Wynd Mulysa wrote:
You know, my advice to a photographer who's interested in working with a girl and comes across a similar problem would be to wait a few months. She's obviously just starting out and her "attitude problem" may just be a few misunderstandings about how things work and what she can expect from shoots.  There's a chance she may work with a few good photographers who teach her a lot and she could be a lot more professional given time.  Either that or her account will be inactive by then.

What fantastic advice. Many profiles that are put together this way are done so by inexperienced models that think that's the way it works. Some other inexperienced model or overly protective photographer probably told her to write those things thinking it would give the perception that she's a seasoned pro, when in fact it's the opposite. Personally, I'd let somebody else mentor her...the caps alone would make me say, "Next"

Tim Baker wrote:

LOL...'Lay any photographers?" Ummm .... what got me was 1) the screaming in the port. Simply saying 'will work for TFP or payment' gets the message across.

I agree with Wynd, it sounds like she's had a bad experience with a photographer, perhaps, except two of her shots have her with her bathing suit bottoms on, but the top is off and she's covering herself with her hands ..."

Oh well, live and learn. Just hope someone helps her edit her port.

/tim

She says in her port "I'm new at modeling" and that to me explains how naïve the whole rest of her profile sounds.  It does sound like she's trying to fend off the GWC who apparently led her into something she wasn't really comfortable with...though why would she post those pics?  Maybe the only ones she has...but anyway, I agree with giving her time to mature, because I couldn't tell from her profile if she really has a bad attitude or she has just been stung a few times. 

I’d give her the benefit of the doubt, but I tend to be nice, forgiving and too loving sometimes.  This is a business though and she needs to be advised that she should treat it as such, because without a professional attitude, some training and a whole lot of luck she probably won’t go far.  She says she's small, so if for high fashion, if I were hiring, no I couldn’t really use her (though with my height, I hate getting neglected...haha). 

As for the “not paying” part, I understand it if she is just beginning, because she needs time to practice her posing, emoting skills, and everything else.  She may not realize that all caps is considered shouting and is probably just to make the statement bold by emphasizing.  But, eventually, if she really wants to model she needs to desire professionalism.  And if she can’t get the best portfolio by mutually helping a photographer build his/her portfolio, then she needs to be willing to pay and especially if she really likes a certain professional photographer!  Saying she “will not pay” is like saying she is better than the photographer and I hate that misunderstanding between artists (photographer vs. model vs. everyone else)!  It also says to the photographer that she doesn’t care about getting anyone else work except herself, which makes her sound selfish.  Somewhere down the road she may be able to do favors for someone, but that statement sounds like she wouldn’t care, which may not be the case at all, but yes she needs an editor.  Haha so do I with all my commas, hee hee

Anyway, I suggest since you took time to start a thread, that you take the time to politely suggest a few corrections in her profile and wish her well while she builds her book.  Oh, yeah, and why she contacted you is curious to me, because your profile shows the kind of work she is “not” interested in.  The swimsuit part is funny, just funny.