Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
1. Photos with husband/boyfriend.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way?
Thank to everyone for their feedback.
Photographer
Yosh Studio
Posts: 1664
Los Angeles, California, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
1. Photos with husband/boyfriend.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way? for real?
![https://media.giphy.com/media/l396Sz7I9S6D9aShG/giphy.gif]()
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
You're limiting yourself. Greatly.
Model
Koryn
Posts: 39496
Boston, Massachusetts, US
How do you know it's their husbands? Sometimes people do modeling shoots with the opposite sex.
Like all the models in wedding catalogs; they're not actually engaged. Women have their hands on mens' shoulders in the "summer grillin' " sections of Sunday circulars. The men aren't actually cooking burgers for families, despite holding spatulas and wearing aprons.
Photographer
Leonard Gee Photography
Posts: 18096
Sacramento, California, US
but I don't want to see strange images perhaps from travel destinations in photographer's portfolios ![https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130818/19/5211820e1ed7d_m.jpg]() don't care if they are "boyfriends", "girlfriends", models, production staff or whatever, but i do lifestyle images and can get paid lots to find models for these types of images, "so" in portfolio images is fine. ![https://thehardedge.com/images/research/Los-Angeles-Sports-Lifestyle-Photographer-blog-9012.jpg]() ![https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-888jtEr8ymg/VW3rKVuXyuI/AAAAAAAABzc/ns9frMk9tPw/s640/Forrest_Selfie_Advertising_Photographer_Los_Angeles_Apple_Iphone_Couple_Love_Camping_Mike_Henry_Photo.jpg]()
Photographer
SayCheeZ!
Posts: 20614
Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way? Your wish has been granted.
MM doesn't permit ANY photos of minors in a portfolio.
None. Zero. Zilch!
Not even in the background or in an audience!
(Links to photos containing kids are permitted)
Model
Koryn
Posts: 39496
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Female models can potentially pose with their wives too, so I guess that about any two person shoot is bothersome to you? Or just ones that happen to include men in them?
Photographer
Randy Dixon
Posts: 77
Brownsville, Texas, US
Are you sure you are looking for a model and not a date?
Model
Sarah Siriphone
Posts: 25
San Diego, California, US
Doesn't sound sketchy at all...........
Photographer
Black Z Eddie
Posts: 1903
San Jacinto, California, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way? Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes, you are.
Not an answer: "I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham." -Dr Seuss
Photographer
Mark Salo
Posts: 11721
Olney, Maryland, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
1. Photos with husband/boyfriend.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way? Thanks for letting us know.
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Randy Dixon wrote:
Are you sure you are looking for a model and not a date?
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Leonard Gee Photography wrote:
but I don't want to see strange images perhaps from travel destinations in photographer's portfolios
![https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130818/19/5211820e1ed7d_m.jpg]()
don't care if they are "boyfriends", "girlfriends", models, production staff or whatever, but i do lifestyle images and can get paid lots to find models for these types of images, "so" in portfolio images is fine.
![https://thehardedge.com/images/research/Los-Angeles-Sports-Lifestyle-Photographer-blog-9012.jpg]()
![https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-888jtEr8ymg/VW3rKVuXyuI/AAAAAAAABzc/ns9frMk9tPw/s640/Forrest_Selfie_Advertising_Photographer_Los_Angeles_Apple_Iphone_Couple_Love_Camping_Mike_Henry_Photo.jpg]() GEE! Thanks for using my photo.
Photographer
Randy Poe
Posts: 1638
Green Cove Springs, Florida, US
GEE! Thanks for using my photo. Psst...... your crotchety is showing.
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Instead of butthurt, OP could share the reason behind this?
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Dea and the Beast wrote:
Instead of butthurt, OP could share the reason behind this? The OP's reason is: I personally do not like these type of photos in a models professional portfolio.
Just my personal taste.
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Robert Southard wrote:
The OP's reason is: I personally do not like these type of photos in a models professional portfolio.
Just my personal taste. Ok thanks for sharing.
Is that it?
Bc it won't change a thing.
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Dea and the Beast wrote:
Ok thanks for sharing.
Is that it?
Bc it won't change a thing. Why is this such a big thing to you? Call me "Bc" ie a Bitch Cunt. Come on get real.
Photographer
Risen Phoenix Photo
Posts: 3779
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Robert Southard wrote:
Why is this such a big thing to you? Call me "Bc" ie a B_____c______. Come on get real. I'm not sure but I think Bc stands for. " because".
Photographer
Fleming Design
Posts: 1380
East Hartford, Connecticut, US
Robert Southard wrote:
Why is this such a big thing to you? Call me "Bc" ie a Bitch Cunt. Come on get real. Bc is because.
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Robert Southard wrote:
Why is this such a big thing to you? Call me "Bc" ie a Bitch Cunt. Come on get real. Would you like to talk on the phone about your issues? 
Btw (that means By The Way, not Bitch Twat Wanker), points for creativity AND hostility. I was asking a genuine question, WHY is it so important to you what models have or not have in their ports?
You don't like corn? You're not forced to eat Mexican cuisine you know.
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Fleming Design wrote:
Robert Southard wrote:
Why is this such a big thing to you? Call me "Bc" ie a Bitch Cunt. Come on get real. Check out the "Urban Dictionary" to see what Bc stands for. Other wise a person write-out "BECAUSE"
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Fleming Design wrote:
Check out the "Urban Dictionary" to see what Bc stands for. Other wise a person write-out "BECAUSE" Well I'm not talking urban, honey.
Although you do turn out to be rather unpleasant.
Although I've had fun with cunts of bitches before.. hmmmm..
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Enough BS(BULLSHIT). Have a nice day.
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Robert Southard wrote:
Enough BS(BULLSHIT). Have a nice day. Bachelor of Science?
Balance sheet?
Brown saves?
Ok, hugs and kisses. Call anytime.
Model
Koryn
Posts: 39496
Boston, Massachusetts, US
"BC" also stands for "before Christ." Colloquially, that means, "Stuff that happened a real long time ago."
Photographer
Justin Matthews
Posts: 1546
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Is it over already, oh well, that was funny, thanks guys.
Photographer
Deep Visions
Posts: 323
Oceanside, California, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
1. Photos with husband/boyfriend.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way?
Thank to everyone for their feedback. Then don't look at that models' portfolio, problem solved
Artist/Painter
Hunter GWPB
Posts: 8178
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
1. Photos with husband/boyfriend.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way?
Thank to everyone for their feedback. Let me get this straight, you thanked everyone for their feed back in advance but you seem not to like it?
Bitch Cunt. That is funny. I never would have come up with that for bc. The abbreviations do get hard to interpret from time to time. Us old fogeys might spell things out but the younger folk don't. They are just lazy. (The smiley face makes everything okay.)
Okay. You have only posted 9 times to this point. Most of them were probably in this thread. Don't let it get to you. Sometimes these things just don't go the way we would expect. In the future, you should realize that if a thread can go wrong, someone will take it there pretty dang quick. It is best to play along and have fun or keep quiet.
Nobody will remember this for more than a year or two. It would have been forgotten in days except we have a new term: Bitch Cunt. That will be hard to forget, but we are likely to forget who said it. Don't let it rile you. Please continue to participate in the forums. You may find that threads that try to change the behavior of other people go bad on a regular basis. But they are popular. It gives us something to bitch slap people over. Now, of course, we will bitch slap the bitch cunt. (See- smiley face, so everyone knows it is funny.) And remember, poor Dea has been drinking all day. https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/969784
Photographer
crx studios
Posts: 469
Los Angeles, California, US
Robert Southard wrote:
Check out the "Urban Dictionary" to see what Bc stands for. Other wise a person write-out "BECAUSE" The “top definition” on urban dictionary is in fact “because”. It’s also the number one meaning on abbreviations dot com and I’m sure several others.
And even if it wasn’t, it’s pretty clear she meant "because".
This is where you might want to say “Whoops. Sorry. My mistake.”, as opposed to doubling down.
Photographer
Rays Fine Art
Posts: 7504
New York, New York, US
crx studios wrote:
The “top definition” on urban dictionary is in fact “because”. It’s also the number one meaning on abbreviations dot com and I’m sure several others.
And even if it wasn’t, it’s pretty clear she meant "because".
This is where you might want to say “Whoops. Sorry. My mistake.”, as opposed to doubling down. And while we're at it, can anyone explain to an old fogey why we double down in order to emphasize a point rather than double up on it?
Artist/Painter
Hunter GWPB
Posts: 8178
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
Dea and the Beast wrote:
Dafuq you accuse me of?
All day?
Come here and say that to my face, Prussian! (let me go dig for that smiley face) I would love to!
Model
Dea and the Beast
Posts: 4796
Saint Petersburg, Florida, US
Hunter GWPB wrote:
I would love to! Bring OJ. (that's Orange Juice, not Offal Juggler or anything urban dictionary)
Artist/Painter
Hunter GWPB
Posts: 8178
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, US
Dea and the Beast wrote:
Bring OJ. (that's Orange Juice, not Offal Juggler or anything urban dictionary) I am glad you clarified because I don't know the guy and I don't know how I would have contacted him. I hear he is available again.
Photographer
mbp0820
Posts: 13
Tucson, Arizona, US
I agree with you very much.
In my opinion getting writ of certain standards and having 360 degree of direction is just "progressive stupidity".
pictures of family belong to the category of private. And yes they could be very beautiful and telling from a photography view, but they also tell and show a certain direction of photography. Keeping them separated just makes sense to me its like wine and beer we don't mix them, for those that do - these people have no taste at all and I doubt very much they know what beauty is.
Photographer
goofus
Posts: 808
Santa Barbara, California, US
eh
however..what I DO want to see is a good unretouched headshot and a good full body shot in bathing suit or lingerie or really anything that is not some diaphanous form hiding gown thing...or from two miles away where you are a tiny figure in the landscape
..also.. more than one expression
everything else is just icing
Photographer
Leonard Gee Photography
Posts: 18096
Sacramento, California, US
GlmrArt wrote:
And yes they could be very beautiful and telling from a photography view, but they also tell and show a certain direction of photography. Keeping them separated just makes sense to me its like wine and beer we don't mix them, for those that do - these people have no taste at all and I doubt very much they know what beauty is. there are many commercial jobs that require "family" and significant other shots. besides individual images, "couples" images showing interaction with other models are an important and integral part of a good portfolio. there are even assignments which require the image to look cheesy and "natural".
while it is not a prevalent in the art or glamour market, it is not by any means exceptional nor unusual to be with another model. there is no requirement for other model to be the "real" significant other. to think otherwise is a rather limited and nearsighted view. there are good and bad shots - but that is the only criteria.
had a a manufacture of hospital birthing beds once as a client. that required shots with a mother, father and newborn. a model with a family picture would have attracted my attention in casting.
Photographer
Art of the nude
Posts: 12067
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
Robert Southard wrote:
I do not like or want to see the following photos on a models portfolio.
2. Photos of babies/children.
I'm I the only photographer that feels this way? SayCheeZ! wrote:
Your wish has been granted.
MM doesn't permit ANY photos of minors in a portfolio.
None. Zero. Zilch!
Not even in the background or in an audience!
(Links to photos containing kids are permitted) That must be awkward for minors who are models on the site.
Photographer
Robert Southard
Posts: 15
Billings, Montana, US
Models should know that their modeling portfolio is a true first impression of themselves as a model. A portfolio will always be the first thing that photographers and agencies look at before they even choose to see you in person. For that reason focus on the building of an impressive modeling portfolio that will enable you to establish a successful career as a model.
It is better to have a few photos that are great, than to have numerous photos of poorer quality. So the rule of thumb is, less is better. As a new model, your portfolio should have 6-12 photos, especially when you are presenting yourself to a new photographer or agency. As an established model, your portfolio should ideally have anywhere between 10 and 25 photos.
Keep in mind that the purpose of a modelling portfolio is not only to show your good looks, but it should also demonstrate your ability to portray different characters, age ranges and personality.
7 Essential Photos:
1. A Beauty Shot or Clean Head Shot(without makeup)
2. A Full Length Body Shot
3. Swimsuit Shot
4. Editorial Fashion Shot (Fashion Models)
5. A Commercial Shot (Commercial Models)
6. A Smiling Shot
7. A Strong Closing Shot (Another very good beauty or head shot with makeup, that is different than your opening shot)
In terms of the type of photos to include in your model portfolio, there are no specific rules that you should follow, but just remember to keep your portfolio as professional as possible. Include only high quality photos. This may mean hiring a professional photographer for your portfolio photos.
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