Showcase Photographers and those that aspire to be

[DDBD Photography]

Nice work BDS but please keep this thread limited to the business discussions of photography or showcase shooting and not ads for your service.

[Col. Zodiak]

What he said ^^^^^^^^

[Megan Love]

Do you guys have a DNS list? Do not shoot? I wrote out a very long post about it, but decided to wait to post it.

Just curious.....

[john_deere]

heh.

i'm so selective about who i work with that just about everybody is on my do not shoot list….until they're not.



but i'm very curious to read your post...

[DDBD Photography]

I have a DNS list and it's very short. My time is valuable and if it's wasted they go on the list and I try to update other photographers if I see that person may waste their time also. I think you should post it. I'm with John, I'm curious to read it also.

[Megan Love]

Yes, you have warned me about a lady or two. And you were right. I actually made a private forum on my board(sgfe) for photographers only so we can vent privately about ladies who abuse our time.. I haven't made a list of my DNS yet because I'm the only one who is on there...

But yes, I've had ladies flake after me driving a long way and getting a suite...

[john_deere]

definitely not cool. the economics of escort photography are already terrible without having to eat a hotel room.

[DDBD Photography]

Originally Posted by Megan Love

Yes, you have warned me about a lady or two. And you were right. I actually made a private forum on my board(sgfe) for photographers only so we can vent privately about ladies who abuse our time.. I haven't made a list of my DNS yet because I'm the only one who is on there...

But yes, I've had ladies flake after me driving a long way and getting a suite...

Sorry that happened and I have definitely been there before. There are cities that I pretty much write off because of wasted time and money. I will check out your board and add any others I can think of.

[DDBD Photography]

Originally Posted by john_deere

definitely not cool. the economics of escort photography are already terrible without having to eat a hotel room.

That's what they don't get but if they are ncns'd then alerts are posted all over. I have a one burn rule. Burn my time or money once and that's it...no soup for you lady lol.

[john_deere]

couldn't resist….

[Guest031216]

Wanted to thank yall for this thread...im not a photographer but am shy who i work with to take my pics...and reading this, how professional the attitude is, is great. Its good to see and is reassuring...all the comments helped., but of course, the first should be a must read for everyone....



Thanks again, 2 thumbs up......

[john_deere]

that's very cool to see the thread helping more even than it was designed for.

[Megan Love]

We really need a private DNS forum(trusted, no leaks)For ladies who waste our time... Just saying...

[HereComesPat!]

Thanks for making this thread! I have my own studio in Kansas City and do corporate headshots and portraits mainly with model and fashion photography for fun on the side. I've been considering offering showcase photography with a fashion rather than boudoir theme. The info people have pasted in here has given me a lot to think about.

[DDBD Photography]

Originally Posted by Megan Love

We really need a private DNS forum(trusted, no leaks)For ladies who waste our time... Just saying...

I totally agree