How to get Photoshots for my Product?

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Didn't know where else to ask this, maybe somebody has experience:

I need pictures of my product with a model. I can't really use stockphotos for that and photoshop my product in.
I googled for model agencies and I found a handful of models that I like, but that's all I was able to accomplish.
Anyway, is there a way that I can organize all that from the comfort of my home?

The thing is, I'm not a photographer, I'm not a stylist, I'm not a makup artist. I have no experience in this field whatsoever.
Isn't there some sort of agency that I can just contact, tell them I want this or that model, send them some examples of how I want the shots to look like, send them some money, and they do the rest?
I don't want to be involved with anything, I don't want to be on the set. I don't want to hire 10 idiots separately. I just want to have the shots (and copyrights).

tl;dr whom do I hire to get photoshots for my product
 


If it wasn't a gay webmaster forum i'd say ask a good looking female friend and a friend with an interest in photography to do it for some change and a free lunch but we know no one on WF knows any girls
 
Might try craigslist, get a hungry student photographer looking for some "real" work for their resume.

I used to want to be a photographer and did some gigs off there.
 
Fivver has some pretty good options for outsourcing specific projects like this. Be sure and check their track record, though.
 
butcher said:
If it wasn't a gay webmaster forum i'd say ask a good looking female friend and a friend with an interest in photography to do it for some change and a free lunch but we know no one on WF knows any girls
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shindig said:
Might try craigslist, get a hungry student photographer looking for some "real" work for their resume.

I used to want to be a photographer and did some gigs off there.
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galacon said:
The marketing professor at your local community college can be your friend here bro.
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Erin93 said:
Fivver has some pretty good options for outsourcing specific projects like this. Be sure and check their track record, though.
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:facepalm: If y'all want to waste your time with amateur hour bullshit, this would be the way forward. If you want professional results, hire a professional.
 
Thanks for the input so far, especially to Fatbat.

I'm stilling seeing one big problem:
What if I want the model to wear something specific.
Would I have to get it in different sizes and send it to the photographer :confused:
Will the photographer/model go shopping themselves if I throw money at them?
 
mailing said:
Thanks for the input so far, especially to Fatbat.

I'm stilling seeing one big problem:
What if I want the model to wear something specific.
Would I have to get it in different sizes and send it to the photographer :confused:
Will the photographer/model go shopping themselves if I throw money at them?
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I'm curious.. what is your product?
 
mailing said:
Thanks for the input so far, especially to Fatbat.

I'm stilling seeing one big problem:
What if I want the model to wear something specific.
Would I have to get it in different sizes and send it to the photographer :confused:
Will the photographer/model go shopping themselves if I throw money at them?
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What Jon said. Hard to give solid advice without a little more info, but if you don't want to share I understand.

Of course you can specify what you want your models to wear, how you want you product presented, and a decent photographer will make that happen for you. It's called a brief. You are in control. You outline what you want, what you're trying to accomplish, and they should present you with a quote, and if you accept, they should make it happen. The more descriptive the brief the better.

You should probably put a solid contract in place for such a job, as a "work for hire" gig, where you dictate that you own the final product. It's important that you get that in writing with all the model releases and whatnot. Otherwise the creative will hold all the copyright on the work and that could potentially come back to bite you in the ass.

When a designer, photographer or copywriter does work for you, they own the copyright on their work unless you specifically outline the ownership of the final product in a contract. For the most part it's never a problem. I do work all the time for people I'm familiar with without a contract, because I deliver good work and they pay me in full and on time without issues and there's an unwritten gentlemen's agreement in place. You don't fuck each other. But if you're working with strangers, then you should be cautious and get everything squared away in writing.

What do you want? What is the timeline? What are the deliverables? Who owns them? And what are the payment terms?
 
the broke way to do this is to post in craigslist for a hot girl that wants professional photos of herself modeling a product. You will find people that want to kick off their modeling experience etc, then hire some kid that thinks hes a photographer and has the gear. Google to out what it takes to take to take professional shots of products and make sure the photographer takes the photos correctly. For jewelry its to get a white diffuser box thing[forgot the name of this thing] and a "real bright light". as for the makeup, you know people that can do makeup lol. again use google to make sure they do it right for the photos you're taking.
 
you are making this too hard....you can hire a pro photographer who can find the model and tell them what you are wanting them to wear (craigslist is great for finding the photographer)
 
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