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Never Post Model Info or Links
What do you think about photographers who post tons of model images but never post the model's info or links. Do you think they don't want anyone else creating images of these models? Nov 05 25 03:48 pm Link I will if the model was cool and easy to work with. If the model was a PITA, then I will just kindly leave it off. Nov 09 25 09:34 am Link I usually ask the model if she wants me to credit her. They're usually chill about it. I have had models ask me not to credit them. I never ask way, I just comply with their wishes. In the end it's to their benefit but, I let them make that call. If I ask and I don't get an answer then I assume they're chill with it. Nov 09 25 11:48 am Link I recently had a travelling model who wanted me to get her approval before posting any image of her. This is despite the agreed modelling fee as well as a signed Model Release; which she signed, waiving all rights for that particular shoot with me as the named photographer. So now she accuses me of abusing her trust, beacause her claim is that she has the request on her webpage; that all images must be approved. I say that her onetime signed model release to me, waives the requirement of her general webpage statement!
So I leave her name off the images i provided that she did not like, per her later request. None of my images were explicit or sexualy toned; they were Art Nude. Nov 19 25 08:39 am Link I never try to guess the reason people do what they do. Probably dozens of reason why any particular photographer does not credit the model.
I wish more photographers did credit their models, especially if the model is a member here at ModelMayehm. The model can easily remove the credit if so desired. Nov 19 25 10:54 pm Link While I do find links to the model and credits to be helpful,
If the model is not on Model Mayhem there historically was not an easy way to link them. Hell, even linking credits to models on MM has not always been particularly easy. and yes, people are lazy and many don't like to share. Nov 20 25 04:33 am Link When the model is on this platform, I always link and credit them unless they ask not to be, If they are not on MM I identify them as "Model Not on MM" unless they provide a link that they would like included. Nov 20 25 06:25 am Link I probably shoot about 2/3rds agency models at this time and I generally just credit the agency. Most of these Models won’t / or are not allowed to talk with photographers directly ( unless maybe you are friends with them )
as far as the Independent Models I shoot with - Mostly I just let them decide if they want to be credited Nov 20 25 10:15 am Link Frederick C wrote: she sounds like trouble
Nov 20 25 10:41 am Link Nov 20 25 12:52 pm Link Garry k wrote: Well said!
Nov 20 25 12:54 pm Link If the model has an account on the platform I'm posting (whether that is MM, Instagram, or Tumblr), I'll add their account info.
If the model is an actual working model looking to book work, I usually include the info, but if it's just a friend who agreed to model for me, or if it's a person who has officially quit modeling, I don't include their info. I'm not trying to gatekeep any models, and I understand that MM is a networking site, but the point of my portfolio is for booking work with other models, not to help other photographers book models I've previously worked with. Nov 20 25 03:33 pm Link Frederick C wrote: Her modeling fee should have been (Rate=#of images taken/number of images approved) Nov 20 25 07:20 pm Link Arizona Shoots wrote: Thank you and an interesting idea if she comes to Toronto in future and wishes to shoot again. Nov 21 25 09:47 am Link UGHHGs wrote: It could be deliberate in some cases. I imagine it's not in most cases. I stopped sharing my images of models that are not on Model Mayhem or other socials here because I realized it upsets people.
Nov 22 25 10:18 am Link Frederick C wrote: Kudos to the model for using her ‘About Me’ profile to alert photographers to the fact that before she'll agree to doing a shoot, she wants her photographer to agree to showing and getting her approval before posting any of her images.
Dec 10 25 11:21 am Link This is a networking site so I always link to the model if on MM, if she is not but is on IG I may list her IG. Some models and photographers never link, their idea is that their port promotes the not other talent. I dont dubdvribe to that line o thinking.
Some models do not want to be linked on nudes if available to general public Dec 18 25 09:16 pm Link UGHHGs wrote: Yes, I do think that some photographers who do this are akin to a dog pissing around the neighborhood. They don't want anyone moving in on "their models." It's annoying. Dec 23 25 01:17 pm Link Some models wish to keep a low profile and not be linked or credited. Some models are not MM models and have no online modeling page to link to.
I figure why a photographer or model may or may not link each other is between them and none of my business. Dec 23 25 03:53 pm Link When I first joined, 10+ years ago, I always credited the models.
Then, I took a LOOONG break. Since I've been back, I've noticed a big change in the models. It's not the same as it was. Many things are different. Every model who I've worked with in the past year, when asked if they want to be credited, never respond. Since I mainly do anonymous figure stuff, I don't push it. If any of them asked me to credit them I certainly would (with one exception). Dec 23 25 05:57 pm Link Frederick C wrote: Name start with an "L"? Dec 24 25 01:37 pm Link Dmin99 wrote: Or a double M?
Dec 24 25 04:22 pm Link No, ‘A' from Europe. I leave out the country intentionally. Her real name start with ‘M' Dec 25 25 09:28 am Link Thanks.
I guess there are a few of them out there. I'm at the point where the next time someone pulls something, anything, it's out the door time. My portfolio stands on its own. I communicate very clearly with the model before the shoot. And I still encounter issues. When did photography become about the model and not about the photographer's concepts and vision? Dec 25 25 11:03 pm Link Frederick C wrote: My "L" is from Europe living in the U.S., real name M.
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