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Stealthy · 08-28-2002, 06:46 PM

I find a couple of joints followed by tequila shots works just great!

But really, in all seriousness, I agree that professionalism is the key to getting new amateur models, especially if they've never posed before. If you act like some Jerk with a camera and a hard on and they will avoid you like Paul Rubens in a Movie Theatre!

If you want amatuers you have to go where they are, amatuer night at Strip Clubs, Bikini Contests etc. Get yourself a PROFESSIONAL looking business card with 100% real information on it and whatever you do BE HONEST! Don't lie about your experience or you will be sorry!

When I decided to get into photography 2 years ago that's the clientelle I was shooting for, doing promo stuff for amateur strippers. I did the photography and designed killer posters, keychains etc. for the girls. Of course they were used to the same old 35mm "Funsaver" shit that their boyfriends shot, so they were pretty much blown away by what I gave them. I made it look like they spent thousands of dollars instead of just a couple hundred... So word got out that I was good and before you knew it I was getting approached my dancers left and right! Dude, you want to talk ego boost? Try walking into a Strip Club on amateur night and having 80% of those girls sitting at your table buying YOU drinks all night! I've nearly been lynched more than once...

FUCK if I'd had 1/10th of the connections then that I do now, I'd be one rich motherfucker! But anyway, you treat the girls like gold, make them feel like godesses before, during and after a shoot and they'll tell their friends about you. Conversely, if you act like a letch, treat the girls like cattle and try to fuck every single one of them, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass GOODBYE because word will spread like wildfire and nobody will want to work with you.

I don't know what your level of Photography experience is, (Beginner, Amateur, Advanced Amateur, Semi-Pro, Pro, you know what fstops are) So another piece of advice, if you don't have a light rig right now, (Key, fill, hair light, reflectors, soft boxes, diffusers etc.) GET ONE. Or at least rent some lights for your shoots and learn how to use them! (45 degree angles & you're all set.) If you snag a feature dancer and actually get them to your house/studio and your entire Photography equipment consists of a camera and a blanket, odds are they'll walk. But if you've got the right lights and they're set up well, you're going to look like a champ, not a chump! Just like I said before, DON'T FRONT YOURSELF!!! If you're a beginner Photographer, TELL THEM! Lying about your experience will fuck you up faster than Oprah Winfrey on a Turkey leg!

As a Professional Photographer, nothing disappoints me more than seeing a beautiful amateur model look like total shit because the "Photographer" obviously didn't have a CLUE what he/she was doing! Invest just a couple of hundred bucks in just TWO 250 watt Photo Floods and some diffusion material and you'd be AMAZED how good your shots will look! You don't need to spend thousands of dollars on Professional light equipment (But you should, heheh) to get good results, but look at it from the model's point of view, would you pose nude for some guy calling himself a photographer that doesn't even have a single strobe? I think not! Passion is Art so make art your passion! Ok I'm done. Hope I helped a bit...

08-28-2002, 06:46 PM
Stealthy Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: You know that voice inside your head? That's me... Posts: 626	I find a couple of joints followed by tequila shots works just great! But really, in all seriousness, I agree that professionalism is the key to getting new amateur models, especially if they've never posed before. If you act like some Jerk with a camera and a hard on and they will avoid you like Paul Rubens in a Movie Theatre! If you want amatuers you have to go where they are, amatuer night at Strip Clubs, Bikini Contests etc. Get yourself a PROFESSIONAL looking business card with 100% real information on it and whatever you do BE HONEST! Don't lie about your experience or you will be sorry! When I decided to get into photography 2 years ago that's the clientelle I was shooting for, doing promo stuff for amateur strippers. I did the photography and designed killer posters, keychains etc. for the girls. Of course they were used to the same old 35mm "Funsaver" shit that their boyfriends shot, so they were pretty much blown away by what I gave them. I made it look like they spent thousands of dollars instead of just a couple hundred... So word got out that I was good and before you knew it I was getting approached my dancers left and right! Dude, you want to talk ego boost? Try walking into a Strip Club on amateur night and having 80% of those girls sitting at your table buying YOU drinks all night! I've nearly been lynched more than once... FUCK if I'd had 1/10th of the connections then that I do now, I'd be one rich motherfucker! But anyway, you treat the girls like gold, make them feel like godesses before, during and after a shoot and they'll tell their friends about you. Conversely, if you act like a letch, treat the girls like cattle and try to fuck every single one of them, put your head between your legs and kiss your ass GOODBYE because word will spread like wildfire and nobody will want to work with you. I don't know what your level of Photography experience is, (Beginner, Amateur, Advanced Amateur, Semi-Pro, Pro, you know what fstops are) So another piece of advice, if you don't have a light rig right now, (Key, fill, hair light, reflectors, soft boxes, diffusers etc.) GET ONE. Or at least rent some lights for your shoots and learn how to use them! (45 degree angles & you're all set.) If you snag a feature dancer and actually get them to your house/studio and your entire Photography equipment consists of a camera and a blanket, odds are they'll walk. But if you've got the right lights and they're set up well, you're going to look like a champ, not a chump! Just like I said before, DON'T FRONT YOURSELF!!! If you're a beginner Photographer, TELL THEM! Lying about your experience will fuck you up faster than Oprah Winfrey on a Turkey leg! As a Professional Photographer, nothing disappoints me more than seeing a beautiful amateur model look like total shit because the "Photographer" obviously didn't have a CLUE what he/she was doing! Invest just a couple of hundred bucks in just TWO 250 watt Photo Floods and some diffusion material and you'd be AMAZED how good your shots will look! You don't need to spend thousands of dollars on Professional light equipment (But you should, heheh) to get good results, but look at it from the model's point of view, would you pose nude for some guy calling himself a photographer that doesn't even have a single strobe? I think not! Passion is Art so make art your passion! Ok I'm done. Hope I helped a bit... __________________ <embed src=http://www.moonshadow-productions.com/images/moon.swf width="120" height=60>