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Good lord....im fairly new to the industry but i think im already starting to develop pet peeves.... I hate models that show up an hour late... I hate models that have a f***ing attitude I hate models that wont cooperate and i hate models that think they are doing the photographer a favor I also hate people that say they will do a shoot or that they are interested in a shoot but that just wont reply to even say no thanks. In the other hand I love models that are fun and have a can do personality model that have a sense of humor. models that are so confortable with themselves that they make you feel confortable. models that keep good comunication moldels that give you credit for your work. Oh well i guess it might just be me.... WHAT ARE YOUR PET PEEVES???? Jun 01 06 09:46 am Link i only have one. when my clients dont pay their invoice on time. Jun 01 06 09:54 am Link guess that makes sense...i was just doing it tfcd so i could build up my port...but i think i will grow to understand you. Jun 01 06 10:00 am Link Photographers who aren't interested in bettering their work. They ask for feedback clearly hoping for "Oh WOW. You shot THAT?! Incredible!" Rather than, "hey I like the clothes you picked out but the pose isn't quite as complimentary as it could be and the lighting accentuates the circles under her eyes." Negative fedback is better, people! And people expecting me to just up and shoot their wedding for free. I happen to love shooting weddings but I don't walk up to my friends who are realtors and expect a free house or ask strangers who are florists to give me all the flowers to cover a wedding for free. Jun 01 06 10:03 am Link i think the peeves change as you gain experience. Most of my trade shoots are with people I've already worked with, so the peeve factor is quite low. I rarely trade time with strangers, and if I do, there is ALOT of chatting going on prior to working together. I think its really important to have that comfort factor , common interests and complete clarity on the project/concept before you commit to collaboration. mostly, alot of your peeves are part of the tfp game. Accept is, and choose more wisely. good luck. Best, Stu www.stuartphotography.com Jun 01 06 10:11 am Link I hate peeve threads. We do it too often. The more experienced you get the more you roll with the punches. Jun 01 06 10:14 am Link guess you are right and i doubt everyone loves everything about me....but still can you just get here on time....or at least call with an ETA.,... Jun 01 06 10:15 am Link Capt Stu Beans wrote: Ditto Jun 01 06 10:22 am Link Flakes and Liars. Put a flaky liar in front of me with a bottle of Jack and a can of whoop-ass will be heard opening up real quick like!  Jun 01 06 10:26 am Link Pet Peeve? when my heroine is cut with bleach. Jun 01 06 10:29 am Link HAHAHAHAH....thats funny Jun 01 06 10:34 am Link Late payments & underwear lines. Ugh! Jun 01 06 10:42 am Link yeah i can agree with that....what about someone who hasnt trimmed in like a week or two...gross...but's happened Jun 01 06 10:57 am Link ICON Photography wrote: The use of photog... Jun 01 06 02:25 pm Link Capt Stu Beans wrote: Heh. That's not a pet peeve of mine... it's an outright hatred! Jun 01 06 02:26 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: at least that's a little better than tog Jun 01 06 02:30 pm Link Jay Bowman wrote: Its slightly better than "tog" I suppose Jun 01 06 02:32 pm Link I effing DESPISE the word "photog". How about "Lord of the Lens", instead? Jun 01 06 02:35 pm Link Ibarra Photo wrote: You WANT all models to suddenly see you in an open neck white flouncy shirt and black leather pants? Jun 01 06 02:37 pm Link Sharon Gutowski wrote: Ha! I agree when will people learn! Jun 01 06 02:39 pm Link pet peeves are like little seeds of negativity that, once rooted, will grow into something bigger, something nastier; simply makes for wasted time & energy ... ... whereas one could find a way to better him/her-self and 'let it go'. strangely, our art reveals a lot about ourselves. FML Jun 01 06 02:40 pm Link oh lord, the TFP game. when does it stop? The worst is when people post a really good photo on their portfolio but the rest of their photos are terrible or just not up to par. To me that shows that you don't really have standards. Everyone should have a basic idea of what is good and should be displayed, and what is crap that should be discarded. You really have to filter your earlier work out of your portfolio as you develop and become better, in my opinion anyways. I would be very ashamed if anyone saw images from my first photoshoot, the styling sucks. Jun 01 06 02:42 pm Link ICON Photography wrote: How much time we all spend on this site bitching and moaning and otherwise feeding the negativity. Crap happens sometimes, move on! Jun 01 06 02:47 pm Link I hate when I book a model for a swimsuit, lingerie shoot based on her port only to find her 10-15 pounds heavier in person. I've actually had to make them get back in the car. I'm not about to pay hundreds of dollars for a bunch of pics I can't use!! Do they really think I'm not going to notice?... or do they just hope I'm going to be too nice to say anything? Jun 01 06 02:53 pm Link Fotosbymike wrote: so, uh,..., this has happened more than once? curious as to how that might've happened? are you screening them, i mean, actually meeting them in person, before the day of the actual shoot? Jun 01 06 03:00 pm Link Pet Peave..... photographers OR models who are so high on themselves that they are above helping someone new to the industry with a short, casual TFP shoot Jun 01 06 03:05 pm Link well my, uh, pet peeve, is ah, (crap, lost my thought), ah, that's right, got it, my pet peeve is when people forget to, ah (damn, there I go again with a Sr. moment) forget to (I know the answer to this), when they forget to call and remind me that I, uh, promised to shoot with them. Yep, I think that's my pet peeve. Is it Tuesday yet? Jun 01 06 03:16 pm Link I'm really feelin the negative feedback love here, so here's mine... when a model shows up to a shoot with crappy, chipped and/or unkempt nails. I hate painting nails in photoshop, and I hate the smell of acetone in the studio just as much. I also think it's kind of unprofessional that this has to be done on my dime, especially since the pre-shoot info I send to the model specifies this is required. Jun 01 06 10:31 pm Link Sirensong wrote: Why not, that's how they'll see me when they show up for the shoot??? Jun 01 06 11:20 pm Link Oh Crimmy, this threads going to go south faster than Bush's approval rating........*covers head* Jun 01 06 11:22 pm Link I acually hate it worse when a model, or anyone else for that matter, shows up on time but take hours doing I don't know what to get ready. Jun 01 06 11:22 pm Link yeah, i know im not a photographer, but i felt i needed to add to this thread: i do the 'eye roll' when i read a photographer's bio that is in the third person or those who have a bunch of famous quotes in their bio.....UGH! Jun 01 06 11:28 pm Link Suellen wrote: That reminds me ... Jun 01 06 11:32 pm Link I know a lot of one man studios who have on their site's "we", "our", "us", "team", etc. I can see the aspect of it, appearing bigger than you are, but it's a bit annoying, especially if you KNOW they're a one man band. Either that or they found a way to hire their multiple personalities without having to pay for medical benefits and wages... I'm even kind of weary about doing it on my stuff, because I'm the one who handles everything web-based, my partner is in another city on the other side of the country and handles mostly local projects, so it feels like I'm the only guy. But still.... Another peeve is the guy who's willing to fork out $450 for a magazine spot with their website pointing to a free template that can be found on an old geocities script page. Nevertheless, an email address, @yahoo.com as well... If I see another majestically displayed Ansel Adams quote in flash, I am going to cut someone. The photographer who only has a sense of pride because the $6,700 setup around their neck, co-relating with the guy who spends $1700 on a D200 body and puts a nice new $150 lens on it. I've actually gotten a guy with a D2x come into my store with a Quantaray/Sigma 28-90 on that you get for free with low end film body models...but thats a different story. On a somewhat related note, if I get another "Pro" who comes in wanting prints and hands me some form of battery, or some "pro" who wants a shiny new lens but cannot figure out how a large aperture affects photos because "I don't know, I just take pictures", I'm going to mace someone. Jun 01 06 11:54 pm Link I share your pain. As I gain more experience photographing models, I learn something new all the time. I had my share of attitude models. I believe "the hotter the model, the greater the attitude". I have photographed some beautiful models and some have been a pleasure and some a nightmare. So my number #1 peeve is attitude. Jun 02 06 12:54 am Link 00siris wrote: My models faces tend to drift downwards. I found it's because they tend to face the lens, rather than just moving their eyes. Jun 02 06 02:42 am Link shift the hate its not about love and hate but getting what you want and not getting what you want and how you react to that should everything be perfect? DAMN RIGHT lol but that's who's idea of perfect, again ??? ;-) hope the next shoot goes great and whatever it is...will be what it is may you see the good in it and learn how to plan and communicate so these happy events run smoother ps yes I am perfect not that i never cancel or dont ever get lost on the way but I always inform of changes, AM NOT HOT ENOUGH 2 HAVE AN ATTITUDE and never waste time!!!!!!!! unless, this post was a waste of time hmmmmmmm........... Jun 02 06 02:48 am Link Don't hate because I'm beautiful.  Jun 02 06 02:54 am Link I hate working with people that aren't into bettering themselves and their work, or up for trying new things. I hate working with models that think modeling is just standing there and looking stupid, and photographers who think all it takes for a good photograph is simply pointing the camera at a pretty face and a cleavage, and not bother with lighting, mood, etc. Jun 02 06 03:08 am Link People who owe me money from shoots, and models who no show. If a model owes me money and no shows, I shoot them swimmin with da fishes in concrete shoes, when I find em. Maybe that is the reason the model numbers keep droping on this site lol! Jun 03 06 03:50 am Link |
