Comments for Elegant Eye Blog http://blog.eleganteye.com Elegant Eye blog Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Finding Nude Models on Craigslist, Backpage by eleganteye http://blog.eleganteye.com/2011/02/finding-nude-models-on-craigslist-backpage/comment-page-1/#comment-880 eleganteye Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:17:07 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=463#comment-880 Hi Nick. Any time I give proofs they would be marked as un-retouched images and have a small watermark in the margin with a web address. The resolution should be appropriate for web but not print. I always pay my models. If you are just starting out you may opt for TFP (trade for photos). Pay varies by situation, so there is no simple answer that would fit your situation, location, model, seasonality, etc. Pay is according to what you get out of the shoot. If you get good photos, it is worth paying for. Pay is influenced mostly by the model's appearance and less by her experience level. There is also more work for models in warmer months, so pay goes up. You can also combine photos and pay. Hi Nick. Any time I give proofs they would be marked as un-retouched images and have a small watermark in the margin with a web address. The resolution should be appropriate for web but not print. I always pay my models. If you are just starting out you may opt for TFP (trade for photos). Pay varies by situation, so there is no simple answer that would fit your situation, location, model, seasonality, etc. Pay is according to what you get out of the shoot. If you get good photos, it is worth paying for. Pay is influenced mostly by the model’s appearance and less by her experience level. There is also more work for models in warmer months, so pay goes up. You can also combine photos and pay.

]]> Comment on Finding Nude Models on Craigslist, Backpage by Nick http://blog.eleganteye.com/2011/02/finding-nude-models-on-craigslist-backpage/comment-page-1/#comment-879 Nick Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:08:13 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=463#comment-879 Did you do Trade for pictures(un-watermarked proofs) or did you pay them? If you payed them: How much was the rate for taking the pictures? Did you do Trade for pictures(un-watermarked proofs) or did you pay them?
If you payed them:
How much was the rate for taking the pictures?

]]> Comment on How to Get a Release for Nude Photographs by Hector Hurtado http://blog.eleganteye.com/2010/03/how-to-get-a-release-for-nude-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-362 Hector Hurtado Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:49:58 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=76#comment-362 That is actually a good point... I see that this degree of precision beforehand can go a long way later, if need be. Thank you again! That is actually a good point… I see that this degree of precision beforehand can go a long way later, if need be.

Thank you again!

]]> Comment on How to Get a Release for Nude Photographs by eleganteye http://blog.eleganteye.com/2010/03/how-to-get-a-release-for-nude-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-361 eleganteye Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:58:12 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=76#comment-361 Central to your question is identifying <em>what</em> exactly is being released. In many cases, having the date of the shoot is sufficient to establish which photos are being released. As long as you and your model agree, you have a binding release. But a publisher will often want to be convinced that you have such an agreement. Specifically mentioning the content as being nudes eliminates questions about what is being released. Take for consideration the beauty queen who claimed that her nude photos were taken while changing or adjusting her outfits and were not intended to be released. Stating the exact content in the release precludes such repudiation. Central to your question is identifying what exactly is being released. In many cases, having the date of the shoot is sufficient to establish which photos are being released. As long as you and your model agree, you have a binding release. But a publisher will often want to be convinced that you have such an agreement. Specifically mentioning the content as being nudes eliminates questions about what is being released. Take for consideration the beauty queen who claimed that her nude photos were taken while changing or adjusting her outfits and were not intended to be released. Stating the exact content in the release precludes such repudiation.

]]> Comment on How to Get a Release for Nude Photographs by Hector Hurtado http://blog.eleganteye.com/2010/03/how-to-get-a-release-for-nude-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Hector Hurtado Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:58:47 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=76#comment-360 Good informative post on technicalities beyond point-and-shoot. Thank you for sharing your template. I was wondering if nude photography required a different type of release. Your article and template have answered that question. That said, since the only addition to a classic release is the last paragraph where nudity is mentioned, perhaps it is possible to simply include this in optional phrasing, such as "If nudity is involved..." Good informative post on technicalities beyond point-and-shoot. Thank you for sharing your template. I was wondering if nude photography required a different type of release. Your article and template have answered that question.

That said, since the only addition to a classic release is the last paragraph where nudity is mentioned, perhaps it is possible to simply include this in optional phrasing, such as “If nudity is involved…”

]]> Comment on It’s Not All About Money by eleganteye http://blog.eleganteye.com/2011/06/its-not-all-about-money/comment-page-1/#comment-331 eleganteye Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:12:58 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=626#comment-331 I do know that as models age from 18 to their late twenties, that they are more inclined to advertise a desire to find nude modeling jobs. My experience is mostly with models 18-25, that's where the majority of all models are. The group of women over 30 who still model, either part time or full time, shrinks dramatically the older they are. I'm not sure where you could turn, other than perhaps art circles or female artists of the age you seek. I do know that as models age from 18 to their late twenties, that they are more inclined to advertise a desire to find nude modeling jobs. My experience is mostly with models 18-25, that’s where the majority of all models are. The group of women over 30 who still model, either part time or full time, shrinks dramatically the older they are. I’m not sure where you could turn, other than perhaps art circles or female artists of the age you seek.

]]> Comment on It’s Not All About Money by Hugh Taylor http://blog.eleganteye.com/2011/06/its-not-all-about-money/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Hugh Taylor Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:57:09 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=626#comment-330 My interest is in photographing older women nude. How do your recruiting techniques vary, if at all. I have your book on True Confessions but it speaks to younger women. Older women, mid-40 through 60's, are particularly hesitant to pose it seems. Are there any modelling agencies or sites devoted to older women of which you are aware? Thanks for your time. Hugh Taylor My interest is in photographing older women nude. How do your recruiting techniques vary, if at all. I have your book on True Confessions but it speaks to younger women. Older women, mid-40 through 60′s, are particularly hesitant to pose it seems. Are there any modelling agencies or sites devoted to older women of which you are aware?
Thanks for your time.

Hugh Taylor

]]> Comment on Nude Model’s Survival Kit by Countdown to a Nude Shoot – a Model’s Guide | Elegant Eye Blog http://blog.eleganteye.com/2011/04/nude-model%e2%80%99s-survival-kit/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Countdown to a Nude Shoot – a Model’s Guide | Elegant Eye Blog Sat, 28 May 2011 14:06:13 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=575#comment-192 [...] Pack your kit. Bring moisturizer, a snack, makeup, robe/cover-up. (see my post: Nude Model’s Survival Kit) [...] [...] Pack your kit. Bring moisturizer, a snack, makeup, robe/cover-up. (see my post: Nude Model’s Survival Kit) [...]

]]> Comment on 10 Tips to avoid no-show nude models by Don’t Blame the Modeling Site | Elegant Eye Blog http://blog.eleganteye.com/2010/05/10-tips-to-avoid-no-show-nude-models/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Don’t Blame the Modeling Site | Elegant Eye Blog Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:13:43 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=153#comment-105 [...] phrase like that. Take the instance of no-shows for example. It happens to all of us, but there are ways you can avoid no-show models, and I’ve written about [...] [...] phrase like that. Take the instance of no-shows for example. It happens to all of us, but there are ways you can avoid no-show models, and I’ve written about [...]

]]> Comment on How to Get a Release for Nude Photographs by eleganteye http://blog.eleganteye.com/2010/03/how-to-get-a-release-for-nude-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-98 eleganteye Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:40:03 +0000 http://blog.eleganteye.com/?p=76#comment-98 Pete: Employers commonly obtain this information from employees and independent contractors such as models. It is important to safeguard such information. Pete: Employers commonly obtain this information from employees and independent contractors such as models. It is important to safeguard such information.

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