MODEL PORTFOLIO PHOTOGRAPHY RATES
Suggested Model Photography Service Rates for Tampa Bay
Model
TFP (Time For Print) or TFCD (Time For CD) Photography
Suggested Rate: $0.
Free exchange of services. Neither model nor photographer profits. Not
recommended for models who are just starting out, and working professionals
should seek professional collaborations instead of the much-overrated
TFP.
What you should get: Free portfolio pictures with no
hidden fees or agendas attached. You should not be obligated to buy
anything, and if you want to buy prints, this should be addressed well
before the session and put into writing. The agreement for TFP should
have a clause that prevents the sale of any images without a written
stock photography agreement, which is separate from the TFP release.
Offering TFP has no bearing on how professional a photographer is. Their
work defines them. This said, most professionals avoid TFP and do professional
collaborations with other professionals instead. If a working professional
photographer offers TFP, then that's fine. If working for free is all
that they do, however, and the profession is actually a hobby, then
it's best to stay away.
What kind of photographers offer this: Three kinds.
1. The first is an aspiring photographer
who has not yet turned pro and is building their book. You should know
this type easily, and if their work shows promise or talent, working
with them might be worth it if you are an established professional model
and know what you are doing. Otherwise, you can hurt your career more
so than help it as a classic case of the blind leading the blind develops.
Take newbie photographers with a grain of salt.
2. The second type is the professional
photographer who is using TFP services as a marketing tool.
The professional photographer may want to demonstrate what they are
able to do for the model, and while there should be no obligation to
buy a portfolio shoot in the future, the model should be open to considering
book their services in the future. Since the professional photographer
will not want to undermine their other services, these "demonstration"
TFP offers are seldom for more than one look.
3. The third type of photographer
is the one who is in the business to scam models and con them. They
might be out for money, sex, or to exploit models in some way. Some
of them are model molesters or fetish photographers.
Look at their work and check their references, and look at their work,
and you should be able to figure them out. Never do nude work for free!
Use Caution: If the photographer
does nothing but TFP. If they cannot make money doing photography, how
can they help you? Charities are not businesses, they have little to
offer real professionals, and it's really hard for them to offer any
real support and follow through on anything that they promise. Other
red flags include if the photographer shoots a lot of glamour/ nude
work that seems to exploit models, shoots parts such as hands and feet,
is affiliated with a teen modeling web site, does not have references
that check out, does work that is low quality, presents a portfolio
that seems to good to be true and has tears from "well known fashion
companies", has a release which does not limit the possible sale
of images, tries to sell pictures off their web site, offers you too
much for nothing (such as a full portfolio shoot), invites you out on
a date, wants you to come alone to the shoot, makes you uneasy, tells
you too much personal information, or is not specific and fails to communicate
the intentions of the offer.
Copyright: Both model and photographer should own equal rights. Pictures
should not be able to be sold without a signed agreement outlining royalties
or stock photography rights.
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