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When meeting a model (Shake, Hug, Kiss)
It depends.... always a handshake first some times a hug at the end , some photogrpahers i work with are friends of sorts as well and get hugs.... Meeting some one for the first time,of course I like it when asked if they can give a kiss on the hand or on the top of my right foot... but that is not necccessary at photoshoots... Oct 07 06 06:59 pm Link Oooops double post Oct 07 06 06:59 pm Link Kizzy wrote: I agree! Oct 07 06 07:01 pm Link Rena wrote: Me too. I agree! Oct 07 06 07:03 pm Link quiver? Oct 07 06 10:30 pm Link Kizzy wrote: Yes I am one of the nicest photographers around and yes one of the most huggable too.. (My Father got more hugs from women than any man that ever lived.. Must be something in our genes.. Oct 08 06 05:37 am Link Kizzy wrote: Does this mean Jabba The Hutt would score on the first date? Oct 08 06 05:54 am Link lavive wrote: A hand shake is fine, along with good eye contact and a smile. Any thing else and it's a good way to start off things with an uncomfortable feeling. Remember, both model and photographer are professionals and as in any professional situation, a hug is not appropriate, especially on first meeting. I have on occassion asked if it were ok for me to hug a photog goodbye, but only if I feel there was a strong and professional contact made. And it is a professional, quick hug, nothing more. Oct 08 06 06:53 am Link I alway swelcome a new model with a hand shake and a smile. However..After EVERY shoot I have ever had the model has given me a hug and often time a kiss on the cheek. After that, its always the hug and kiss when meeting again. I even do the MAN hug with the guys..You know the one...Where you JAM the "I am Not Gay" arm in between as you bump shoulders"? LOL You know you are liked and appriciated when a female model hugs you. Women are not that forthcoming unles you show great character and professionalism. I see all those hugs as a sign that I am good at what I do, and I am appriciated. V Oct 08 06 07:11 am Link On a first meeting, definately a handshake. A hug only has the warm effect you describe after trust and rapport have been established. At the end of the shoot, reach for another handshake and don't be surprised if she offers a hug. Don't expect it, though. One model I've shot with several times, including physical stuff like boosting her up into a tree, smearing mud on her, and carrying her piggyback across a stream, is still at the handshake stage unless the contact is directly related to making a photo, while a couple others are close friends and get a hug hello and a kiss goodbye. Use the handshake unless it's clear she regards you as a friend. Oct 08 06 07:12 am Link I'm not a hugger at all. Didn't know it was so popular. So, no hugs from me before or after the shoot. In general I only hug my wife and kids and nobody else. I start with a handshake and most often end with one too, even if the shoot was real fun and we got along. Sometimes, I give two kisses on the cheek, but that's rare and I only do it when I think the model is fine with it. I must admit that a handshake feels strange too after a shoot that was fun, especially since I've probably adjusted the model's hair and clothing quite a bit during the shoot (always after I get permission to do so), so I have been more 'intimate' with her than I normally would be with a person I just met a few hours before. Oct 08 06 12:44 pm Link You're all perverts. I wear rubber gloves if I absolutely must touch a model, and then only with my fingertips. Everyone knows models are sex crazed, and I protect my virtue at all costs. It's the proper and professional thing to do. Oct 09 06 02:45 am Link I will never forget the time a photographer gave me a hug after the shoot, and I thought it was nice of him. Later out I found that he was photographing down my shirt. That was nice of him too.... ??????? Oct 09 06 02:47 am Link Well....when I meet a model, I'm polite, and introduce myself with a nice hand shake....by the time we depart, I F---them, becaue...well....OH JESUS, what an ood question!!!! Sorry, but if you have to ask how to interact with other humans, then you have more to learn than photography.... Oct 09 06 03:06 am Link If anything a handshake at first, but have been hugged by many a model as they say their goodbyes and head for the door. Oct 09 06 04:32 pm Link JM Dean wrote: Wanna shoot? Oct 09 06 06:39 pm Link Madcitychel wrote: Remember, I get 60%. It's hard out here for a pimp. Oct 09 06 07:01 pm Link E|||B wrote: Uh, no...I would be afraid of his tongue! LOL Oct 09 06 07:03 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: Anything u say sugar daddy Oct 09 06 07:04 pm Link Kizzy wrote: Must...restrain...self.......from.....obvious......................but.......vulgar.....joke........ Oct 09 06 07:06 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: Oh Yeah? Oct 09 06 07:08 pm Link David Birdsong wrote: No, I didn't say I only work with gorgeous photographers...just that all the ones I have worked with just HAPPENED to be gorgeous! *wink wink* And then I went on to say I was just trying to get brownie points with them! Do you suppose it worked? LOL I haven't given up on shooting with you yet! Oct 09 06 07:08 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: Don't you remember how gross his tongue was in Star Wars? Yuk, disgusting! LOL But you can go ahead and tell your joke, I know you are about to pop holding it in! Oct 09 06 07:10 pm Link JM Dean wrote: See, I try to tell my wife this but she just doesn't seem to understand... Oct 09 06 07:15 pm Link My doctor hugs me when I go in for my yearly physicals. I wonder what's up with that? He does his job well, so I cut him some slack.  Oct 09 06 07:25 pm Link Click Hamilton wrote: It might be that, like my Dr. with me, he knows that every time he sees you he can call the wife and say "pack your bags we're going to Europe for the Summer." Oct 09 06 07:33 pm Link I always begin with a hug and we wind it up with a cigerette......thing is, I dont smoke, whats with that?! On the odd occasion I slip out and leave without the model knowing. Oct 09 06 07:34 pm Link I usually begin with a goofy smile and a hearty handshake. Then, I lick her face Oct 09 06 07:36 pm Link Madcitychel wrote: Well, Kizzy is a lady. You're just my fiancée. Oct 09 06 07:37 pm Link Stephen Melvin wrote: Don't wake an animal in me, darling - you don't want me to be me, do you?! Oct 09 06 09:18 pm Link Madcitychel wrote: It usually takes a couple of drinks and a little Sade to awaken your inner animal, Sweetie. Oct 09 06 09:23 pm Link if i want to be a good boy:  Googled pic, no idea who took it. Oct 09 06 09:34 pm Link I think its a chemistry sort of thing. I think handshakes are awkward for the most part so when i meet someone i dont instantly have the urge to touch them to insure reality or what not. However if they offer to shake i have no quarrel over it.^_^ Hugs are alright if you have the chemistry for it.But to be honest i can think of only like..one or 2 photographers at BEST i wouldnt feel funky hugging. Also, id rather hug prior the shoot. Odds are after a shoot im wondering if i need a shower because some can be kinda sweaty( ie: One of my last shoots in August i was wearing a giant velvet ballgown on like a 80degree day and running around climbing,etc, id be mortified if someone asked for a hug right then!) Oct 09 06 09:39 pm Link If unsure for whatever reason, i stretch out an open hand so it can be interpreted as both a handshake offer or a "let me help you with your bag of clothes". usually they set down the bag, shake, and then i verbally offer to help with their luggage. if they just hand me the luggage, then i have to think of another way to figure it out. Oct 09 06 09:41 pm Link Handshake Its a business Oct 09 06 09:44 pm Link Sometimes nothing is the best thing to do other than a hello. It all depends on the model and how friendly and open they are. Oct 09 06 09:45 pm Link ...I agree that a handshake and friendly hello is a good beginning, the signing of the Model Release Form and then the shoot. Today, as with most of my shoots over 35 years of sensual/artistic and glamour photography, the model initiated the kisses on 2-cheeks and a hug in saying so long-until next shoot. A touch of time and heart is welcomed by a show of mutual respect. Oct 09 06 09:50 pm Link Until I know them well, I start with a full tongue kiss. Oct 09 06 10:34 pm Link Aussie Guevara wrote: Maybe he wanted to really utilize depth of field? (okey so my humour sucks....) Oct 09 06 11:46 pm Link I believe in the shake. Oct 10 06 03:41 am Link |
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