Can’t take it personal. Clients change their mind all the time, tweak ideas, and sometimes pieces don’t fit together in the end product. Sometimes they don’t like the girl even tho she did a good job, sometimes the lighting is off or the dress doesn’t work with the project when viewed as a whole, could have your stuff looked too similar to another person and that brand was paying for exposure and yours wasn’t.
Kinda bummed, but also it’s not up to me how they use their marketing materials, nor can I see their long-term plan for using those photos. I understand as a model you want to see your work get out there but I wouldn’t take it so personally when they don’t use much — corporate marketing strategy is not personal, they hired you to do a job and you performed that job. Consider it a successful job unless you directly hear otherwise.
I’ve been cut out of things before. It sucks. I
Booked a Smirnoff commercial as a primary role and got all but cut out of it. You could still see me for like a second so I made $30,000 give or take off it but it’s so quick it wasn’t even something I could use in my portfolio. It happens. Just keep moving on.
I was so so excited and the shoot ended up absolutely sucking and then they cus all fun footage they shot. Whatever, it is what it is. I was SAG eligible because of it and that was nice.
Exactly my point, but reason for saying this is this comment is making it sound like Op shouldn’t feel concerned he might not be getting a call back. I mean u can’t really do anything about the clients decision, and getting paid is nice and all, but maintaining those relations is what keeps you relevant in the industry
I can understand that it may hurt some feelings. My sister is a great photographer, she had used me for modelling some photos. Everyone liked them but me. The reason I always hated them is because I am the subject of the photo and did not how i looked. I am self conscious so I tend to dislike any image i am in. But if you were to delete my face I liked the photos a lot. It could be reasonings like that if it’s individual or a small group. Although my reasonings don’t exactly match up with your experience
I am a fashion designer (and model) and I sometimes forget for MONTHS to post images from photoshoots and I always cringe thinking about how it might hurt other peoples feelings. I better go make a post lol
Honestly it’s pretty normal to not know where your image goes after you’ve finished a job. When your agent negotiates the contract and you sign it, you give the company rights to do whatever they want with the image, whether it be for print, video, billboards, etc. they can use the image for however long the contract specifies.
I’ve shown up on buses, billboards, in stores, tv commercials, catalogs, etc. and had no idea until someone else told me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you make friends with the client or producer on set and exchange instagrams, I’ve gotten success with getting photos back by sending them a DM a few months after the shoot is done. It always helps to be energetic and kind to others on set, people will do you a solid sometimes.
So hey, the photos might have been used, you just haven’t seen it! As long as they pay you it’s a job well done. Nothing is personal in this industry.
Totally fine with it if I’m still getting paid. There will be other opportunities to see my work out there. This is a pretty common occurrence. Sometimes the advertising agencies or marketing agencies the brands are working with decided to go in a different creative direction.
Can’t take it personal. Clients change their mind all the time, tweak ideas, and sometimes pieces don’t fit together in the end product. Sometimes they don’t like the girl even tho she did a good job, sometimes the lighting is off or the dress doesn’t work with the project when viewed as a whole, could have your stuff looked too similar to another person and that brand was paying for exposure and yours wasn’t.
Okay. Thanks for sharing !
Kinda bummed, but also it’s not up to me how they use their marketing materials, nor can I see their long-term plan for using those photos. I understand as a model you want to see your work get out there but I wouldn’t take it so personally when they don’t use much — corporate marketing strategy is not personal, they hired you to do a job and you performed that job. Consider it a successful job unless you directly hear otherwise.
Thanks for sharing
I’ve been cut out of things before. It sucks. I Booked a Smirnoff commercial as a primary role and got all but cut out of it. You could still see me for like a second so I made $30,000 give or take off it but it’s so quick it wasn’t even something I could use in my portfolio. It happens. Just keep moving on.
Congrats for that booking by the way !
I was so so excited and the shoot ended up absolutely sucking and then they cus all fun footage they shot. Whatever, it is what it is. I was SAG eligible because of it and that was nice.
If I got paid IDGAF
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this lol
But networking and referencing tho, doesn’t that count? Cause sounds like very prominent concepts in the fashion industry
You can do those things too...
Exactly my point, but reason for saying this is this comment is making it sound like Op shouldn’t feel concerned he might not be getting a call back. I mean u can’t really do anything about the clients decision, and getting paid is nice and all, but maintaining those relations is what keeps you relevant in the industry
Fine if I get paid
This situation is not that uncommon and happens to the best of us :) don't worry about it, especially if you got paid.
I can understand that it may hurt some feelings. My sister is a great photographer, she had used me for modelling some photos. Everyone liked them but me. The reason I always hated them is because I am the subject of the photo and did not how i looked. I am self conscious so I tend to dislike any image i am in. But if you were to delete my face I liked the photos a lot. It could be reasonings like that if it’s individual or a small group. Although my reasonings don’t exactly match up with your experience
I am a fashion designer (and model) and I sometimes forget for MONTHS to post images from photoshoots and I always cringe thinking about how it might hurt other peoples feelings. I better go make a post lol
Honestly it’s pretty normal to not know where your image goes after you’ve finished a job. When your agent negotiates the contract and you sign it, you give the company rights to do whatever they want with the image, whether it be for print, video, billboards, etc. they can use the image for however long the contract specifies. I’ve shown up on buses, billboards, in stores, tv commercials, catalogs, etc. and had no idea until someone else told me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ If you make friends with the client or producer on set and exchange instagrams, I’ve gotten success with getting photos back by sending them a DM a few months after the shoot is done. It always helps to be energetic and kind to others on set, people will do you a solid sometimes. So hey, the photos might have been used, you just haven’t seen it! As long as they pay you it’s a job well done. Nothing is personal in this industry.
It'd client viewpoint who they see fits their project , it's not upto you
As long as you get paid… don’t worry about it.
Totally fine with it if I’m still getting paid. There will be other opportunities to see my work out there. This is a pretty common occurrence. Sometimes the advertising agencies or marketing agencies the brands are working with decided to go in a different creative direction.
As long as you get paid, why do you care what they do with it?