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Originally Posted by Travis Manley
I live in a pretty small town and havent had much luck finding models. I have been "shooting myself" a lot lately and I have got to say its been working pretty well. I figure its a good way to get some practice and it doesnt cost me a penny. Its also a good way to test out lighting setups and new gear without models waiting around for you to figure it out.
I have a small remote and I hook up a tv to my camera so I can see the photos right away without having to walk around to the back of my camera to see how they turned out.
Im curious if there are many other photographers out there using themselves as models and how they do it.
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I'm with you man. Like you, I've been starting to shoot myself randomly. I've begun pimping out my wife, and friends as many of you also do. I have a friend who is getting into stock - I've been helping him out a lot. We are planning on going on photo hunt days together at least once a month. We did this last weekend, and we each got around 200 saleable stock shots! We model for each other, in different situations. It's working out great, I haven't even had a chance to start uploading them yet. You can also get away with a little bit more with friends, than models who you don't really know. If they are making a stupid look on their face, you can tell them flat out "you look stupid, do something else". HA