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Tipping a model after a shoot
Hi. I just photographed a model and paid her for the shoot in Washington D.C. I'm pleased with the photos and would like to do something for the model. I do not have a phone number or address. The shoot was 3.5 hours long and she was so much fun to work with. How do I tip or reward her? Jul 18 14 05:01 am Link Well, there's always hiring her again.  Jul 18 14 05:09 am Link How did you find her the first time? Start there to try and reach her. In the future tip right after the shoot if you are going to so that you don't miss the opportunity. Jul 18 14 05:10 am Link Ken Warren Photography wrote: This sounds like an excellent idea. Both of you would benefit from this. Jul 18 14 05:14 am Link Can I review a model on Model Mayhem? I didn't have enough cash on me at the time to tip in person. I didn't plan to tip. I will next time. Gift card? Jul 18 14 05:22 am Link AdrienneEichner wrote: Excellent idea. Either pick a place you know she likes or get a general one like the American Express prepaid card and she can go anywhere she likes. Jul 18 14 05:34 am Link Hey now, don't you go starting some "Fad" where the "in thing" is tipping models, because if any of my models catch wind of this they'll start asking me for tips after every job and I'm broke enough as it is.  Jul 18 14 05:55 am Link Cash. Like a good waiter. I've been tipped. It was a very nice gesture. I don't go to applebees with frequency, so best to veer away from gift cards IMO. Honestly, this is a case where less personal is positive Jul 18 14 06:08 am Link AdrienneEichner wrote: No keep it professional.. Up their rate if you feel they are doing an exceptional job... Jul 18 14 06:09 am Link Cash is king! Gift card - people lose them. Jul 18 14 06:10 am Link Lol... Oh I just give her even more free images  Jul 18 14 06:18 am Link Pm her with a thank you note. Hire her again & tip her next time. Also credit her on the images you choose to post. Crediting is a good way to show that you value the work the model does, and it helps her get more paid work when people view your port and click on the link to her port. Jul 18 14 08:24 am Link give her pretty pictures. Jul 18 14 08:40 am Link AdrienneEichner wrote: Why is this information not on the model release you had her sign or not on the photo when you shot her ID? Jul 18 14 08:43 am Link AdrienneEichner wrote: Is she on MM? Jul 18 14 08:50 am Link Ken Warren Photography wrote: Agree. Hire them a second or even third time. Much like going to a restaurant: If you like the food you go back. If not, then you don't. Paying more for the food on the second trip is sort of pointless. Just giving them repeat business makes the point. Jul 18 14 10:40 am Link Grace Photographic wrote: This is also a good idea. Every model I've listed in my Credits section is someone I'll shoot with again; I would recommend any of them as being hard workers, willing to take direction and perform as needed to get the shot. Jul 18 14 03:14 pm Link Strange as it may sound I have had more than one model tell me no when I tried to give them more than we agreed upon before the shoot. Some have taken the extra graciously and said thank you so much. If I think a model was better than I had thought in the first place I will just hand them more money than we agreed too. Like I said though a few have counted it and said no that's not fair and refused to take it. I think generally speaking though most will and you can always talk them up to all your photographer friends. Posting good shots of them on MM with credit is always a good idea too. Jul 18 14 03:48 pm Link I have never thought of it as a tip but if I find a model that works well and is easy and fun to shoot with I will usually give her more than her negotiated rate. Most of my models have travel expenses and I will give her something extra for that. Jul 18 14 04:43 pm Link AdrienneEichner wrote: If you don't have a phone number or an address, that seems kind of odd. Jul 18 14 04:54 pm Link I have been tipped cash several times at the shoot and a model mailed me a $50 gift card once. I was thankful wether it was cash or a gift card is a gift so whatever they want to give me I am ok with it.. Jul 18 14 05:11 pm Link A-M-P wrote: I think tipping photographers is a great idea. Jul 18 14 08:38 pm Link MelissaAnn wrote: +1 and Credit, Credit, Credit Jul 18 14 08:47 pm Link Mark Salo wrote: Amazon gift card. If it's not on Amazon, you don't need it. Jul 18 14 08:49 pm Link Mark Salo wrote: Alabaster Crowley wrote: Not to mention, you can use Visa/Mastercard type gift cards to buy Amazon gift cards... which works well if those other gift cards have odd balances... you can use them to buy an Amazon e-gift card for the remaining value, then apply that e-gift-card to your account. Jul 18 14 08:52 pm Link Mark Salo wrote: Alabaster Crowley wrote: LOL Jul 18 14 08:53 pm Link DougBPhoto wrote: It's 12:08 over here on the right coast and this is going over the top of my head. Jul 18 14 09:08 pm Link last wedding shoot, the father of the bride was paying me and asked if I was sure that was enough....I said...well, my assistant wouldn't mind a tip...he tipped her 50...so....why not tip photographers also when they do a good job? Jul 18 14 09:09 pm Link Mark Salo wrote: Say you have a visa gift card that you used somewhere, and it has $5.75 on it, and if you don't use it, you lose it. Jul 18 14 09:16 pm Link Mark Salo wrote: DougBPhoto wrote: Now what can I do with a one year old Roots gift card? Jul 18 14 09:21 pm Link DougBPhoto wrote: On a serious note: I always get the model's contact info even if she doesn't sign a full commercial release. Jul 18 14 09:28 pm Link You could give her/him extra and say it is for parking/tolls/whatever travel expense. But the best tip is hire her/him again and recommend her/him to other photographers. It's the gift that keeps on giving. Jul 18 14 10:55 pm Link Is this anything like cow tipping? Jul 18 14 11:16 pm Link even better than hiring her again - recommend her to other photographers in the area, so they hire her, too. having one client is nice, but having 10 or 100 is even better... so send business her way. Jul 18 14 11:20 pm Link MM has the perfect solution, from the comfort of your chair with the click of a button you can now send a gift via MM. 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You can say some nice things about her when you list her in the credits on your profile and, not mentioned previously, leave her a nice tag so that other potential clients will see it when they are viewing her profile. EDIT: I just looked at your port. To add model credits (or MUA, etc. when you use them), go to "My Stuff", "Manage Photos", then on each photo, click on "Edit Photo" and type in the models MM # so that people can see who the model is when looking at your photos. Jul 19 14 04:32 am Link Shot By Adam wrote: ^^^^^^ Jul 19 14 08:12 am Link AdrienneEichner wrote: No, but you can leave a nice tag discussing what a good job they did, how professional they were to wok with, etc. Positive tags like this can help when others are deciding whether to hire someone or not. Jul 19 14 05:18 pm Link Jul 19 14 06:47 pm Link |
