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General "quality-level" in ModelMayhem...
Hi all, I have been here only few days, but I am very happy that I joined! I am professional photographer and have been trying to find place in where similar photographers, models and stylists can meet... but even so I have joined in many places, haven't never been very satisfied. Usually all the web-porfolios tend to fill up with amateur-porn or something like that. "Guys with the Camera" -types photographers and "Chicks who like to pose" -type models seem to be everywhere! So, basicly it has been so, that in those other places 98-percent of portfolios and photos have been... something that I am not looking for at all. (Because I am looking only that professional thing, serious stuff.) But here I think at least 30% - 40% of portfolios are very professional. Just what I have been looking for to cooperate and change ideas and opinions. Do you feel the same? As I said I am new here, so this is my first impression... but so far liked very much it in here, and spend many hours looking all great portfolios. As me coming from Finland, I also understand it might be little difficult to arrange test-shoots etc. But at least I will try to do so with some MM-models whose portfolios I like. Naturally, it isn't easy since Finland is here in North-Europe... but, in the future I am sure something good will happen.  Yeah, basicly that's about it. Just wanted to say that I liked it here. Hopefully my first impression isn't all wrong? Best regards, Kalle Jun 04 06 08:08 am Link I agree 100%. MM seems to be the place to be these days. Jun 04 06 08:15 am Link Model Mayhem has something like 141256 people on it. You have to go to the people you feel drawn to. What ever skill or look level you want is on MM. Some of the best in the world and way lots of adverage people trying to make a little dream come true. I am a GWC and it is because of the quality of people on MM that I want to better myself. Jun 04 06 08:27 am Link 30 to 40% is a good number. Jun 04 06 08:31 am Link MM does have a lot of really great people on it. I've met some cool people and found some cool people in other places that I really want to work with as well. I think that you really get out of things exactly what you put into them. Jun 04 06 08:32 am Link I want to say first; as a self admitted guy with a camera or five, I take my amateur porn very seriously ;^) No, really I find the level of work here pretty good and certainly better than average. Sure there is everything from real trash to fantastic art. Me, I kind of like it all and find even the junk worth looking at, even if it is nothing more than a reminder of what not to do. Of course as an amateur (how I hate that term when it is used condescendingly by some ... really I would rather be thought of as a artist with no desire to make a living snapping pictures) I still feel that it is an interesting place to hangout, exchange ideas and meet other like minded artist. Bill http://www.pbase.com/slowpokebill Jun 04 06 08:58 am Link You have some really good people on here, but tons who are extremely amateur(which is fine). Jun 04 06 09:33 am Link Your observations are correct...and you've only been here for a few days! I think for whatever reason one joins MM, he/she can get something positive and useful out of it (it's just that sometimes, you really have to LOOK for it!) Welcome to MM! Jun 04 06 11:01 am Link I'm glad you like it here...you're certainly a welcome addition...your work is lovely Jun 04 06 11:02 am Link Golden Light wrote: Good point there Golden Light, and it works as well for me too... and this one I had to thank photographers, stylists and models here in MM! Jun 05 06 07:52 am Link Kalle Mustonen wrote: Dammit! It's only a matter of time before we're outnumbered! Jun 05 06 08:07 am Link Dave Krueger wrote:
Jun 06 06 07:07 am Link Well, maybe I should have made another topic, but because this is a matter of "quality level"... I end up using this. The thing is that scouting different talents here now for awhile, I have noticed that even so there is some great talents what comes in to photography, it is rather difficult to find stylists. Especially excellent wardrobe stylists! Where is the problem? Is it so, that us photographers sometimes just "forget" to give photos to stylists as well? It is easy to remember to give those to models, but I have to admit to being quilty for that too... forgetting MUA or stylist. Those quiet and humble friends of our's. Damn me.  So, what I have done now... I have asked those best and most professional stylists (what I know myself) to join here. To keep this thing working - and "quality level" as high as possible!  At least some will join soon, one already did. I'll recommend you fellow pro-photographer to do same! Bring those best wardrobe stylists, make-up artists, etc to here. Especially people from Europe (France, Italy, Scandinavia, Germany...) are missing badly. And the thruth is... we can't live without them! So, bring them on! Cheers, Kalle Jun 12 06 07:22 pm Link |
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