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"No Show" Photogs........
Friday, I was to assist another photo for a test shoot/interview for a project he is working on and the model did not show. She had cancelled the week before via a phone call, which we appreciated. I have seen many threads dealing with "no show" models but have ever heard of a "no show" photogs? Anyone have any stories to share? There have been a few times I wished I had been a "no show"  Jan 14 06 12:15 am Link I would imagine it happens less often as the photographer usually invests the most time and money into a shoot (not always true, but a good percentage of the time) Jan 14 06 12:19 am Link Not in this field, but I did once have a guy who told me about an event he was covering & told me that it would be cool if I came as well... He never showed up & the company made me the official event photographer, refering all the customers to me... It was an all-star cheer competition:  Paul Jan 14 06 12:22 am Link I dunno... all I know is that in my location all I've got to deal with are flakey models and it makes me sad. I'm still new and doing TFP/CD and they schedule, then cancel at the last moment or they don't even let me know and I've already cleared the day for that time to shoot. :-( I even have all the make up with me and some wardrobe if I have the right size for something somewhere but I usually ask that they bring wardrobe. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but they're the ones that contacted to book with me and they just don't show. So, my portfolio doesn't grow any. It's evil! O_x I think that while I was modeling I had 1 photographer seem like he wasn't going to show but was just running late and contacted me so I appreciated that. ^_^ Jan 14 06 12:32 am Link I've had my share of flaky models. But then again, if they were pros and had a future, they wouldn't have flaked Jan 14 06 12:33 am Link I was supposed to have a shoot about 2 weeks ago. The day before, I tried to get in contact with the photographer just to confirm it, but he never answered. I decided to go anyway, just in case, but he didn't show up... Does that count? Jan 14 06 03:34 pm Link Happens all the time. I run a rental photo studios. I have had a number of occassions where models show up for a confirmed booking and the photographer does not. It has also happened on a number of occassions where a photographer has pre-booked a particular model for a workshop then simply doesn't show up. I think it is more common for models to "no show" but it would be unfair to characterize it solely as a model's issue. Jan 14 06 03:37 pm Link Kimmy275 wrote: A photog flaked on you? He must be blind Jan 14 06 03:38 pm Link The photographer equivalent of being a "no show" is when a photographer does a TFP but then never gives the models any pictures. From what I hear it is an unfortunately common occurance. Jan 14 06 10:37 pm Link phcorcoran wrote: I have had that happen a time or two. After that, I have made it a practice to get copies of the model/photographer's release, so that I can be sure to have a way to make the photographer keep his end of the bargain. Jan 14 06 11:00 pm Link Rebecca Alsbury wrote: People drop off the ends of the Earth all the time, especially with email, so it's not worth taking personally. Rebecca Alsbury wrote: Plus-sized women are often reluctant models. Many post their pictures on modeling websites, but then never agree to a shoot. Some of them write back to my invitations with "You know that I'm a plus sized model, right?" as if it is a catchy disease. Sometimes I think that new models don't understand the distinction between modeling and dating. Jan 14 06 11:53 pm Link |
