Kevin Duda Editorial Photographer San Francisco Photography TFP TFCD Trade

 tfp Kevin Duda Editorial Photographer San Francisco Photography TFP TFCD Trade

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      • You are an art director, an art buyer, a newspaper or magazine editor, or an independent publisher and you need to licence images for publication, in print or on the web.
    • Promotion
      • You are an actor or model or prominent businessperson. You require images for a portfolio, headshots to send out for casting calls, or pictures of yourself or your team to promote your business.
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      • You are a model who needs portfolio work done and are unable to afford to pay for it. You are willing to make yourself available to shoot for various projects that I might be working on.

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TFP:
   1: Time for Prints or Time for Photos. Also see TFCD
   2: An arrangement in which a model (or occasionally a make-up artist) provides their time to a photographer for a photo shoot, usually in a theme of the photographer's determination, in exchange for a certain number of prints or digital copies of images from that photoshoot.


     I have been known to do TFP shoots on occasion. I am not opposed to this; it is a good way to build portfolios for a model and photographer alike. The model potentially gets future paying gigs from clients via use of the photos in a portfolio – and the photographer gets a signed model release and the ability to earn, via potential sale of the images, the money that would have been earned from a paid gig. However, because everybody seems to have a different idea of what TFP involves, I will outline the way that I handle these shoots. If you feel that this is fair, I would be happy to consider a TFP shoot with you, pending a review of your existing work to determind how well you'd fit with my current projects.
  1. I will arrange any location costs or other creative fees. You will provide for your own wardrobe and make-up unless I'm trying out an elaborate styling idea, in which case I will cover your styling costs.
  2. You will sign a model release granting me commercial rights to use your images for any purpose.
  3. You will receive a license to use/reprint any image that I provide you for promotional use. This license will have limited transferability, which is important for performers who may need images for playbills, etc.
  4. After the shoot, I will post small versions of the shots that are of acceptable quality in a private gallery. You will then have a chance to peruse them and provide me with a list of your favorites, in order of preference.
  5. I will retouch your top choice immediately. Then, each time that I edit one of my favorites, I will also edit another of your choices.
  6. You will receive printable-resolution jpegs of any image that I edit. This will guarantee you at least one image, and as many as 7 or more, depending on how many images I find that I can use (a more varied and successful shoot will result in more retouched images).
I have developed my terms through a survey of other local photographers and a good deal of personal experience. If you would like to compare my terms to the rest of the photo community, please see this article for an idea of commonly used TFP conventions.


Common misconceptions about TFP:
  • TFP is not a way to get free work done. It is a method to receive photos in exchange for allowing a photographer to practice techniques with a live model (you). If you have a specific goal and want to art-direct a shoot for your portfolio, you generally need to pay the photographer. I will be happy to quote you a rate for a photoshoot if you need something specific done, though if you have a fantastic idea that would greatly enhance my portfolio, feel free to share it; I have been known to accept ideas for TFP shoots in the past.
  • TFP is not a way to get a CD full of images. Receiving one retouched image at printable resolution is, in fact, more valuable than receiving one print – you can make more when you need to. This is why I provide digital copies instead of printed photos. Also, no self-respecting photographer releases unretouched ("unfinished") images; it gives viewers a false impression of the photographer's capabilities.
  • TFP is not a way to get lots of content for a photo gallery website. If you need lots of content for your site (e.g. dozens of images for a photo gallery), you'd be more interested in a content exchenge. This will get you more images, but will also grant me more rights.
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