What IS TFPDW?

It's 'Time For Professional Dog Walking' of course!

Many of the amature models and hobby photographers here have professional skills in their "real life."

A photographer may be an electrician who can wire up some energy-saving spotlights in your kitchen and an extra power outlet in your den in exchange for a couple of hours of your modelling time.

A model may be a professional shopper and do all of a photographer's Christmas shopping in exchange for an upgrade to thier portfolio....

I think you get the idea...

I'm a hobby photographer, but in the 'real world' I run a  business with a certain home service that is often sought after... (but no... it is not professional dog-walking, and I can't reccommend a good one for you either, sorry again...)

Would you models that normally charge for your time do a shoot in exchange for a tradesperson's skills or shopowner's goods instead of cash?

It could open a new world...

"Professional Dog Walker Seeks Model"

Cheers,

Allen

I thought that said TF4TW/TFFTW.   Time to get some sleep and/or have another drink.

Time for for the win::

Nice idea, but unless the models had $10,000,000 or more to spend I don't think I could help her out in my 'other' life.  My client are normally large corperations, but I like the idea of this.

I know a few girls who, after doing some modeling for clothing designers or stores, were compensated with the clothes. 

Sounds like a good deal to me.

I'm the 'Macanik',  i help people with their Macs, tutor them in software etc.

I'd love to barter time!

I'm no master artist, but I prefer to work with models whose investment is in the resulting photographs, not those who would merely endure my terrible jokes and goofy camera-side mannerisms just so I'll fix their computer.

I prefer TFPDA...

Sure!  I've done TF car maintenance, TF computer fixing, TF clothes and TF books.  Lots of great options!

PLEASE,stop the TFPDW madness!

I usually always get something from a shoot.....Gas money,clothes,money. Their was one shoot I had a whial back..The photos sucked, No gas money no food fucker didn't even offer something to drink....I hate photographer who suck at what they do. I shoulda asked more Questions.