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Kay...say you went for a tfp/cd shoot and it lasted three days (not over night but day-to-day). You missed three classes just to help this photographer out (and ofcourse, yourself) and after the three days of posing and helping and stuff you never hear back from the photographer. And for about two and a half months you still have not heard from this photographer regarding your cd or prints, even after sending messages his/her way...what do ya do? Sep 10 06 03:19 pm Link I always find nailing someone's genitals to the nearest tree (with them still attached, of course) and leaving them there until they give you what they owe you always works a treat - assuming they are male, or course! This could, of course, land you in prison, but some things are worth the risk. This sounds like on of them!! Sep 10 06 04:14 pm Link Sounds like you got three days of education anyway. You can continue to bug the guy, but either way you have to write it off - emotionally. We've all got too many stories like this. Getting angry doesn't help. What you've learned is maybe not to invest as much of yourself next time. Or to do some homework so you can feel confident that the next guy you work with won't do that. But this kind of thing happens. Mostly on the web, but it happens in the real world too. Learn from it. -Don Sep 10 06 04:15 pm Link Send them an invoice for your time at a realistic commercial rate, remembering to include all incurred incidental expenses - travel, lunches, accomodation etc with a polite letter stating that as he's breached the agreed contract, you'd now like payment in full within 7days. You also tell him that you'll be following this on day 7 with legal action to recover the costs (possible in the UK through the Small Claims Court). Of coourse you could contact him telling him that you'll publicly name him as a contract breaker, and that on no account should no model ever work with him.. These are a few of your (remaining professional yourself) options. Sep 10 06 04:20 pm Link Tell anyone who'll listen that the guy's an a**hole, and put it down to experience. Unless you can hire a hitman, that is. There are models who don't turn up for a shoot when they promise to, and there are photographers who don't deliver the photo's after a shoot when they promise to. What we need to do is get the two groups together, then no-one's time would be wasted. Sep 10 06 04:28 pm Link Let it go. Honestly, it won't be worth your energy. You probably learned a great deal about yourself as a model, and I imagine since you shot from then you get better and better. We all have similar stories, life's has too many amazing opportunities to worry about the past. :-))) Sep 10 06 04:30 pm Link Anona wrote: We live and die by our reputations, and the answer to this question is always the same. Sep 10 06 04:44 pm Link Update! Lol I heard the guy is wanted in FL for grand larceny (sp). 'aint that something??!!!! Im getting the details though... Sep 11 06 12:39 am Link And thanks for the words of advice. Never will I go to a shoot with out a signed agreement from both parties...it sucked. The C I got could've been a B...oh well. Live-n-Learn Sep 11 06 12:41 am Link Daguerre wrote: I don't think starting witch hunts is anyone's respnsibility. There are at least two sides to this story and an internet forum is a not a good place to find or post accurate opinions of someone's ethics. Forums are not run like courts. There is no obligation to hear both sides, but there's plenty of opportunity for people to to jump to one side and convict someone based on completely invalid information. Sep 11 06 02:49 am Link Anona wrote: Keep on bugging him/her. Unfortunately, if one overcommits (especially if a photographer takes on too many TFPs). There may be family or health issues, too. But keep on bugging him until he gives you something. Sep 11 06 02:53 am Link |
