A photographer reached out to me through social media asking me to shoot with him sometime. Although I’d love to have a shoot for myself, does this seem sketchy? He’s taken photos for friends i know and they said he seemed cool and laid back. They also mentioned that he took a while to send them their pictures and wouldn’t respond before sending them. Anyway, just wanted to hear some thoughts on this.
After reading your update, I’m glad you declined. This guy sounds like a creep. I (a female) never directly message anyone about photo shoots and instead post “model calls” with specific details about what type of shoot I’m doing to my social pages. If people comment and say they are interested, THAT’S when I reach out to say “you said you’d be interested in shooting for this concept, what’s your availability.”
I’ve done quite a few boudoir shoots and have never encouraged my clients to drink alcohol before or during their shoot. This is highly unprofessional. I also always allow them to bring a support person, boudoir or not, just to make sure people feel comfortable.
That’s why i came to Reddit to see if this was just something photographers do lol The idea seemed great but im going to be looking for a different photographer to make this happen.