{"id":1355,"date":"2019-02-05T13:55:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2019-02-04T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:55:56","slug":"models-why-photographers-wont-work-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/models-why-photographers-wont-work-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Models: Why Photographers Won’t Work With You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Let’s touch on the hard topic of rejection. Over the years, I have heard and seen a variety of complaints from models trying to find a photographer. They all boil down to one statement: “Photographers won’t work with me.” If you are saying this, your next step should be to ask yourself, “Why?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographers Won’t Work With New Models<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Aspiring models post selfies, senior photos, or images a friend took. They find industry-related groups looking for collaborators. Yet, they can’t find a photographer willing to work with them. Often, the aspiring model attributes this to the demand for a certain body types or looking for models willing to pose nude. While this may narrow the field, it is likely not the problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographers Won’t Work With Experienced Models<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Experienced models, those who have a few years under their belt, sometimes struggle as well. They have a portfolio. They may have publications. Yet, when they reach out to photographers, they don’t get the responses they once commanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographers Won’t Work With Paid Models<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Some models demand payment. There are traveling models and even local, very experienced models who seem to find regular, paid work. Perhaps your rates are in line or even lower, but photographers just show no interest in working with you on a paid basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider These Obstacles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of your experience or genres you will shot, you may be putting up obstacles. These are a few recurring items that have personally turned me away from working with a model:<\/p>\n\n\n\n