Comments for Model Safety http://www.modelsafety.co.uk/saycheese Tips, advice and help for UK models. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Help me by James Clark http://www.modelsafety.co.uk/saycheese/?page_id=5#comment-2728 James Clark Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.modelsafety.co.uk/saycheese/?page_id=5#comment-2728 I have been on both photographic and video shoots and I am a sstrong advocate of the advice given in "help me". Anyone who abuses their position as producer or photographer by abusive calls, texts or emails should be cut off. Iggnore the messages and report them to the relevant authorities for your own protection. However remember that not all people are out there to use you and don't be put off your career by someone who feels they have the right to treat you badly. Professionals will treat you with repsect and expect the same back. I have been on both photographic and video shoots and I am a sstrong advocate of the advice given in “help me”. Anyone who abuses their position as producer or photographer by abusive calls, texts or emails should be cut off. Iggnore the messages and report them to the relevant authorities for your own protection.

However remember that not all people are out there to use you and don’t be put off your career by someone who feels they have the right to treat you badly.

Professionals will treat you with repsect and expect the same back.

]]> Comment on Prevention by Richard Trebilco http://www.modelsafety.co.uk/saycheese/?page_id=3#comment-10 Richard Trebilco Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:06:53 +0000 http://www.modelsafety.co.uk/saycheese/?page_id=3#comment-10 I feel the section on prevention could be expanded. I am an active member of www.net-model.com, www.web-models.co.uk and www.checkmyref.com all of which offer a photographer reference forums where models can read comments by other models about their experience with photographers, both good and bad. I think it would be helpful to point models at this sort of site (i know there are others) to carry out these checks. They often also have an online portfolio facility where models can see examples of a photographers work. Whenever i book a new model i always point them to your site as i feel it has some excellent advice - i have also put a link from my website and i often mention you in model/photgrapher forums so keep up the good work. On a slightly negative note i feel that the new look you have gone for seems to push the commercial aspect of your site which detracts from the important stuff and i find a bit off putting. I felt the old site was more user friendly and focused on the main issues better. Regards Richard I feel the section on prevention could be expanded.
I am an active member of http://www.net-model.com, http://www.web-models.co.uk and http://www.checkmyref.com all of which offer a photographer reference forums where models can read comments by other models about their experience with photographers, both good and bad. I think it would be helpful to point models at this sort of site (i know there are others) to carry out these checks.

They often also have an online portfolio facility where models can see examples of a photographers work.

Whenever i book a new model i always point them to your site as i feel it has some excellent advice - i have also put a link from my website and i often mention you in model/photgrapher forums so keep up the good work.

On a slightly negative note i feel that the new look you have gone for seems to push the commercial aspect of your site which detracts from the important stuff and i find a bit off putting. I felt the old site was more user friendly and focused on the main issues better.

Regards
Richard

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