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.

  • RickshawRepairman@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    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.

    • EsmuPliks@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      No professional 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.

    • aumortis@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.

    • stonchs@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      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.