera. Not saying you'd do it, but I've seen enough photographers use someone else's photos to get a job. Enough to know that "Is that one of your photos?" is not always an unreasonable query.
Model
Cole Morrison
Posts: 3958
Portland, Oregon, US
Jules NYC wrote:
Ugh
Some go for the jugular with baseless cheap shots.
The greater inept go for boob/penis size. Yeaaaah the whole
"hey sexy wanna __________"
"no...."
"whatever you're an ugly bitch anyway"
never made any sense to me
Model
Siddy Pain
Posts: 593
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
The rudest comment I ever got was from an old man who came up to me outside a shop while I was with my 2 year old cousin and told me that I clearly only dress her to match my hair and how horrible I must be, what a 'poor child' she is. A million other things but he was speaking out the hole in his back so I stopped listening. I had bright pink hair at the time and cousin was, you guessed it, wearing pink!
From now on I will only spent time with kids if they match my hair colour.
Photographer
MtL Productions
Posts: 85
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Orca Bay Images wrote:
"Do you fuck your models?" earned a head-tilt and a long stare over my eyeglasses. I received a similar comment from a gal who was told I was a photographer. She walks o Ed to me and says, "do you molest your models?" Without missing a beat , I replied, "of course I do, but it's a bit difficult when the guy's bigger than me."
I mean really, how else do you respond
Photographer
Daeda1us
Posts: 1067
Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Brienna Jade wrote:
Not really an insult but twice in the middle of different shoots, a random stranger has taken my camera from my hands. I'm a young, 23 year old female photographer, but I am often mistaken for even 16. I was shooting editorials for a model's comp card. The guy came, took my camera, and told us to pose together. One other time this guy grabbed it, took a horrid shot of my models, basically tossed my camera back at me and said "THAT'S the money shot." Wow!
If I were on the jury... you would not be convicted for any following actions!
Photographer
Herman Surkis
Posts: 10856
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Heliotropics wrote:
I was in a park shooting with a model when an elderly man came up and demanded that I stop harassing the wildlife. I kept apologizing, and explaining I wasn't trying to bother any animals. He just kept repeating it, until finally gesturing towards my model. "Her" After I finally understood he was talking about my subject, he laughed hysterically for several minutes, then tottered off, still coughing laughter until he was gone. Old dude with a sense of humour. Probably worked better that you were not getting it.
Could you have been held liable if he laughed himself into a coronary?
Photographer
Herman Surkis
Posts: 10856
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cole Morrison wrote:
i get rude comments about my breast size sometimes, mostly from men at bars or clubs, and mostly after i tell them im not interested. And they are complaining about what?
Photographer
Herman Surkis
Posts: 10856
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Robert Lynch wrote:
No, I'm using another photographer's work to fool you into hiring me. I don't even own a camera. Unfortunately that happens a lot.
Photographer
Patrick Walberg
Posts: 45198
San Juan Bautista, California, US
It's kind of funny, but I can't remember any rude comments because I forget anything like that and move on quickly with my happy life. Compliments are nice! 
Photographer
M Pandolfo Photography
Posts: 12117
Tampa, Florida, US
Karl Johnston wrote:
At one point I was closing a sale with someone else and he says loudly for everyone to hear,
"$500 for a print? That's a whole half-day of wages for me..Who would pay that?" He makes $20,000/month and he was complaining about a $500 print? Sad.
Every once in a while I'll be doing a pitch for a commercial shoot and one person always seems to be THAT guy. A million questions, always trying to trip you up or ask overly technical questions that nobody cares about, focusing on every detail when it's just a brainstorm session...basically just a pain in the ass.
It's not one rude comment, it's an entire body of work.
It used to annoy me to no end. But invariably, the person is doing it because either they "did photography" and wanted to earn brownie points by doing the project. Or they had a friend of a friend who they wanted hired and it didn't happen.
Now whenever I hear that guy in a meeting I know he's the butthurt one that will sabotage every step of the project.
Photographer
M Pandolfo Photography
Posts: 12117
Tampa, Florida, US
AaronPawlak wrote:
Who's Ladytron?
I guess I'm too old.
Who's Roxy Music?
I guess I'm too young.
One of the best bands...ever!
Ladytron is a song by Bryan Ferry, the lead singer of Roxy Music. Great solo stuff too.
Makeup Artist
AtoZed Creative
Posts: 39
Dallas, Texas, US
I was doing some modeling years ago to get another type of experience and the photographer (TF shoot) spent a good 15 minutes talking about my face being not symmetrical because one eye is often a bit more open than the other. He kept saying repeatedly about how it bothered him and how "I'm just not *that* good at photoshop".
I know what my face looks like. I don't need you beating it into my head for 15 minutes.
Funny part- he criticized while continuing to shoot.
Photographer
I M N Photography
Posts: 2350
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Dark Shadows wrote:
I've only ever gotten 'rude' comments in instances when I have been approached for TFP, and requested pay instead. Nothing particularly memorable springs to mind. They were mostly childish 'heat of the moment' type comments. Similar situation. I replied, "Nothing personal, but I try to be selective, or at least choose based on a specific project." I didn't quote rates!
A few barbs were thrown (not worth repeating) at me with the intent of hurting my self-esteem. I am sure worse things were said behind my back :p
I cried for about 2-3...
...seconds, then forgot about it.
Photographer
udor
Posts: 25255
New York, New York, US
AtoZed Creative wrote:
I was doing some modeling years ago to get another type of experience and the photographer (TF shoot) spent a good 15 minutes talking about my face being not symmetrical because one eye is often a bit more open than the other. If it makes you feel better:
That guy is an idiot! 
Photographer
udor
Posts: 25255
New York, New York, US
Damianne wrote:
A three hundred pound girl I was arguing with about something ended it with "well at least I'm not fat like you are!" Hahahaaa... seriously?!
She probably wished to be "fat like you" and not "fat like her"
Photographer
Art of the nude
Posts: 12067
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Mares wrote:
Some random grumpy old man that I'd been serving drinks to all night grunted 'my niece is more attractive then you' with no particular provocation.
A lot of times at work people believe I'm giving them a fake name which gives them full rights to say how boring and old my name is. Even though it legitimately is my real name.. (not used on this account) If his niece looks better than you, I'd REALLY like to see her.
Photographer
Art of the nude
Posts: 12067
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Brienna Jade wrote:
Not really an insult but twice in the middle of different shoots, a random stranger has taken my camera from my hands. I'm a young, 23 year old female photographer, but I am often mistaken for even 16. I was shooting editorials for a model's comp card. The guy came, took my camera, and told us to pose together. One other time this guy grabbed it, took a horrid shot of my models, basically tossed my camera back at me and said "THAT'S the money shot." One way to prevent that is to not have "random strangers" around while you're doing shoots.
Photographer
Rp-photo
Posts: 42711
Houston, Texas, US
A model that I recently worked with "Needed a sandwich". Art of the nude wrote:
One way to prevent that is to not have "random strangers" around while you're doing shoots. +1
Such as today's shoot of 652 images without another person in sight.
Photographer
Mister Sifuentes
Posts: 1078
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sorry, I don't speak Mexican when I was clearly talking in English...lulz.
Photographer
Camerosity
Posts: 5805
Saint Louis, Missouri, US
I listed several of a photographer's photos. A few minutes later I received a PM from him.
"List list list and no comment. I don't like this."
And then he blocked me.
Photographer
Garry k
Posts: 30129
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
TV and Radio Producer hired me to photograph our jazz fest a number of years ago
then referred to me ( on air ) as a paparazzi
told him i did not appreciate the term
we went on to become good friends
Photographer
Moved To 2613531
Posts: 107
Buffalo, New York, US
I get so many rude comments. Mainly rivals I have in the industry trying to make me mad so I over-react and they can call me out for being an asshole. I tend to just delete such comments now.
Photographer
Revenge Photography
Posts: 1905
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
I once got told that the work I post on Facebook was nothing more than "porn for the mind".
She meant it as an insult but the more I thought on it the more it seemed like a compliment.
Photographer
R Fraticelli
Posts: 116
San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Worst comment here on MM.. Some bitch model once told me, "I cringed at every single cliched concept you have, which was a lot". I now use that as a tagline for the front page announcements: 'Come cringe at all of my "cliched concepts", which are "a lot".' Surprisingly, that attracts more comments to my pics that anything else I write!! And then one day when using that, someone wrote me what has been the *best* comment I have ever gotten here on MM: "Whoever called your work cliché seems to misunderstand the meaning of the word. If your concept is overused to the point it's lost its meaning and efficacy, you're cliché. If your concept is used commonly--like Christmas--but you can still shoot it and turn out with something wonderful and distinct, you're talented. This looks amazing " So, bottom line: her worthless insulting comment turned into something very positive for me
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