A photographer reached out to me through social media asking me to shoot with him sometime. Although I’d love to have a shoot for myself, does this seem sketchy? He’s taken photos for friends i know and they said he seemed cool and laid back. They also mentioned that he took a while to send them their pictures and wouldn’t respond before sending them. Anyway, just wanted to hear some thoughts on this.
I’d say this is not normal.
I did a lot of nude photography work for websites over the years, and most of the models were found specifically though ads or they would reach out to me through model applications directly on my website.
A photographer approaching girls online through social media to take their clothes off in front of a camera is… 100% sketch.
This is ridiculously close-minded. Your definition of legitimate collaboration involves people already being able to find you and requesting to work
Is that what you plan on telling people who don’t have networks or are building experience? That they need to create applications on their websites and are not allowed to reach out to models?
Elitist and embarrassing.
Read her update.
That doesn’t change any of the above. This guy being weird (and he is indeed weird) does not mean that other people should not be allowed to use social network to find models to work with. This girl did the right thing by following her gut and getting more details.
I didnt say that neither implied that people should not reach out via Social…I’m just saying that the way they went about it was wrong and she did the right thing everyone else saying she didn’t is justifying her not follow gut feelings.
Is it though? Her friends gave their opinions, guy’s clear about photos he’s gonna make. And afaik boudoir is not nude. And shooting specifically for websites is also a different thing altogether.
Unsolicited requests for any type of scantily clad modeling is always creepy.
Pros use a real agency or post an ad, they don’t stalk contacts of past models on social media and message them for a session. Completely amateur and unprofessional. Also creeper level sketch. No real photographer does this. Ever.
I think this highly depends on what her instagram actually is.
If it’s pictures of her, her kids, a dog, and a minivan with spinners, this is pretty wild and I don’t see where he got the idea.
If it’s her insta shilling her OF, I’d say it’s pretty normal, if not expected.
Well, looks like it depends on the country. Where I’m from, there wasn’t a modeling agency that was focused on boudoir/nude for a long, long time. All other agencies were focused strictly on fashion, so there was no way to get a “pro model from agency” for a shoot other than fashion or maybe beauty. So while that’s sketchy for you, it’s less so for me. Except for stalking contacts, but we don’t know if that actually happened.
We got to create opportunities somewhere. I use social media often as well as handing out cards to strangers I find in public, that I feel would appreciate my style of work. It’s a grind out there. But yes creeps definitely exist. Be weary but he worked with her friends, they liked the work and said they acted appropriately. The photographer is probably loaded up with work. Editing can take forever and drain you. I feel that pain when the due dates are stacking up. Biting off more than you can chew. I’d trust your friends who have worked with him. Maybe bring one of them along for the first shoot? A photographer should never deny that request to a friend.
Lol. This is so 100% not true.
yeah its creepy as fuck - and also saying he ‘brings wine’ to his sessions? Dude is probably a balding 30 year old without a relationship just trying to score with random naïve women.