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Does photographers working from home concern models? Does this create flake outs? Just interested in knowing how models think Mar 27 08 10:41 am Link If a model is more concerned about your shoot location and not the quality of your images, then you are better off finding another model. Mar 27 08 10:45 am Link Just let her know up front, while you're initially talking about shooting, so she's not surprised. That way it can be one of the factors that helps her make her decision. Mar 27 08 10:46 am Link Robin of Persona Studios (40618) and Brian of Eyeworks (14145), who most think have superior work, shoot out of their homes a lot. Mar 27 08 10:53 am Link Not at all I have did more shoots in a home studio than a real studio...The location of a shoot does not matter to me...My concern is the quality and professionalism of the photographer and environment.. Mar 27 08 10:54 am Link DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: Hell, Johnny Crosslin shoots at his home in Dallas. Mar 27 08 10:55 am Link I shoot out of my home. I've never flaked out on myself. Mar 27 08 10:56 am Link Mar 27 08 10:56 am Link A model that does not mind paying for the overhead of a studio, phone lines, nice furniture to sit in a lounge, coffee machine with a assortment full of snacks ... should also not mind paying $ 200 ~ 300+ an hour for me to shoot her. Or we can rent a studio as needed, travel to great locations and have sushi lunch on me. Take your pick but, but you can't have both ! Mar 27 08 10:57 am Link To the OP, I could spend my money on a "brick and motar" location or use it to pay for locations, wardrobe, models, etc. I choose to shoot in my home. Mar 27 08 10:58 am Link I have a studio at my home and have models shoot and stay here all the time and I am way out in the country on a small two lane road. Now I have asked two obnoxious models to leave but I have never had one run away once they get here  Check references because location does not change personalities. Nice photographers will be nice regardless of where they are. Mar 27 08 10:58 am Link do you need special insurance? Mar 27 08 11:01 am Link Pique Chagh wrote: ha ha..lol Mar 27 08 11:02 am Link Alot of photographers shoot out of thier house, I do and tell the models up front and I'm escort friendly. If I had to rent a studio I wuold be limited on the number of TFCD shoots. Also most GWC don't invest in studio equipment and just shoot on location, so you are better shooting in a studio even if its in someones home. If you do your research before the shoot you'll be fine. Mar 27 08 11:06 am Link I shoot out of my home....I just need a bigger space lol. It was one of the first things I considered down here. I've actually turned down the perfect apartment because of the way the exterior of the building looked. It wasn't very welcoming but the inside was amazing. I care about what people think about the overall appearance. I want to make my studio the most attractive it can be. If I rented a space to put my studio I'd have to live there too lol. Personally I do think location weighs heavily on a models mind when working with a photographer. I just do my best to make them feel comfortable and I'm escort friendly as long as they behave themselves. Mar 27 08 11:14 am Link I work out of my home, and yes models (among others) should have concerns about me, although it has nothing to do with me working out of my home... Mar 27 08 11:15 am Link Charles Everett wrote: Yea, I'm in the same boat for space wise Mar 27 08 11:17 am Link DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: Every single image I have is shot in my bedroom studio. Sometimes I put up wallpaper, sometimes I pull down the grey or white background, the room is small, but why does it matter where you take photos as long as they're good. Phillip. Mar 27 08 11:17 am Link almost every model in my portfolio has shot in my home...many times Mar 27 08 11:18 am Link Nope. Not at all. I've even let photographers shoot me in my home. Reference checks should solve most of issues here if the model/photographer has a professional behavior. Mar 27 08 11:19 am Link I think I've worked in like 3 studios in the past three years. Studios tend to bore me. Mar 27 08 11:21 am Link Model Sarah wrote: I love that. Mar 27 08 11:22 am Link Okay, that's it, all you models meet at my house in ten minutes . . .  SOS Mar 27 08 11:25 am Link Daniela Victoria wrote: I get bored shooting inside. Mar 27 08 11:29 am Link I shoot out of my home... In my area I watch people pay 1200 a month for storefronts... eeeeek.. they also charge a 300 sitting fee.. If I cant have my big warehouse I'll continue to shoot out of my home when not on location. I'm escort friendly theres pool table and tv's everywhere and my wife is always present she is my assistant. Mar 27 08 11:35 am Link Every inside shot in my port was in my house. Mar 27 08 11:38 am Link I shoot at home as well. I've had one model flake, but I think most like it. It seems to be more personal and gives them a better idea of who you are. Plus, you never know what you have at home that could come in handy at the last minute. I had one client make an off the wall comment about how she always wanted to be a ninja. I just so happen to have a Japanese sword in my home office. She loved it. Mar 27 08 11:42 am Link 9 of the 28 photos currently in my portfolio were shot in "real" studios. The rest were all shot in living rooms, garages, hotel rooms, my apartment, outdoors, a closet... I care about results, not location. Mar 27 08 11:45 am Link FlirtynFun Photography wrote: LOL Exactly! Mar 27 08 11:52 am Link I have done one home shoot. If the space is enough then it is quite fine with me. It is hard to work if your all srunched up in a room. But my photos from that shoot were really cute, so yeah, I would not have a problem with it! SaRaH Check out my port  Mar 27 08 11:52 am Link Who cares where the shots are taken ? If the photographer is good, and a real photographer, he/she is going to get great images no matter where. Not every photographer who does TFP or even model paid work can afford a luxurious castle with alligators in the moat and have 30 assistants running around. Be concerned if the photographer causes concern, not the shoot location. DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: Mar 27 08 11:54 am Link Most of my work is on location. On occation I will shoot in my home. Maybe this is more about creating a comfortable space for a model to work in? Mar 27 08 12:09 pm Link Jerry Coleman wrote: And I don't know if I have "good enough" work for it to not be an issue, but I work out of my home, too. Hell, there was a studio here in town that I worked/still work for that the whole warehouse is the photographers "home". Mar 27 08 12:12 pm Link I shoot out of my house. The best thing is that if you dedicate a room just for your studio & office, it can be deducted from your income taxes. Mar 27 08 12:14 pm Link DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: Never bothered me at all. Mar 27 08 12:17 pm Link DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: I shoot everything out of my home/apartment. Mar 27 08 12:20 pm Link DIGITAL DREAMS OF FL wrote: The last time I didn't shoot in a photographer's home, we shot outside. I got sick. Mar 27 08 12:54 pm Link I would guess most photographers who choose to work out of their homes could not generate enough income from shooting models to justify the expense of studio space. Most of the great models don't want to pay for photos. Then there are the hobbyist model-types, who want TFCD work. The remaining folks - the models who ARE willing to pay good photographers for shots - aren't plentiful enough in number to make the risk worthwhile. A photographer would have to get an average of five paying gigs per week at $200 each, in order to generate $4000/month, which would just about cover the expense of buying or leasing a studio in my neck of the woods. That might fly for a few months, but eventually the market would be tapped out. For most, renting studio (or other) space is the way to go for those photographers who don't already have studio space for other photographic purposes. Of course, ANYONE can work out of their homes...you'll find a huge range of skills, from completely inexperienced GWC's to full-on masters of the art. The skill range of photographers who have studios is probably a lot less diverse. Mar 27 08 01:05 pm Link My studio is in my daylight basement....works perfectly fine for me with the extreme Midwest weather we have here... Mar 27 08 01:46 pm Link Some of the very best shoots I've had have been in private residences. I'd much prefer your photography investment be in lighting, equipment and [of course!] modeling fees rather than rentals. Mar 27 08 01:48 pm Link |
