11/28/2017 1 Comment Choosing EditsLet's talk about the importance of choosing unedited images that you want edited. 1st off not every photographer will give a model or client the option of choosing. Usually those that do allow clients to choose are being paid to photograph them. Then there's photographers that have built a solid working relationship with a model they adore and will give her access to all unedited images. Not every photographer will give you that option so make sure that you appreciate it. Also don't judge unedited images too deeply. Unless you've worked with them before, wait and see. 1st give them the chance to do their process, editing, photo shop etc. If and as long as the images are clear and in focus believe me so much can be done in editing. I photograph models and I doubt that they realize that A I had to edit the images many ways. Remove shinny skin, even out skin tone, remove harsh shadows under my eyes or defined bags under the eyes. Smooth tan lines and remove any flaws. Wrinkles on the forehead, etc. It takes time to edit several images! Anyhow so back to selecting your favorites from unedited images, to be edited. ALWAYS consider down time, production time, other priorities and obligations that you and your photographer have. It's NOT as simple as waiting when you know you have a deadline, and saying, " oh here are my selections, I need them by tomorrow! Or I need them by next week. When YOU need them should have been discussed before the shoot. How long their normal process is, was up to YOU to incorporate in your planning ahead, along with a deadline to submit. What about emergencies coming up on the photographers end. What if they waited for you to choose and already had plans to travel. You waited to make selections and now they're out of town, away from working. What if they planned to edit your images during a certain time frame, but once you finally did they were busy on things they already had scheduled? Unless you're choosing a hundred images or say even 25, it's not going to take you long. Unless you're also going through hundreds of images it won't take long to look and choose a handful. Deadlines of magazine publication have never, don't and won't alter their deadline because YOU, one model hasn't received her edits yet. You do a Christmas themed shoot, miss deadlines of several mags. Guess what? Can't get those images published until next Christmas! Common sense. Clear logic. If you don't make the biz side of pinup a priority then you'll never become a professional, won't work with professionals and won't reach a higher level of success!!! Now let's talk about submitting once you do have edits. You must download every imafes, place them all in a Dropbox, label each and every image. 5 or 15, they all must be labeled. Then you send one mag only an invite to that folder. They will not get back to you right away because they don't and can't even get to your email right away. So say you submitted a solid week before their deadline . What if they turn down the set and didn't tell you until after the deadline? Lots of mags wait until the deadline for each issue to make all selections. So you can actually submit a month before and they won't review the set until after the receive all submissions. That is a problem because what if they turn down the set. Are you prepared and have the time to invite a 2nd mag to the folder, follow up, wait yo hear back, in time to meet that 2nd mags deadline? Never assume a mag will definitely accept your set. Never assume themed issues in top pinup magazines won't get filled before the issue's deadline. Because they do! For the models I manage KEEP in mind I have many priorities which are scheduled and planned ahead of time. Don't assume that I'll drop my scheduled stuff to try and hustle fast to get sets submitted. Not if you had 10 mins., to make selections, yet waited days! Also DO NOT assume I'll either A, wait on your edits to feature in my columns. I have a deadline for my articles every single month and I keep them! And B, that I'll select any images of you for an article. I may not like your set for a number of different reasons. I may like it but love another models set more. Won't submit late because waiting on edits. Won't feature image's in my column's unless I adore them. KEEP in mind too, that I manage other models . I model, style, photograph models and write articles. You're a priority but not my ONLY priority! If I know I have a deadline that is very near I WILL MAKE CHOOSING IMAGES TO BE EDITED ASAP! 10 minutes of work on your cell and hopefully getting edits back in time and gaining publication. Verses waiting days to choose, hoping to get edits back in time. But didn't so now no publication. If you somehow think editing your images, plus other models can be done quickly you're wrong. Photographers have other clients, a day job or 2nd career, family, spouses, etc. Just like you. But you're not their ONLY client. If you think me getting a ton of edits of several models and it's a quick process to download, create folders, label each image, submit or write an article and submit, then follow up, for EVERY SINGLE MODEL,....... the you are misguided with assumptions! The entire process of submitting takes time. From planning and booking a shoot yo getting dolled up and shooting.Then post work editing, waiting on edits. Submit to one or several mags, follow up and wait for communication. Set accepted and published,...... can take a month up to several months!!!! A photographer allows you to choose? Don't delay. Get it DONE right away. I've waited to choose images because there was no deadline. Or the deadline was 2 months away, not in a week! Unless I didn't get a link to choose right away, I rarely miss deadlines. Don't assume in biz! To a manager, to a photographer and magazine owner, if you can be on social media every day, several times a day, YOU have the time to choose images and communicate.
Lastly keep in mind all of the top pinup magazines require a signed release by the photographer. So once again we're talking about a time crunch and deadlines for the release. Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince All images in this blog are of Yvonne De Carlo
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Fred Haider
11/28/2017 09:18:22 pm
Again an interesting article. Few photographers give ALL images. To much down side. Especially if it is a trade for arrangement. To get the best images the photographer should capture several images and all images are not created equal. One time I shoot a wedding and the Bride asked to see everything. There were a few images that really never should have seen the light of day. The Bride knew I shot an image of one of the guests up on the table at the reception. She asked for that image specifically. I said oh no please you don’t want that image. He was drunk and snot coming out of his nose. She said I really really want that image and you promised. That is crazy uncle Eddie and I don’t have any photos of him. I finally said alright a promise is a promise. I don’t know if she posted it and worried that it would reflect badly on me. After that I set up expectations based on whether it is a life event, getting paid, how many themes of looks, etc. So for a wedding I would promise to edit a certain number of images say 50 and would send 100 unedited proofs. Frequently they love them all and can’t pick just 50. Of course the money was agreed to and that means more edits. I prefer spending extra time perfecting 50 images. Getting fewer images but higher quality is a win win. That said I am frequently open to bargain. Quality over quantity is a rule must if the goal is to publish.
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