Its quite hard work spending money on models
Shandaz said, 1726780957
Miss_C said
Just here to say that your work is beautiful and if I lived closer I would be dropping a DM in your inbox haha! :P
On a slightly more serious note though... Many models by their own admission are a tad... flakey... When it comes to comms! So I don't think this is unusual. I guess try and look for models who have a good reply rate on their portfolio? And I guess for all the 'radio silence' you get... You are clearly still getting many incredible shoots!!! So, not too much to be worried about!! :)
Spartacusimages - just want to second what Miss_C said about your work! Amazing.
I personally always pay models because frankly I only shoot models who I want to absolutely 'create' with and I want them to focus on creating 'stress free'
Models are goddesses and you know the least we can do, is make sure they are taken care of well when they let us express our imaginations through them.
Shan
Lenswonder said, 1726783390
The lovely thing about the site is , if you do get ignored a better choice of person may just be round the corner for you. Sometimes they even come in twos! Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
RaphaelPhoto said, 1726783965
Lenswonder said
The lovely thing about the site is , if you do get ignored a better choice of person may just be round the corner for you. Sometimes they even come in twos! Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
In fact, it's exactly what happened to me some years ago. I was talking to a once very popular model here (now retired) about a shoot on Instagram, then, for a reason I don't give a shit about she decided to ghost me. So, I blocked her and moved on, but I still had to find a replacement for the shoot. I then contacted another model on here that not only resulted on the beginning of a long collaboration that is still going on to this day but she also became a dear friend of mine and we had a ton of fun.
Moral of the story, it's best to ignore people who don't care and focus on people who do, you don't want to deal with the former in the first place anyway.
Being ghosted is good, embrace it, it saves you time and most likely some other bullshit as well.
Shandaz said, 1726784586
RaphaelPhoto said
Lenswonder said
The lovely thing about the site is , if you do get ignored a better choice of person may just be round the corner for you. Sometimes they even come in twos! Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
In fact, it's exactly what happened to me some years ago. I was talking to a once very popular model here (now retired) about a shoot on Instagram, then, for a reason I don't give a shit about she decided to ghost me. So, I blocked her and moved on, but I still had to find a replacement for the shoot. I then contacted another model on here that not only resulted on the beginning of a long collaboration that is still going on to this day but she also became a dear friend of mine and we had a ton of fun.
Moral of the story, it's best to ignore people who don't care and focus on people who do, you don't want to deal with the former in the first place anyway.
Being ghosted is good, embrace it, it saves you time and most likely some other bullshit as well.
RaphaelPhoto - the thing you said about becoming friends and creating lots of amazing work together... That is exactly what drives me to create moments!!
There is no point otherwise right?
Please share your thoughts on my question here: https://purpleport.com/group/general-chat/196195/Chemistry-between-Model-and-Photographer---How-Important-is-it-/?referrer=shandaz
Shan
John VonGeezer said, 1726810128
Its not just you. Im sure booking shoots used to be much easier.
What mojo i regained lately has rapidly expired dur to the sheer difficulty in actually getting a booking i feel confident will go ahead.
Studio days may be the answer. Let someone else do all the work!
priceb61 said, 1726813703
FarmerSteve said
The point of a chaperone is that it's someone the model can trust - if the model doesn't know your "partner", how do they know they can trust them or if they even exist? All the model knows is that they are going to be going to the home of a complete stranger and potentially placing themselves in a situation where they are vulnerable. Relying on 270 positive references isn't foolproof because there have been cases where people with lots of positive references have been found out to be less than trustworthy and there's always a "First" victim.
Excellent point. That is precisely what happened to a friend of mine. 60+ positive references and the guy turned out to be a nightmare, pestering her for sex during the shoot.
Spartacusimages said, 1726816962
Gothic Image there have been very many so not able to be spefic, 11 this year so far. But as I mentioned in opening I try to list as many points as possible, rate, level, accurate location, days of week, flexiblity, times, sample images, travel is always paid as well on top of rate. I think my castings or messages are comprehensive.
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Gothic Image said, 1726817048
Spartacusimages said
Gothic Image there have been very many so not able to be spefic, 11 this year so far. But as I mentioned in opening I try to list as many points as possible, rate, level, accurate location, days of week, flexiblity, times, sample images, travel is always paid as well on top of rate. I think my castings or messages are comprehensive.
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An example of the exact wording might help us spot something helpful?
Huw said, 1726818569
priceb61 said
FarmerSteve said
The point of a chaperone is that it's someone the model can trust - if the model doesn't know your "partner", how do they know they can trust them or if they even exist? All the model knows is that they are going to be going to the home of a complete stranger and potentially placing themselves in a situation where they are vulnerable. Relying on 270 positive references isn't foolproof because there have been cases where people with lots of positive references have been found out to be less than trustworthy and there's always a "First" victim.
Excellent point. That is precisely what happened to a friend of mine. 60+ positive references and the guy turned out to be a nightmare, pestering her for sex during the shoot.
So did she report it? Or leave a negative reference?
Or is he still here to prey on the next model?
Huw said, 1726818713
Spartacusimages said
Gothic Image there have been very many so not able to be spefic, 11 this year so far. But as I mentioned in opening I try to list as many points as possible, rate, level, accurate location, days of week, flexiblity, times, sample images, travel is always paid as well on top of rate. I think my castings or messages are comprehensive.
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Is it possible that you write too much? Not easy to wade through loads of writing on a phone.
My suggestion was four short sentences. No more. Yes/no answer, plus a date for the shoot.