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Would you date your photographer?
I would ask this in the photography forum but I already know that 99% of the vote for single photographer would be "YES."  Personally I don't think the model/ photographer relationship will work out because there would be at some point jealousy, whether the photographer shoots beautiful women more than his girlfriend, or his girlfriend shoots with better photographers than her BF. Discuss... Sep 29 08 03:58 pm Link Depends on the people involved. There's one I wouldn't mind keeping. Sep 29 08 04:00 pm Link The only reason I see for jealousy would be extreme insecurity. The photographers around these parts are always telling models with boyfriends who don't approve of them doing nudes that the boyfriend's controlling, abusive and jealous. Any photographer who demonstrates these traits towards his model girlfriend is a really piece of work, as if anybody should know better it should be him. Sep 29 08 04:01 pm Link Anyone ever watch the film Star 80? Kinda puts some things in perspective as to why models and photogs shouldn't date. Sep 29 08 04:02 pm Link MF productions wrote: Reminds me of the film Hard Candy *cringes* Sep 29 08 04:03 pm Link I agree, Jealousy can be a very dangerous thing. Im currently dating a fellow shutterbug! =-) It just depends on the situation. Sep 29 08 04:04 pm Link MF productions wrote: Nope, never seen it. Please do tell Sep 29 08 04:04 pm Link Maybe I'm in the minority then Kessler. I really just try to treat the models like I do with any girl. Sure they are better looking but if she's not the right girl I wouldn't date her even if she is a model. On a lighter note, for those of you that answered "yes" to this thread please PM me afterwards to set up a shoot...  Sep 29 08 04:04 pm Link one of my photographers is my boyfriend, so I guess that's a yes  Sep 29 08 04:04 pm Link I think they would make the best couples, actually: same interests, understanding of business and how it works, appreciation for the image and final results. As far as jealousy goes, it's an issue of trust and insecurity and it could happen in any idustry... Sep 29 08 04:05 pm Link Lithuanian import wrote: Thats what I thought. My ex was a model. Didn't want me to shoot other models, controlling, etc, etc.. Sep 29 08 04:06 pm Link big_apple_ken wrote: If your the photographer shooting hotter models than your GF, I can guarantee you that the jealousy will not be on your part Sep 29 08 04:07 pm Link Of course I would. Sep 29 08 04:07 pm Link Haha. Besides the fact that I'm already in a relationship. I've met no photographers that have been my type... It would have to take a very special person to get me to break that professional boundry if I was single but I doubt that could ever happen. Just to add though, I wish my man was a photographer because it would make getting naked in front of a camera a whole lot easier. I'm trying to get him into it but he says no. Sep 29 08 04:07 pm Link Not if he shot booty models all day... I would be Scared! Sep 29 08 04:08 pm Link MF productions wrote: Hahaha... Sep 29 08 04:09 pm Link as a photgrapher, i say yes you should. Sep 29 08 04:09 pm Link Theres one I would probably go after if the situation allowed. But Im not single, nor am I on the same side of the continent anymore. Sep 29 08 04:09 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: lol..I see the models you shoot, and if I were dating you and saw your portfolio (by the way stunning I'm jealous from the start there) but I would have to say..."honey we need to talk." lol. Followed by "can't you shoot anybody ugly?" Sep 29 08 04:10 pm Link There's 1 that I could definitely date. Sep 29 08 04:10 pm Link im married to the one i dated..shhhhh Sep 29 08 04:11 pm Link no Sep 29 08 04:11 pm Link If the photographer has the same interests, and no sex drive, like 20% of the men in the 40 to 60 age group, then I think it's fine to date them, and not feel they will chase after all the women they work with. btw, I like playing "call of duty 4", and expermenting with anything that utilizes a sensor, or antenna to pickup the electromagnetic spectrum (photons) Sep 29 08 04:12 pm Link what makes the difference if the girlfriend is a model or not? or vice versa if there is some sort of insecurity...there will be jealousy. Sep 29 08 04:12 pm Link I'm marrying a photographer. There's hardly any jealousy (perhaps a small, healthy amount seeing as how we do love each other) because we both understand how things work. I know he's not trying to sleep with his models, and he knows I model because I love creating art. In fact these relationships might have a chance to have less jealousy because of the mutual understanding and experience in the field. It doesn't hurt that our styles are somewhat different, so there isn't too much of a competition aspect, and we have fun learning to combine our styles. Sep 29 08 04:12 pm Link Prob not. And its not even the jealousy factor. Its just because I like to keep work, work and personal life as that. I am not really into mixing the two. Sep 29 08 04:13 pm Link MF productions wrote: He wasn't a photographer, he was a suitcase pimp. Sep 29 08 04:13 pm Link e-string wrote: no jealousy...I love his work.. Sep 29 08 04:13 pm Link there is a difference in the wording. would you date YOUR photographer. Not would you date a photographer. I wouldnt date anyone ive ever worked with. we have a business/friend relationship and I have no attraction nor desire to take any of those further. woudl i date someone who happened to be a photographer i met while not modeling...yeah why not. there is a difference b/w the too Sep 29 08 04:15 pm Link Adree DeSanti wrote: So would you work with that photographer after you dated him? LOL Sep 29 08 04:16 pm Link I dont date models I am actively shooting, so I would have to be dating them first (which is the norm) or at least after a 6 month wait after initial shoot. that said I have swapped out a model on a commercial shoot that was more date potential so as to not date one I was currently booking  I did book her for a larger shoot later on to make up for the lost job. I am nice that way, even though we did not date that long, she bored me quickly -- Stephen Eastwood -- http://www.PhotographersPortfolio.com Sep 29 08 04:19 pm Link It depends on the person not the profession. Sep 29 08 04:22 pm Link i'm currently dating a model. We met through working together, but clicked mentally and became friends first(over a yr). Then we discussed it, as to if we thought it would hurt how others thought of us professionally. We decided we didn't care what others thought as we mutually had strong feelings for the other. Honestly it hasn't hurt us. We don't have any jealousy over who the other works with. In fact I encourage her to work with other photographers, especially those I know are better than me or whom I look up to. The circumstances under which we met aren't important, we were meant for each other. Sep 29 08 04:29 pm Link Been there,done that..in my case bad idea..never again lol Sep 29 08 04:32 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: That is a good point but I guess don't have to worry about that too much since I'm happily single... Sep 29 08 04:32 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: nope Sep 29 08 04:34 pm Link K E S L E R wrote: I do, and I have done for over 5 years now Sep 29 08 04:34 pm Link I am dating a model I met here....18 months now and its been great we shoot alot together and she shoots with other photographers all the time..no jealousy except when another phototgrapher creates an image with Josee that is amazing...damn why did i not think of that type of jealousy.... https://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pic … id=7990567 Sep 29 08 04:37 pm Link just bang em. don't date. dating is so 92' Sep 29 08 04:38 pm Link I don't know about photogs but as a make-up person I have gone out with quite a few models and being only average( or maybe a little below) looking have gotten some amazing looks from both friends and strangers. Sep 29 08 04:41 pm Link |
