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No children please.....
Ok..like most all other photographers...will shoot what pays....but am I the only one who gets tired of the "OH YOU SHOOT BABIES?" or "DO YOU PHOTOGRAPH KIDS?" That question is not the issue...it is what follows the question....."I HAVE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, CUTIEST, ADHORABLE, PRECIOUS - BABY, GRAND BABY, NEICE, (or whatever) IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!!!!!" Having shot kids along with everything else over the years I have adjusted my thinking. I used to think there was no such thing as a ugly baby..........well news flash......There sure as hell are some ugly babies. At what point to parents or grandparents come to the reality that just because that grunt is attached to them genetically doesnt make that tricycle motor prettier or more beautiful than anyother? How do we keep our sanity or sense of humor about the subject? Oct 24 06 01:05 pm Link Allen Coefield wrote: by reading posts like the one you just made... this is funny as hell. good shit man! Oct 24 06 04:09 pm Link weddings and children, a lucrative market but after shooting my last childrens portrait and having a flashgun broken clean off the grip by a well aimed football from a little child, never again. Oct 24 06 04:12 pm Link Allen Coefield wrote: That made me laugh lol Oct 24 06 04:22 pm Link LMAO Jack Oct 24 06 04:23 pm Link "Tricycle motor" ..............hehehe. Wanda works in a daycare/preschool. I'll have to ask her if she's ever heard that one. Oct 24 06 04:29 pm Link I saw a full on photo shoot of a baby at the beach a few weeks ago. At first I thought it was for a magazine or something like that. Turns out the parents just wanted professional images of their child. Photographer, lighting assistant, and make up artist. Maybe they bought the kid in Malawi for a bargin and just wanted cute pictures........... Oct 24 06 04:44 pm Link Allen Coefield wrote: All babies are ugly... Oct 24 06 04:48 pm Link David A Bliss wrote: How could you say my avatar is ugly??? Oct 24 06 04:54 pm Link Allen Coefield wrote: Double your rates for shooting kids. Oct 24 06 05:02 pm Link Shooting babies is easy.. it's when they learn to run that it's hard to get a bead on them:-) Oct 24 06 05:04 pm Link Allen Coefield wrote: lmfao Thats hilarious....and true. Oct 24 06 06:24 pm Link Oh I have had some fun shoots with kids.....and ya know..those that are not the prettiest are usually the ones with the best expressions....but I dont really blame the kids when they break my backdrop holder, or take a running dive into the backdrop....or grab my light meeter and start banging it on the table because the "games" wont come on....or start pushing the reset button on my lights fast enough to make the bulbs melt, or whatever else kids do. I blame the parents for not being parents and letting them do those things and thinking it is cute in the process. Oct 25 06 07:11 am Link I've worked in several studios, so I've had my share of photographing kids/babies. Not fun. Once in a while, someone on OMP will contact me to photograph their child. I'll do it. But, can't say it's my favorite subject to shoot. My son, on the other hand... I love photographing him. The only child I like to photograph. But, he's so used to my camera, he's pretty easy to photograph. The years I've spent in studios... Ugh. I have some stories of shooting children. And their bitchy mothers! Drove me fuckin' nuts! Oct 25 06 07:58 am Link Like a lot you I've had my experience with "kiddy photos"......never again!....and I like kids...but it's the parents and even worse.....THE GRANDPARENTS that put you through hell. Oct 25 06 08:42 am Link Allen Coefield wrote: This is hilarious and so true!! It doesn't matter what you look like, you could be ugly as hell and your parents and grandparents will think you are just so precious! Oct 25 06 09:34 am Link J and M Photography wrote: He did not say your avatar is ugly... he said the baby in the avatar is ugly! Oct 25 06 09:39 am Link Miles Chandler wrote: That one cracked me up (as the father of a 3-year-old)!! Oct 25 06 09:45 am Link For my "Business" I mainly shoot kids and so far have been pretty lucky with the kids and their parents. Notice I was keen to add the "so far" part. Good looking, fun kids and easy going folks make for some good shoots. On the other hand, if the "ugly baby" ever does rear it's ugly head, I'm just gonna smile and nod my head in agreement that it's the "most beautiful baby EVER!!" and just take on the challenge of making the most adorable ugly baby photos ever because that's really all that matters in the end right? I joined this place to get more experience shooting models and headshots and it's been like a vacation. I never realized how difficult shooting kids really is until I had the opportunity to shoot with adults who know what they're doing that I don't have to bribe with Candy and toys. Well most of the time anyways. :-) Oct 25 06 10:00 am Link wow , ive never had any problem shooting kids. the worst model i ever had was a pro , she kept moving after i posed her i finally walked off the shoot. i think its easy to photograph kids , i like challenging models anybody can make a beauty look good. make a 5 foot 3 inch 190 pound girl look hot and you have skill. as far as ugly kids go , it dont matter the parents like,em anyway Oct 25 06 10:57 pm Link Shooting babies is easy, its hiding the body thats hard  Oct 26 06 10:36 am Link |
