Bill Bates wrote:
ok ... making note ... remove duck photos from online.

should I remove the fox pup pictures too; so I can get models to shot with me?


Bill

Hi Bill!  I didn't know you were a MM member.  I'm familiar with your work from your posts on dpreview.  We even communicated a couple of times about your PAD work with your wife, Wanda.  (I also happen to be married to a Wanda.)

Your work is excellent!  If it already hasn't happened, as soon as the models on MM discover your work, you should have them lined up at your door! :-)

Bill Bates wrote:
ok ... making note ... remove duck photos from online.

should I remove the fox pup pictures too; so I can get models to shot with me?
Bill

No, no, no! You see, foxy photos get you more model shoots, which gets you shoots with Nosho and Lass Minkan Seles. Which results in shooting more foxy photos... and ducks.

Btw, that's a really foxy photo.

Bill Bates wrote:
I always have liked photographing foxes ... does that make me a GWC?

Only if you want to go to bed with them. But if they're cute enough, maybe some heavy petting? 

Chili wrote:
i prefer to brag about my life with the thrill kill cult

We're more alike than you think. I'm bragging about the kill thrill cult.

Chili wrote:
i prefer to brag about my life with the thrill kill cult

It's spelled "Kult."

Capt Stu Beans wrote:
u should brag about photographing ducks. nature photography is ALOT harder than photographing people.

You're absolutely right about nature photography being difficult. It's incredibly hard to get shots like yours - which looks great btw. I never did get a good flying bird shot. Just birds hanging around.

Rue 99 wrote:
Before I started model photography and knew the difference between a TFCD and GWC, I photographed ducks, mountains, and plants. The ducks sometimes flew away, but they never said wanted to be photographed. Let's call those the good old days.

After hanging around photography forums like this (damn you all!), I noticed some cool magazine-like photos of women in attractive, er, poses. By cleverly masquerading as an experienced photographer and leaving out the part about ducks, I was able to get TFCD shoots of my own.

I photographed quite a few models back then, but my most popular model was Nosho. She had flawless skin - you couldn't see a single imperfection! I don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but let's just say I had *lots* of shoots with her. Models may say they aren't attracted to their photographer, but Nosho followed me like dust to a sensor.

As my portfolio grew, I saw less of Nosho because I had more models to choose from. I found myself doing more shoots with a lass, Minkan Seles. She appears about the same as Nosho, but Lass Minkan Seles is a little more pleasant to work with. 

Although I try not to brag, I just had two shoots with Lass Minkan Seles today. More experienced photographers may pooh pooh this, but I don't shoot that much, and the 2nd shoot with Las Minkan Seles was set after the 1st. 

I try to be as professional as I can with models, but I may get more deeply involved with Lass Minkan Seles than I'd like. Hate to make you guys jealous, but my wife doesn't seem to mind Lass Minkan Seles at all.

I hope to shoot with even more experienced models. When that happens, I'll probaby shoot with Kance L Inavance. Maybe I'll see Kance Inavance more often than Lass Minkan Seles. That would be nice.

I don't want to brag, but I also get a lot of referrals. The last one was to work with Les Reesked. She's most often referred by Lass Minkan and Kance Inavance. I don't get follow up messages from her that often, so maybe you vet photogs can tell me what to say. Usually she's introduced like this:

"Lass Minkan Seles here - family emergency, how about Les Reesked? Bye!"

In the meantime, I'll continue my shoots with Lass Minkan Seles and Nosho, but will happily share them with other photographers.

...(-_-)

Iona Lynn wrote:
No models are dumb and didn't see it was a faux name it went right over my head I figured he was shooting Asian models with more traditional names........I even looked up a few of the names to find the models he was shooting with.........
Nosho is a super cute Japanese name. (I watch too much anime)

At first I thought the same thing but as I read I started to understand, that Nosho thing was very funny, Ms. Lynn my humour is very slow today and I did not get what he was saying until his last few lines.

So Rue99 (OP) when writing just make sure us dumb dumbs can get the comedy value within the first sentence...well at least on Monday that is...

I am off to get coffee, I hate Monday