Todays topic. Never wait too long to choose image's to be edited.
There are some photographers that will provide unedited images for you to pick your favorites to be edited. There are many photographers that do not offer that option. It all depends on the photographer. If you're a model or client and are able to choose, do it right away, don't delay too long. It's always a bonus to have the option because you have your own personal taste. If you shoot with a photographer who doesn't specialize in pinup and vintage, they may not choose what's best. If the photographer is unfamiliar with publishing, they may provide a different styles needed, etc. Or they may give you a set that's not uniform. Meaning each image within a set was edited differently, so therefore they don't match, aren't similar. They may spend time editing a dozen images, when you only need a handful. It's great to receive lots of edits if they're high quality, crystal clear, edited well and are uniform. However waiting months for a set that needs additional editing, means to me, that the same amount of time could have been used to edit a handful flawlessly, verses a dozen that still need work. Here's all the reason why I suggest NEVER waiting long to select images to be edited. 1. MOST professional photographers actually schedule time to edit. If you miss the window of opportunity they had set aside to edit your images, once you do choose, they may be too busy at that very moment to edit. 2. Photographers go out of town, vacation and book other shoots. If you're working with magazine deadlines, or any deadlines involving your images, you must plan ahead including the post production time involved in the editing process. You can't expect a photographer to drop everything they're doing and quickly edit so you'll make deadlines you knew about way in advance. 3. Every photographer has their own editing process and timeframe in which they provide them. If you need edits in 2 weeks but it normally takes that photographer a month to provide edits, you need to know that. If it normally takes that photographer a month, and you waited a month to choose, they still may not have time right away to edit. So you could end up waiting a month to choose, a week before they start and an additional month waiting for edits. That's 2 full months. 4. Photographers also go mia, take a break, aren't editing, aren't producing, aren't shooting. Some even flat out quit photography. We'd all like to think if there's unfinished biz, model's who never received edits, that no matter if a photographer quits the biz, they'll feel a sense of obligation to make sure all past and recent clients have images. I've had photographers go in vacation without making sure I had edits. Never announce nor tell me they'll be gone and won't be back and editing for several week's. I've had a great photographer have to, not only take a break from shooting, but actually had to quit and sell all his equipment to make ends meat. 5. Disagreements that cause enough negative emotions, where an agreement of providing you edits, is broken. This may be more common that people can grasp. People often disagree and do not break an agreement! While others will walk away with unfinished biz, broken obligations and do not care! Unless it's in writing, then photographers can choose to break your verbal agreement at any point. No it's not, " right ", but you deal with someone who has no sense of obligation and no commitment, it's a possibility. There are photographer's that shoot trade and get paid. Usually paid work is a higher priority. Yet if you did pay, were given the option to choose images to be edited, it doesn't ensure that, after you waited so long to choose, once you do, that photographer will automatically have time right away. I know a gal who paid hundreds to be styled and photographed by a great pro pinup photographer. He actually gets models published guaranteed because he's on staff at a pinup magazine. I believe within a month or maybe less, after Viva ended he sent her unedited images for her to select her favs to be edited. Months and months past. I was representing her during that time, before, during and after Viva. So although I wasn't the stylist, or co host of that shoot, I was wanting to know why pics hadn't been posted or submitted and published. This photographer usually posts his past work, and when published he posts the tear sheets. I looked at his page here and there over the course of several months, and NEVER once saw a single image of her from her Viva shoot with him. Finally I asked her what's the deal? I see him posting images from that shoot, but of other models. I saw tear sheets from that shoot, other models were published. Her reply was that there was a delay. I should have used common sense and realized, on my own, that she's always been a day late dollar short, rarely ever on time, or pays on time. Where, he is very professional with all his clients, and he's not known as a flake. Yet somehow I believed her and assumed the delay was his doing, not hers. When I messaged her explaining that I don't understand why she hasn't gotten images and haven't been published from that shoot, she never responded. Long story short, I emailed him and low and behold he explained, what I should have already known. He provided unedited for her to choose from, soon after Viva. He explained that every single year she does the exact same thing, waits months and months to choose. I felt pretty foolish. She could have easily told me that the delay was her doing. But no, she just states there was a delay, then never replied when I communicated about it. I should have known based upon sheer facts that she's was issue, not him. I can't relate to paying hundreds to be photographed at a single shoot, with a top notch, pro pinup photographer, actually given the option to choose images, then 6, 7, 8, 9 months later STILL NEVER making time to choose. It's been almost an entire year and is bet my money that she still hasn't selected images. I could be rich, an amateur model, etc., if you photograph me I expect images! If you pay to be photographed, you should seriously care and MAKE an effort to SHOW that. Why would I want to represent someone who is horrible at communication, unorganized, constantly late and acts unprofessional with biz? Makes me look bad, and it's a total headache and drama! If for whatever reason I don't choose images right away, I'd never expect them to be edited right away, once I do choose. But yes, of course I expect images if you in fact did photograph me. Don't want to wait on models or clients to choose? Don't offer that option. Have a timeframe and scheduled time to specifically edit those images, don't allow models to choose, or notify them they have x amount of time to make selections. If your horrible at communication, often disorganized, aren't serious about your money spent, aren't serious about getting images, and don't care about publication and deadlines, then inform each photographer you work with of that, and request they choose images to be edited. Lastly. If you wait to choose images to be edited, you receive them and they still need additional editing, that means additional time. If you're dealing with publication deadlines, unless you planned way agead, allowing excess time, you may miss out. That photographer may not even have the time right away to additionally edit images. I've chosen my favs to be edited right away, and within a week received them. I've made selections right away, and it took 4 months to get edits! I recently made my selections nearly 3 months ago, before Christmas. It was in November, so almost 3 full months have past. This photographer updated me by telling me they'd be busy during December, and their_ paid shoots will be a priority to edit 1st. I was ok with that because I waited so long to choose, and I never expected them, to be edited right away, once I finally did choose. And because they were professional and informed me they'd be really busy until after the holidays. I waited months and didn't bother them, didn't ask for an update, etc. It's now past mid February, and a short month. Hard to believe it's almost March already! I finally messaged them and hopefully I'll have edits soon. I fully understand and can relate to paid being a priority! Yet every shoot comes with the clear obligation and commitment to providing EVERY SINGLE model you photograph, images! I seriously doubt, had I failed to follow up and communicated again, this particular photographer would have contacted me with an update. And I have my doubts they'd have edited imsges and sent them, without me asking 1st! Even though almost 3 months now they've had my selections. If you're actually given the option to choose images to be edited, DON'T ever delay. Always keep in mind that individual photographer's process and length of time they normally take. Keep in mind they have other shoots to edit and other shoots coming up to attend, which will eventually mean more editing. I think whether all paid, all trade, or a little of both, it's highly unprofessional to continue booking shoot after shoot, knowing you have models waiting, who selected images to be edited months ago! Get to past obligations and fulfill them 1st before committing to new ones. I've seen photographers deliver rushed edits that were low quality, or lower than they normally provide, simply because they waited so long, and now they're rushing editing time, which results in a loss of quality. MAKE the time to choose images, if given the option! You can be on Facebook daily without fail, running the streets, going out partying, dating, etc., YOU HAVE the time to make selections. MAKE every clients images a priority, or only photograph clients for pay! STOP scheduling new shoots, and NOT scheduling time to edit and provide them to those who've patiently waited several months. Not weeks or a month, but months!!! There's no way I'd ever recommend working with anyone who has no sense of obligation, commitment and no sense of what professionalism truly means! Horrible communication, unorganized, constantly late, thetes no way I'd suggest working with you! Those are negative things that cause delays and a negative reaction! There's no way I'd recommend working with a photographer who doesn't make every single client a priority, constantly booking new shoots, while models are still awaiting images, and after several months, at that! Research, communication, organization and level of commitment, for ALL your shoots. Pinup Talk host Dianna Prince Ava Gardner
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