crazzy88ss Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 How much did you charge for your services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 for her, and a few other girls that I shoot, I don't charge, because I manage them and their portfolios, so I just get 15-20% of what they sell the pictures for. For other girls it really depends, If its a girl I think has potential, the first shoot may be a TFP/TFCD shoot, to see how they photograph. If I have girls coming up to me, My rate is around 150$ for a 2 hour shoot, $300 for a 4 hour shoot, which includes as many outfit changes as they want, a makeup artist, as well as a couple copies of the shots. If they want prints for sale, such as what these were used for, then the prints are 2$ a piece for a 8x10/8x12, and 5$ for a 12x18" poster. I do other sizes such as wallets and such, but the majority of my shots go straight to models portfolios as 8x10/8x12s or get printed to sell at shows. I undercharge for my services alot, but I don't really mind because I really enjoy doing it, I have alot of fun, and I help people out. Plus its not my day job, I'm an Engineer for Lockheed Martin, so that pays the bills. Oh yeah, and I only retouch up to 10 shots or so for each shoot for the models to use, if they want others done the rate is negotiable depending on what they want done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Some veri nice photos there. The quality is spot on and over all they're done in quite a tasteful, classy way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dev Null Zen Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I wanna know where the star went in the third pic :p For some strange reason, that was the first thing I noticed when I looked at all the shots. They are nice quality, that just caught my eye for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I wanna know where the star went in the third pic :p For some strange reason, that was the first thing I noticed when I looked at all the shots. They are nice quality, that just caught my eye for some reason. Whoa, good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remix17 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Damn it! I picked the wrong career... :( Should have been a professional photographer! *Kicks himself* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Damn it! I picked the wrong career... :( Should have been a professional photographer! *Kicks himself* He said he's an engineer for LHM, so that's not his career. So don't give up on yourself yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Something seems unnatural about the lighting, to me anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o0moonman0o Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 abit on the too warm side for my taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The2 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I won't complain about anything!! Brilliant! and IshaLee: calm down, you don't have look at them :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 I wanna know where the star went in the third pic :p For some strange reason, that was the first thing I noticed when I looked at all the shots. They are nice quality, that just caught my eye for some reason. Photoshop ate it... lol i was experimenting to see how they looked without the star, as I'm not a huge fan of the tatoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshaLee4MSOL Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I won't complain about anything!! Brilliant!and IshaLee: calm down, you don't have look at them :) i wasnt ranting at the topic starter but at the damn bimbo who posed for the photo...import models make other asian females like us look like ######. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I don't really follow the logic of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshaLee4MSOL Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 guy goes to auto show, looks at import models ( 90% of them asian ) then assumes every asian women are import models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted March 23, 2008 Veteran Share Posted March 23, 2008 guy goes to auto show, looks at import models ( 90% of them asian ) then assumes every asian women are import models. No. I've been to many auto shows and have plenty of asian friends who I don't classify as "import" models or "######". And that's enough of that here. If you want to discuss import models and their influence on asians, feel free in Members Metropolis or The Soapbox, but not in this thread or forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 guy goes to auto show, looks at import models ( 90% of them asian ) then assumes every asian women are import models. LOL no, not at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Markus Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Nice set SirEvan, a few small things to work on as you mentioned and then it'll be perfect :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 HOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathray Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Her choice in clothing, or lack thereof just throws me off. I get the whole sexy thing, but... i dunno, the approach feels cheap The pictures are great, she's probably "hot", but yeah, the clothing and all is weird for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IshaLee4MSOL Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 LOL no, not at all... lol...no apparently you never heard of modelpalooza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 i wasnt ranting at the topic starter but at the damn bimbo who posed for the photo...import models make other asian females like us look like ######. I'm sorry if i offended you in some way? See...I hope you're not trying to classify or judge me or my models...because that would be extremely ignorant of you. For starters, I do not shoot nudes at all. Most of the outfits I hand pick and purchase for each shoot, with the exception of a few, such as her lingerie (i picked the sweater). I try to pick stuff to wear as well as the poses that make the model look sexy, but at the same time classy. You will never see any spread eagle, gratuitous butt shots, or any other "slutty" poses you see on other sites, and im not even going to start, a search on google of asiandreamgirls would point you in the right direction. Secondly, How are you going to judge a girl in a picture when you haven't even met her? For all you know, she could have a PHD and an iq of 140, hell Terra Patrick has a PHD and she does porn. You are incredibly shallow to judge a woman based on a set of photos. And Thirdly, since I'm not going to go all out here, is that everyone that has seen her pictures likes them, and from the 100 shots that we have sold so far, I'd say the grand that we've made off these images at shows indicates other people like them. I am not the type of photographer that is going to try and make girls look slutty, because that degrades them as well as other women. If you have any further problems with me or my models, please kindly email me or PM me, do not bring it up in a discussion...this was only for comments and critique as well as to share with people who may find such images attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 Since you were restricted in many way, i must say you produced some quality shots for the time given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEvan Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 thanks Saxondale. I normally budget tons of time for shoots, as follows: 1 month out: brainstorm ideas for the shoot with the model, and start working on outfits, times, and location. 3 weeks out: finalize outfit ideas, work on expected results from both parties 2 weeks out: finalize expected results, determine what print sizes, if any, will be needed, so I can budget for cropping. Finalize date and time of shoot as well as location(s) 1 week out: verify model is still scheduled, and will be able to make shoot. Day of: shoot, budget for 3-4 hours to include setup and tear down time, as well as take test shots to check lighting, use colorimeter to measure white balance, or in lieu of that, use test strips. This shoot was pretty much done with 1 day notice, and we were limited to 3 hours, only about 2 1/2 of which was actual shooting, rest was setup and tear down, and outfit changes, and the only outfit we had pre-determined was the grey sweater, she brought her own stuff, and I had about 8 hours to perform minor touchups to the photos before sending to the printer. In addition, while I am actually very impressed with the results, this was my first time shooting with a ringflash, and I intend to practice much more with it. Thanks all for the comliments! I'll keep posting new shots, as I have 3 more shoots over the next 4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Whoa, those circumstances make those shots even more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aperture Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Half an hour notice photograph; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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