Photographer
Rp-photo
Posts: 42711
Houston, Texas, US
Let's hear some.
I just shot some fashion images at a retro clothing store, and was given a tie-dyed T-shirt for my efforts, thus TFTD or "Trade for Tie-dye".
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San Francisco Nudes
Posts: 2910
Novato, California, US
It's actually really common to do a fashion shoot in exchange for some of the clothing you modeled... but I had somebody I know mention "and after the shoot I got to keep the butt plug!"
Things I didn't need to know....
Model
Jay Dezelic
Posts: 5029
Seattle, Washington, US
I trade for good wine as stated in my profile.  (TFGW)
Model
msindpnt1
Posts: 194
New York, New York, US
I did a fashion show and was givin a 20% off coupon for the company I modeled for. And I used it. So...Trade For Coupon???
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Arizona Shoots
Posts: 28822
Phoenix, Arizona, US
One lady tried to give me her poodle. TFP.
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AU fotografia
Posts: 1723
Houston, Texas, US
yesterday i was reading one of this forums and i readed.. TFBJ.. if you got it..GREAT.. if you didn't.. keep thinking
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Mark Key Photography
Posts: 1346
HAVERTOWN, Pennsylvania, US
I once did a job for a federal agent in exchange for information about an ex girlfriend... so that would a TFCIAFBIIQFYI911
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Unique Nudes
Posts: 72
Riverside, California, US
When shooting my last Classic Camera⢠series we used an antique peel-apart Polaroid. The resulting "trash" from the medium format transfer was a weird opaque negative of the final image. I was going to toss them but all three models protested and kept theirs. Since the CC⢠shoots aren't normally paid, they all went home with TFT (Time for Trash) or TFAN (Time for Archaic Negatives.)
-- Richard Rasner
Nakayama Studios
Model
The Elfling
Posts: 68
Austin, Indiana, US
In college I used to model for friends in exchange for free meals.
We weren't called starving artists for nothing...
Photographer
Amanda Schlicher
Posts: 1131
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Today I did a TFT (time for tickets) for a theatre company.
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Christopher Hartman
Posts: 54196
Buena Park, California, US
Jay Dezelic wrote:
I trade for good wine as stated in my profile. (TFGW) if you get bad wine, do you start a thread bitching about the photog for giving you bad wine? 
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Josh Separzadeh
Posts: 116
Venice, California, US
I let my "censored" model keep the chains and rope...
Model
Jay Dezelic
Posts: 5029
Seattle, Washington, US
DigitalCMH wrote:
if you get bad wine, do you start a thread bitching about the photog for giving you bad wine? It's not in my nature to bitch. It's the thought that counts anyway. - "Good" is a relative term.
Model
The Thorny Rose
Posts: 14142
Chicago, Illinois, US
I've done TFB- trade for boots before... and they're such wonderful boots :-)
Model
That name is taken
Posts: 182
BALLOUVILLE, Connecticut, US
As it shows in the question I'm about to ask, I'm a newbie!
-What is TFTD?
Photographer
59899
Posts: 477
New York, New York, US
its all about Taking Fantastic Pictures! who cares who pays?
Model
Jay Dezelic
Posts: 5029
Seattle, Washington, US
Bethany Chisolm wrote:
As it shows in the question I'm about to ask, I'm a newbie!
-What is TFTD? "Trade For Ten Dwarfs" It's common practice for photogs to offer up strange commodities like dwarfs, goats, and cattle to models that they want to shoot with if they don't have cash.
I think you mean TFCD "trade for CD" (of digital pics from the shoot that you can use in your portfolio) - Same as TFP "Trade for Prints/Photos"
Model
That name is taken
Posts: 182
BALLOUVILLE, Connecticut, US
Jay Dezelic wrote:
"Trade For Ten Dwarfs" It's common practice for photogs to offer up strange commodities like dwarfs, goats, and cattle to models that they want to shoot with if they don't have cash.
I think you mean TFCD "trade for CD" (of digital pics from the shoot that you can use in your portfolio) - Same as TFP "Trade for Prints/Photos" LOL thanks for the correction! I think I could trade a few dwarfs for a good photog!!
Do photographers often do that whole TFCD thing? It seems like it would be rather expensive for them?
Photographer
Douglas Rosen
Posts: 92
Orlando, Florida, US
Bethany Elyse wrote:
Do photographers often do that whole TFCD thing? It seems like it would be rather expensive for them? Bethany,
no, it doesn't cost a photographer anything except their time, as long as they shoot digital and not film.
We have a large initial investment in equipment which can be from a couple hundred dollars to tens of thousands (a medium format digital can cost $30,000 but I dont know of many photographers shooting with those that shoot tfp/cd). But the bottom line is that without film costs, a photographer can shoot as often as he wants and not spend any money. Just their time.
Douglas
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Jeanette Thompson
Posts: 889
Germantown, Maryland, US
Douglas Rosen wrote:
Bethany,
no, it doesn't cost a photographer anything except their time, as long as they shoot digital and not film.
We have a large initial investment in equipment which can be from a couple hundred dollars to tens of thousands (a medium format digital can cost $30,000 but I dont know of many photographers shooting with those that shoot tfp/cd). But the bottom line is that without film costs, a photographer can shoot as often as he wants and not spend any money. Just their time.
Douglas Not if they're trying to maintain a studio Shooting outdoors, however, is free.
Photographer
Douglas Rosen
Posts: 92
Orlando, Florida, US
Jeanette Thompson wrote:
Not if they're trying to maintain a studio Shooting outdoors, however, is free. well, I still disagree. If they have that studio they have already agreed to pay that fixed expense each month. I am not saying that a photographer has no expenses, but it does not cost to shoot with a model (tfp/cd) unless the photographer is paying a mua or location or something.
So, with your comment about a studio, if they need to rent a studio for that day to shoot, it does cost, but if they already have the studio rented then they are already paying for that location if they use it or not. That to me would be the same thing if I hadnt fully paid for my camera and lenses and was doing it in installments. I have to make that payment each month, so if my camera is in the bag or being used my cost is the same.
on a free time exchange shoot, I believe that the make up artist is the only one who must incur a cost. the model does not lose anything but her time and the photographer has already purchased everything and it does not use up anything different to shoot 1 or 1000 photos, however, the make up artist uses up something that they must pay to replace and that does diminish with each use.
Photographer
Christopher b Smyth
Posts: 195
Airdrie, Alberta, Canada
Jay Dezelic wrote:
"Trade For Ten Dwarfs" It's common practice for photogs to offer up strange commodities like dwarfs, goats, and cattle to models that they want to shoot with if they don't have cash.
I think you mean TFCD "trade for CD" (of digital pics from the shoot that you can use in your portfolio) - Same as TFP "Trade for Prints/Photos" Snowhite had sex with the seven dwarfs? goats and cattle, Aussies I guess would offer sheep. I love a good laugh before bed.
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Benjamen McGuire
Posts: 3991
Portland, Oregon, US
The Elfling wrote:
In college I used to model for friends in exchange for free meals.
We weren't called starving artists for nothing... So that was TFBLT?
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Sophistocles
Posts: 21320
Seattle, Washington, US
Well, I maintain a studio and I still do lots of trade work, but I'm an idiot.
I've done TFBS before (trade for babysitting).
I once also did TFHS (trade for hot sex), but that's because my wife is a model, so yeah, that's cheating.
Photographer
VRG Photography
Posts: 1025
Tallahassee, Florida, US
Douglas Rosen wrote:
Bethany,
no, it doesn't cost a photographer anything except their time, as long as they shoot digital and not film. Can't quite agree with you there.
Eventually, these TFCDs will start to eat up either your hard drive space, or you'll begin to spend your money buying CDs and other hardware to store them on. If I were shooting film primarily, I could care less about the computer I have, and would most likely shoot LESS TFCDs or TFPs.
I DO see your point, though.
Photographer
Mikell
Posts: 26698
San Francisco, California, US
San Francisco Nudes wrote:
It's actually really common to do a fashion shoot in exchange for some of the clothing you modeled... but I had somebody I know mention "and after the shoot I got to keep the butt plug!"
Things I didn't need to know.... who in their right mind would want it back?
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