Portrait/Studio Photography... anyone know any models!?!

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I'm trying to dabble in some studio/portrait/portfolio type photography, but I don't have access to models. So wondering if any of you have advice or know any models that are looking for a photography trying to learn this type of photography!

I've tried Model Mayhem, Purestorm, basically all the sites I know of, and effectively (and I can only presume this is the reason) I'm getting rejected because I don't really have any proper model/studio type photos. I'd throw together a load of self portraits, but unfortunately they all ask for 2 model/2 locations/etc... So I'm kinda caught in a catch 22 situation... I want to join photographer/model sites because I don't have any models... but to join the sites I need decent photos of models...

Anyone offer a solution to my delimma? Would be very much appreciated if you can!

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Try sticking a card up in the local shop asking for models or put an ad on gumtree to get you started.
 
ohhh, never thought of gumtree. Cheers for that. Will look into that site too, cheers FITP.
 
I'd use PureStorm and simply pay for your first couple of shoots. Then you'll get some decent shots up & be able to get TFP/CD shoots. Also, working with experienced models is useful as they are much better at posing and you can concentrate on camera / lighting.

Phil
 
Go 2's-up with an established PS/MM member and split the costs...?
 
just ask someone you know to pose to get you started, once you've got a couple of shots that show you're not just a "guy with a camera" and you want to try then apply to say purestorm again and find someone for tfp/tfcd or if you're feeling flush pay an experienced model :)
 
Cheers for all that guys. Loads of things for me to look into! I have 1 friend I can try, but unfortunately it's going to be a while before I meet up with him again. Have put the feelers out in other places too see what I can come up with. We'll see.

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your local strobist or flickr meetup group :)
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In danger of sounding noobish... where do I do this? Is it strobist.com you're referring to for finding the local strobis group? And where in flickr can I find my local meetup group?
 
Why not just put out a shout on here?
Say where you are and ask if anyone can help out...
 
karmagarda said:
Cheers for all that guys. Loads of things for me to look into! I have 1 friend I can try, but unfortunately it's going to be a while before I meet up with him again. Have put the feelers out in other places too see what I can come up with. We'll see.



In danger of sounding noobish... where do I do this? Is it strobist.com you're referring to for finding the local strobis group? And where in flickr can I find my local meetup group?
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Depends where you are. There are local groups on Flickr for most areas of the UK.. go to "groups" and search with a few relevant search terms.. for instance if I was looking for a local flickr group or a local strobist group on Flickr I'd search for each of the following..
  • King's Lynn (or kings lynn)
  • Norfolk
  • East Anglia
And I'd get a couple of dozen likely groups to look through and see which were active, which were dump-and-run, and which met on a regular basis.

Local strobist groups are just another subset of groups on Flickr.

Where are you? maybe someone can make some direct suggestions on likely groups.
 
Personally, having found out from experience, this is my opinion...

Put an advert on gumtree saying that you are an amateur tog looking for models to work with on a time for images basis (I did and got hundreds of responses). Just remember when posting the advert that you can't use a mobile phone number or generic email such as hotmail or googlemail etc (it has to be a landline AND business email which is a private domain name). On gumtree you get a few timewasters, but lots of good responses... I even had somebody respond (who im going to have a shoot with soon) who has previously modelled for max factor and calvin klein.

I also have profiles on Purestorm, Net-Model and Model Mayhem, but on these sites there is a lot of competition so any models looking for TFCD soon get booked up.

Another thing a friend of mine tried, was to create a group on facebook asking for models... send it out to all your facebook friends... when they join, all their other firneds see it and some join etc... and its a good way to spread it around through people you know... my mate got 37 responses just in the first day!

There are loads of London strobist groups on flickr too, so take a browse!
 
Thanks for that Alastair. Updated my profile, only just noticed I hadn't set my Location (which is south west london London). I'll take a browse on flickr see what I find.

Thanks too "MM_Photographic"! Some good tips in there I might try out.

On the upside... I just noticed a while back that my profile on Purestorm wasn't actually rejected, just pending approval.... and since I posted this they have accepted my application (:banana:). Now to find some willing models!

Will definitely try some of the above tips too if it doesn't work out. Thanks folks!
 
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