Okay, I'm new with this...

what does TFP mean?

- Thanks

M.M

Hi & Welcome,

it stands for Time Fot Print and in general means a cooperation between a photographer and a model without paying each other. The purpose usually is to enhance portfolios of both model and photographer. So if you agree to be a part of a TFP shoot, it would mean that you do not have to pay the photographer and the photographer will not pay you but you will both invest into it (you invest your time, photographer invests time, equipment, postproduction and what not) in order to end up with some cool images.

PS - can you tell I'm not sure myself if I'm making any sense here whatsoever? Must be that Friday evening syndrome or something

Mark

Trade for Print meaning nobody gets paid, the model trades her time for the photographers prints.  Also can be known as TFCD meaning he/she trades her time for a cd of the shoot.

Time For Prints. In other words you and the photographer agree to exchange your time. He gets to shoot you and you get prints and or images on CD from the shoot.

Hope that answered it.

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