What's it like to take pictures of people for free?

First, why do you want to make an appointment for free?

roughly speaking, there are several categories:

(1) photographer's angle

1. Deception. In the name of an appointment, I made an appointment with P. Judging from the reaction of the beans I contacted every time, there should be a few of them. The most famous case is the "Fenglai Photo Studio" incident. The specific situation is not explained and evaluated. Those who are interested can search for it themselves. (I don't want to elaborate on this kind, I believe it should be the most controversial one, and it is also the one that makes the "free auction" the most controversial. )

2. Practice your hands. At present, the threshold of photography is very low, and more and more people join this ranks. In the initial stage, they can only "start" from their friends. If it is not enough, it is a good choice to shoot strangers for free.

3. Creation. For the purpose of publicity and promotion, some small studios or independent photographers often invite girls with strong appearance or expressive force to create and shoot samples as works for display and publicity.

4. Make friends. Free will certainly lower the threshold to almost zero, so you will also take this opportunity to reach out to people of all colors, which is actually a very good way to enrich your life experience.

(Let me talk about myself. Except for the first point, I should say that I have considered the last three points, but I have different emphases. Of course, there will certainly be many people who think that my real purpose is actually the first point, haha ~)

(2) The angle of beans

1. Taking beautiful photos. Everyone has a love of beauty, what's more, time is the most precious for girls when youth is gone forever. If some photos can be recorded at the most beautiful time, I believe you will thank yourself in the future. Whether it's free or charged, I think it's worth doing. Do it at once! )

2. Curiosity. Photographers are a group of people who write stories with cameras. I study Chinese. Before I met photography, I always used words to tell stories. After I started photography, the lens gradually replaced the pen as my narrative tool. A good photographer is bound to make people curious and even surprised.

3. Practice your hands. I have also photographed several art school students and new flat models for free. They actually participated in this project for the purpose of practicing their hands, just like photographers.

4. Make friends. This should be consistent with the above ideas.

second, what are the concerns about the free auction?

(1) photographer's angle

1. Madou is not beautiful. Forgive me for being so honest, it may hurt, but that's the truth. All photographers want to meet a girl with a high face value, at least medium and above. After all, as a free girl, if this can't be satisfied with the time, energy and equipment loss, it's a bit "asking for it" for photographers.

2. Madou is difficult to communicate. Portrait photography is different from other photography categories, and it is often the most difficult to cooperate with people, not to mention strangers you have never met. If the girls who are invited to shoot are not very thoughtful or very thoughtful, there will be a lot of pressure for photographers, and what is even more embarrassing is that neither of them is lively enough, or one of them is very inactive. Believe me, such an appointment process is often more painful than the blind date scene.

3. Madou doesn't care. In comparison, without in-depth consideration, the cost of free appointment is almost always greater than that of the photographer. Because the photographer needs to bear the main responsibility of a series of processes from site selection, topic selection, shooting to post-processing, the workload here is far greater than you think; As for Ma Dou, they often don't have too much shooting experience. If they are still free to shoot at this time, the photographer is actually very hurt and helpless and wants to chop people up.

4. Madou is a relative and friend. The subject of free appointment is generally strangers, and photographers often prefer to take pictures of strange beans with good looks or personality. But once the project is launched, people around you will inevitably ask questions and questions: "When can I take a picture for free?" "You've filmed strangers for free. Can't you shoot them because of our relationship?" ~ ~ So, if you want to make an appointment for free, you'd better think clearly about the choice in this matter.

(2) Angle of beans

1. The photographer is unreliable. Giving yourself to a stranger to shoot is also a lot of pressure for Ma Dou. The most important thing in this comes down to three words, which is "trust". In the digital age, when the pixels are higher, it means that your slightest flaw will be seen by photographers.

2. The photographer is unreliable. With the more open concept, private photography is very popular now. Privacy, filming, strangers, these three words together, there will always be more ambiguous and erotic flavor. Therefore, if the photographer is unreliable, it is almost equivalent to sending the sheep into the tiger's mouth yourself.

3. The photographer is unreliable. Just like photographers want to make an appointment with Madou, on the contrary, Madou actually wants to make an appointment with a photographer with better skills, or it almost doesn't matter, but the final result of some photographers will really make Madou wonder: Is this person up to no good? Although the photographer may simply be limited to technology.

(3) Copyright perspective

This is actually the core I want to talk about, and it is also a problem that I am still struggling with until now.

on the premise that both parties are free of charge, who should the copyright of the photos belong to? In my opinion, I always insist on the following requirements:

1. Copyright belongs to both parties. This means that both parties have the right to use photos for various purposes, such as publicity, sale, deletion, etc., and the profits generated here should belong to the single party; (that is, whoever has the ability to make a profit will go to him without redistribution)

2. The photographer has the complete right to use it. This is a supplement to the previous article. Strictly speaking, it has actually been included in the previous article. Full use right means that photographers can edit and use it again in a different way from Madou; (For example, if the same photo is PS A, the photographer can PS B, and both parties can use it independently and must not interfere with each other)

3. Neither party can use it for improper purposes. This restriction is more for photographers. Photographers can't spoof photos, sell them as small advertisements for adult products, etc., which will cause personal or personality damage to Madou.