- Joined
- Jul 8, 2005
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- Victoria, BC
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- www.johnsphotography.ca
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Nope.. nor me. This is the elementary school playground of the fashion and glamour photography world.This is Model Mayhem stuff - Trade for Print (TFP) is very common, and crediting the model in the images is a generally expected courtesy (as it is for the model to credit the photographer). It's where a lot of "models" go for their first portfolio work, and it can be a great resource for both photographers and models, BUT... many (most?) of the models are the modelling equivalent of the "Fauxtog"; that is, they're young people (most female, 16-25) who've been told by friends and family that they have 'the look' and should become a model.So, her first three "tips" are essentially telling photographers to not be dicks. Okay, fine. Her last two, though? Since when do models get copies of the photographer's work, and since when are they credited? As for being compared to a chair...well, that's kind of the purpose of a model. They are props. Specifically, they are clothes hangers. The focus is supposed to be on the clothes or accessories, and not on the model.
The simple fact is that most of them are not models; they are aspiring models at best, but like the "professional" photographer who just bought is camera at Best Buy and is now flogging $100 weddings with 1000 images on a CD, they know virtually nothing about the industry. When an "experienced" model shows up for a headshot session and then looks at you like a Labrador puppy when you ask to see her comp card/Z sheet so that you can see her last images...
Seems about right.
I'm still not really feeling her pain.