Models

Is your portfolio out of date? Are you new to the business or just trying to build a portfolio? Mike Poynter can help you. In certain instances Mike or Jamie will do Time for Print. If we are not doing Time for Prints at that time then we will be glad to do a 2 hour session for just $125 and you get all edit photos on a CD along with a few 8x10s for your portfolio.

Time for Prints [TFP] is considered an actual paid modeling assignment. This can be one of the highest paying assignments some of you may ever get. The cost to get such a shoot done would start at about $200 or more. You may achieve that with only 2 or 3 hours of modeling time for a rate of $100 per hour or more!! With the TFP exchange you will be required to sign a release allowing the photographer to use the images for his promotion and for sale as stock photos.

My standard offer is a CD of the edited master Hi-Resolution files of all acceptable images taken plus two (2) 8"x10" prints. I send the CD a few days after the shoot and you can use it to select the images for your prints. This offer is negotiable with experienced models. I am wiling to provide more prints for those with more experience.

I am one of not many established photographers who will still offer prints for time (TFP) shoots. I receive a lot of enquiries every year yet I can only do a handful of prints for time or time for CD shoots.

Even though you get free photographs from a prints for time shoot, it is not simply a "get your prints free" scheme. It is a co-operation between a photographer and a model in which you, the model, have to take your share of responsibility.

Photographers shoot TFP for various reasons. Sometimes they do this to "test" a new idea, new lighting, new equipment, or new techniques. Other times it is done to determine the value of a model for future paid projects. In my case, I do it for two reasons: (1) to help out models, and (2) for the enjoyment of creating with photography. True artists, after all, are more interested in their art than they are in financial gains obtained by it. Each photographer doing TFP has his or her own needs and reasons, and each reason or need should be respected. I stay busy with portraits, events and weddings so working with models is where I can let me creativity shine.

Models shoot TFP to gain photos and experience. A model without images in her "book" (portfolio) will likely have a difficult time finding paying model work. Also, without experience, it is unlikely that a model will be hired for paying work. Nothing is more disturbing than receiving an email from a model who states that they have no photos, have never modeled, but is only interested in paying jobs. Just like a model or other client does not want to hire a photographers who is just learning, models who are just learning need to work pro-bono for a while in order to hone their skills.

I am selective about who I am willing to do TFP shoots with since I can't photography everyone. For my consideration I will ask for some sample photos of you. Even if you have no prior experience these photos will help me determine what type of shoot we should aim for.

Anyone under 18 will have to provide parental consent and have a guardian present during the photo shoot. We will not do swimsuit or any nude pictures for anyone under 18.

To be considered for a TFP shoot please email me with the following information:

Name:

Age:

Height:

Measurements (Bra-waist-hips)

Pictures that clearly show face and figure. You don't have to have a perfect figure to be a model. Pregnant, BBW, petite, young or old.

Your interest: Fashion, runway, sport, casual, swim wear, print/editorial, parts modeling, art, lingerie, glamour, lingerie, fine art nude, nude. No pornographic style photos.