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Response to Aprroaching models

from tom meyer (twm@mindspring.com)
Go to art exhibit openings and offer to photograph the artist with their artwork.

Robert's advise is good, although I try not to use buzz words like "look" (If you want to photograph fashion models that would probably be okay, though. Personnally I don't want to photograph fashion models, they look too self aware/concious... like deliberately something/one instead of actually something/one).

Instead, I'll say they've got a great face or hair or tattoos or just the right attitude for an image or project I've been thinking of or I'm working on (all true, never bullshit people, you'll get busted and deserve it).

I'm making a small portfolio of portraits and other work that I will carry with me everywhere and which I will use as Robert suggests.

Put an exhibit of portraits up in a cool busy coffee shop and hang there, you'll see lots of people worth photographing and they'll know you're serious, since your stuff's right there. At the worst people will say no, right?... t

(posted 8790 days ago)

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