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why doesnt photographers wants to work with me
hello i have been modeling for a couple of years and i have also helped some other females model get in the doorstep of the modeling industries and they get more attention than me, but what i have noticed lately is that when i got to the modeling events that they hold every month i get dressed up and maked up nice outfit or dress or some implied nude i dont see any photographers want to shoot me they just look at me and walk away i am a petite model and having a hard time to get photoshoots or even paying gig jobs until this day i still havent been offered a paying job and that really sucks so my questions is what is it about my looks or me that doesnt catch theyr attention while other models which by the way they look worse than me are getting all the pics taken and when i ask them if they would like to shoot me they just walk away or tell me that theyr tired or theyr busy and nobody wants to be straight up with me i feel like they being unfair or even nasty with the model for not being sincere and tell them straight up that im not wat they want can any photographer please be honest and tell if i should keep going as a model or just throw the towel down on modeling cause photographers are really being a jackass and making me feel very un appreaciatted for the modeling i do. plis help Jun 20 10 07:46 am Link
Post hidden on Jun 20, 2010 10:15 am
Reason: inflammatory Comments: Don't do this Jun 20 10 07:48 am Link reading your profile i can only answer for myself. actually the answer is in your own words. "oh and i always bring, two escorts to the shoots with me someone to help me with things . ( MUST NOT HAVE A ISSUE). " No issue. And no shooting. Jun 20 10 07:49 am Link FlirtynFun Photography wrote: +1 Jun 20 10 07:53 am Link alessandro2009 wrote: +2 Jun 20 10 07:54 am Link I think your expectations of what the market will bear are not realistic. You're a four foot eleven girl in her mid twenties who won't do nudes and insists on bringing TWO escorts with her to a shoot. And now you say you're looking to be paid. All I can say is, your height alone is a significant barrier. Each barrier is another reason for a photographer to pass you by. In your text here you've indicated that other models are getting all the attention, and you indicate you're better than them. What is it exactly that makes you think this? There's nothing wrong with being confident, but if you're just blindly following a motivational chant of some kind saying that you're better than them, does that really help your cause? What do you bring to the table that no one else does? What are your strengths? If you can't answer those questions honestly for yourself, then you'll understand why you aren't getting work. Jun 20 10 07:54 am Link yarisbey armeral wrote: Take a few business courses and become a manager or start an agency. Jun 20 10 07:55 am Link You need to post this: https://www.modelmayhem.com/t.php?forum_id=8 to get the answers you're looking for. Jun 20 10 07:55 am Link
Post hidden on Jun 20, 2010 10:16 am
Reason: off-topic Comments: NOT funny Jun 20 10 07:55 am Link A. All photographers passed around this secret letter saying don't work with you... B. You've not got any pics showing your worth shooting with... C. Your port/Bio/Demands D. Your not helping your cause by asking such a question... Take your pick Jun 20 10 07:57 am Link To be honest, you have not got the look of a model.Just my opinion, but that could be what you are not seeing and togs do see. Jun 20 10 07:58 am Link This is a joke, right? Jun 20 10 08:00 am Link OP: The answers you seek are largely self-evident but you either cannot see them or have never opened yourself, your portfolio, your aspirations, and your bio up for a critique. I suggest you do. The answers will likely be blunt but they will also be helpful. As for not "judging a book by it's cover", you really need to understand that doing this very thing is the ESSENCE of modeling..... ALL models are judged by their cover.... It is an inescapable aspect of modeling and saying that you should not be judged that way is silly and shows a level of naivety that many would find reason enough not to shoot with you. Jun 20 10 08:02 am Link Read your own bio. / thread. Jun 20 10 08:02 am Link landart wrote: Sadly, I don't think it is...... Jun 20 10 08:03 am Link This has to be why you don't get photoshoots!  "oh and i always bring, two escorts to the shoots with me someone to help me with things . ( MUST NOT HAVE A ISSUE)." Jun 20 10 08:03 am Link I would say you havent demo good photos yet ... If you get with the right photographer and the right makeup artist you can get the photos your looking for. You just havent found your style yet or photographer. And as far as the army following you, thats not good. Bring on open minded friend that isnt in the way. Try different things ... there is a style that will work for you ... you just havent found it. Jun 20 10 08:05 am Link Height is a barrier as are two escorts. Why would a serious photographer want to work with you? You have to bring something to the table; preferrably with not too many demands. Jun 20 10 08:05 am Link Not one escort ... but two? What's your opinion of photographers, in general? Maybe your discomfort/uneasiness is coming through at these events that you attend. It could be your body language, your approach ... it could be a number of things. It's hard to say without actually being at these modeling events and observing. Jun 20 10 08:05 am Link I have worked with many models your size or shorter so it is not your height that is holding you back - especially if you're genre is glamour. At your height though it does limit you to glamour and nudes. Some pointed out that the escort issue can and will be a deal breaker. As one poster pointed out "MUST NOT HAVE A ISSUE" = no issue because no shoot. I would suggest that you post in the serious critique form if you want honest answers, we can't critique here. Jun 20 10 08:06 am Link FlirtynFun Photography wrote: Your writing is atrocious. It made my head hurt. "Maked up" really! The past tense of make is made. Also there, their, and they're, learn them. OK that is off topic, but I am a 2nd grade teacher, so I had to say something. Jun 20 10 08:06 am Link landart wrote: i is thinking yes it a joke becuz it thinks this post is kind of odd if you no what i mean and also it is in the wrong forim and also it just seems shrimpy and also wait i think that might be all for now ok thank you for reading and also thank you for responding and i would like to thank god and my producers and also thank god. Jun 20 10 08:06 am Link Kristina J wrote: +1 Jun 20 10 08:08 am Link jeffery brown wrote: u gots bad grammer! Jun 20 10 08:10 am Link ps: i seriously doubt you are 26yo, and just because you are 4'11" does not necessarily make you "petite". i am deterred by models demanding one escort, let alone two. just my $0.02 Jun 20 10 08:10 am Link You have to answer the question "What have you got that other don't?" If you want paying jobs, you've got to have something that photographers, agencies, etc, are willing to pay you for. It may also be relations, whether friends or business acquaintances, friend's friend, etc. If you don't have that extra pull towards you, then you'll have a hard getting those jobs. On the other hand, you first need to have what is being looked for. I'm a qualified male model. However, I've never been selected for any modeling jobs even when I'm the only one with the needed looks, simply because I'm at least 10cm below the required height. Lowest job offer requested 180cm. I don't have what's required, so I don't get the job. If you're applying for a job, try and see if you can get to know who got the job eventually instead of you. Then you can study what additional criteria did that model have that edged employers to wards her and not anyone else. Hope this gets you thinking and into action mode  Jun 20 10 08:11 am Link Jeff Fiore wrote: i got country grammer FOOL! bwahaha! :p Jun 20 10 08:11 am Link Wow, I think that's the biggest run-on sentence ever!! Jun 20 10 08:13 am Link Some people just aren't cut out for modeling. Hey, I wasn't cut out to play baseball or even become a semi-decent chef  It take some people a while to wake up to reality.Jun 20 10 08:14 am Link yarisbey armeral wrote: This belongs in the critique forum, rather than photography talk...Also, proper punctuation and actually reading your messages, before you hit send, would be a benefit to you. Jun 20 10 08:16 am Link jeffery brown wrote: Dat be true Jun 20 10 08:16 am Link Brian Stewart Photo wrote: yeah...here's some periods for you, maybe that'd help. Jun 20 10 08:16 am Link should keep going as a model or just throw the towel down on modeling cause photographers are really being a jackass and making me feel very un appreaciatted for the modeling i do. It's throw in the towel..BTW PS. Please have someone proof read what you write prior to sending... Jun 20 10 08:17 am Link Photo Samurai wrote: Yeah I know. I wanted to be an astronaut as a kid. Jun 20 10 08:17 am Link Brian Stewart Photo wrote: Please don't insult the run-on sentence. A run on sentence at least has flow and a clear subject and predicate. That was mean of me. I'm sorry. Jun 20 10 08:17 am Link Paper Doll Nudes wrote: I didn't even touch on the punctuation but it was VERY difficult to read. Punctuation and paragraphs are your friends, use them. Jun 20 10 08:18 am Link marissa charles wrote: lol I think I wanted to be just about everything at least twice when I was a kid Jun 20 10 08:18 am Link Two escorts???lol Are you going to a shoot with a photographer or to a drug dealer? Jun 20 10 08:19 am Link yarisbey armeral wrote: Move to critique.. Honestly, I think you should find another profession... Jun 20 10 08:20 am Link Jerry Nemeth wrote: Are they BIG hulking frowning escorts? Jun 20 10 08:20 am Link |
