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How to turn a model down politely???
well for one your page is misleading in my opinion. You ask people to be free to contact you and that you are always looking for new faces. Perhaps get rid of all that and put in your requirements the type of people/looks you only shoot. All of this goes for any castings you make you need to be well detained in the specific looks/age/type of portfolio pics you are wanting. let people know you are picky and very selective in the type of people you take pictures of. Aug 07 14 09:04 pm Link JC Strick wrote: I think a lot of people would be really receptive to this method Aug 07 14 09:30 pm Link Just don't write back, they will get it. If they keep bothering you then write back, no thank you. There is no nice way to say NO in my opinion so if you have to say it be short, less said the better  .Aug 07 14 10:16 pm Link Just make it about YOU and not THEM. As in "Thank you but I'm looking for a different sort of look for my book." Honest, doesn't make it personal, not misleading, civilized. Simple. Aug 07 14 10:36 pm Link Amber Dawn - Colorado wrote: I agree. Aug 08 14 02:33 pm Link You know on MM, telling a model you can't do free collaboration is seen as equivalent to a rejection. Well for me at least, it's not a good share of the time. I have to say no to unpaid tests a lot to otherwise great girls (many agency standard), because I simply don't have the time or can't afford the time expended without compensation, because it takes my time away from paid work. So, for me it's often NOT saying "you aren't at the right level". It's just saying "I have to make a living" and not at all a euphemism for you're not good enough or you're not worth it. I wish I had all kinds of free time and I could photograph all the great girls that approach me, for the pure enjoyment of it. So, my solution was to put together discounted testing rates, so those that really wanted to test with me and/or needed to test could without mortgaging their car. Aug 08 14 05:53 pm Link cvltblood wrote: I just tell them that I currently don't have a concept in mind for them and when I do, I will contact them (which is usually the truth because I am extremely concept-based in my photography art). I also thank them for contacting me. Aug 10 14 01:42 pm Link |
