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Ages of Photographers - Do we have to be over 40?
I'm 24... Same thing happens to me sometimes... models are always happy im younger though. Sep 12 06 05:25 pm Link Wolf189 wrote: Try 140! Kidding! Thank you. Sep 12 06 05:37 pm Link Before I getting flamed to death, I realize that there are many under 40 that have these qualities too. I'm speaking in general about the perceptions of men over 40, so... Over 40 = safe. Over 40 = experienced. Over 40 = understanding. Over 40 = polite. Over 40 = respectfull of women. Over 40 and still married = all the above qualities preceeded by the word "very".  Sep 12 06 05:49 pm Link Wolf189 wrote: No amount of make up is going to help this MUG!!! Sep 12 06 05:55 pm Link I am over 40 and I never had a model call me Mr or Sir. Now just don't ask me what they call me when I go to the store and buy food. Mike Sep 12 06 05:55 pm Link I'll chime in too. I've been a photographer since I was 17. At 17 I photographed things that did question my age. I didn't start out photographing beautiful women. I worked at my craft as everyone should. Darn fwe have a natural instinct or talent for anything. I can assure you that your not the one who does. Take your time, Work on projects other than women, I know they are the most fun to play with, but, this isn't just about who can get the most girls naked. You truly aren't being questioned about your age, your being questioned on your experience and professionalism. Give it time, it MAY come. Sep 12 06 06:03 pm Link 31 and counting....down! Sep 12 06 06:06 pm Link Ought To Be Shot wrote: How about over 40 and still single? Sep 12 06 06:06 pm Link 28 still starting out though. i'll probably start getting somewhere in my mid-30's. bah. i want it all now! /veruca Sep 12 06 06:08 pm Link I am 44 and can life with it, i look like 42:) my Partner is 27 and so we are a perfect team for all ladies! I´m glad i am not over 80 yet. manfred Sep 12 06 06:21 pm Link I still vividly remember the first time I was called "sir" and it was by a model. It's been about 25 years since and I still hate being called Sir or Mr. 49, next month. Sep 12 06 06:21 pm Link I'm 24 and yeah, sometimes I feel like I'm not taken seriously, especially when the model is older than me. Sep 12 06 06:25 pm Link MMDesign wrote: In fact over 50 is even better. Like a fine wine and all that BS...55 here! Sep 12 06 06:29 pm Link ravens laughter wrote: I tried that hoping for the same.... but it just scared people away. Sep 12 06 06:32 pm Link most people think im under 25. thats prob good since ill prob look 30ish when im actually 40 . the joy of genetics. Sep 12 06 06:34 pm Link I'm 32, and so far the majority of the models that I've shot have been between 8 to 10 years younger than me. Sep 12 06 06:37 pm Link No Joke... I am 24 and get the same thing all the time. "I expected you to be older".. well... I will be one day, and still doing what I do, cause I love it!!! I just consider myself lucky that I found the profession I want to do for the rest of my life so damn early... wether I make alot of money or not. -CHRIS- Sep 12 06 06:38 pm Link I'm 43 and I was once a 25 year old photographer as well; in fact at 25 I'd been photographing seriously for 10 years. Back then it was film, and darkrooms and chemicals...all the fun stuff a part of me misses. I recently photographed a couple of models in their early 20's and it is sobering to think that I'm literally old enough to be their father; the thing is, I don't look my age and I don't think they even knew how old I really was(one gave me 30 max). I feel good about being in my 40s. I was a disciplined shooter at 25 but at 43 I'm even more so. Not only do I know from experience the importance of maintianing a models trust but there is also somewhat of a protective factor because I know she is someones "little girl", and I try to respect them the same way I would want another photographer to respect my daughter. Anyway I'm begining to ramble...my point is that if your a good or even a great photographer at 25, if you do it right, at 40 you'll be even better. Thats all Sep 12 06 07:03 pm Link its a double edge sword, young photographers are considered more hipper than old farts, but when there is a lot of money on the line, it is more important that the photographer can deliver, a young photographer can scare the shit out of an art director whose ass is on the line if he or she screws up. Young photographers need to come across as serious and knowledgeable in the business to overcome that hurdle. Sep 12 06 07:10 pm Link I thought it was because us folk around the age of 40 worked our butts off for the last 20 years to get to a place in our life where we could afford to buy toys (like cameras, pro-level guitars, 4 really good tickets to the Tool concert...but I digress....) I mean so we can have expensive hobbies... Sep 12 06 07:10 pm Link Most models expect me to be significantly older than I am. I'll be 29 in a couple of weeks. I can legitimately pass for 15 or 16, though. Some years ago it would bother me but it doesn't anymore. People take me seriously after seeing my work anyway. Incidentally, last month I was in a gas station paying for my gas, standing behind a 40ish woman trying to buy cigarettes. She didn't have her ID and since the clerk was giving her a hard time about it, she was trying to get someone with an ID to buy them for her. The lady turns to me and asks in all seriousness "Are you old enough to buy cigarettes?" Made my week. Just for kicks (as if that wasn't enough) I decided to tell her that I wasn't old enough. She believed it... Sep 12 06 08:50 pm Link DanPhoto wrote: Amen to that. Not yet 40-something, but I've owned four Bronicas. Shooting rolls of twelve exposures certainly focuses the brain! Sep 12 06 08:52 pm Link I've been warned that most photographers I'll encounter are men in their 50s, who are antisocial. Actual: 70% of the people I've shot with are under 40 14%are women 90% of them presented no problems with communication, both proffessional and casual. Sep 12 06 08:53 pm Link 24. I've never been called "sir" though. Sep 12 06 08:59 pm Link I mostly have to call my models maams and mrs's. haha im 17. haha Sep 12 06 09:05 pm Link Many people that look much younger than they are, only do so when fully clothed. Sep 12 06 09:15 pm Link Timothy Baker wrote: The last time I checked, none of us OLDER photographers simply were hatched as older photographers yesterday. Many of us started "way back when" and simply stayed with it. (I took an interest in photography some 30 years ago, and have permanently lost my passion for it yet.) Does that make us better? Nope. Sep 12 06 09:19 pm Link Man, I'm 45 and been at this gig for 20 years. Can't believe how fast time goes by. Just wish I had digital back then, spent too many sleepless nights knocking out prints in the &*$% darkroom, and don't miss the stentch of stop bath a bit! Also don't miss judging endless clip tests. Sep 12 06 09:20 pm Link Nobody has EVER assumed I'm 40. I'm 29 and still model a bit on the side... Smiles, Amber Sep 12 06 09:21 pm Link The wonderful development that I realized after 43 years is that I have grown from being attratcted to beautiful woman as to becoming more parental and big brother to those I now work with. I have many friends with children at the age I find in this profession and I can share my experience as many had share with me in my past. Its a fun cycle and one I enjoy being in right now...perhaps when I am old and grey, I will become a groping old man chasing young beauties. Hey Helmut Newton never stopped! Sep 12 06 09:22 pm Link 27. I shoot with models and lenses older than me. It's not something I think about. Sep 12 06 09:24 pm Link I'm 35 so I guess I'm in the minority. Sep 12 06 09:29 pm Link I had a model make my day just a couple of weeks ago. When she met me she said "You are much younger than I expected". Later she told me she thought I was the photographers son when she first saw me. I am 45 (for 16 more days), so i felt rather young and studly again................lol. Sep 12 06 09:40 pm Link I am 22 and when I was shooting my first ad campaign the head of the company thought I was an assistant. It took a little while for the AD to figure out why he kept asking when the photographer was going to get there... just thought it was a funny story! Sep 12 06 10:05 pm Link |
