I need some good pictures taken soon. Unfortunately I have a very limited budget. A friend suggested looking for a free lance photographer. Does anyone know where to start looking for one? Or had any experience with it?
I need some good pictures taken soon. Unfortunately I have a very limited budget. A friend suggested looking for a free lance photographer. Does anyone know where to start looking for one? Or had any experience with it?
model mayhem? I think those are mostly free lance people. Where are you located..I might be able to help you. It says VA...I'm not sure if that's def. virginia you're referring to. What kind of pics? Are you willing to sacrifice high end quality for mid-line quality. I'm in MD and know of a few people, so if you're close or want to drive I may be able to help you.



I wish I lived around you, Stellar--I would do it just because I enjoy shooting people. I helped get myself through graduate school shooting models, and always had a knack for this.
My instinct would be to go to specialized photography stores and ask there--often they have people working there who are fairly advanced photographers and who may want to do it for more of a portfolio. Chances are you'll get someone there who is serious about the subject--a college student, for instance, rather than a guy who poses as a photographer just to take shots of a pretty woman. But of course you have to be careful of this no matter where you go.
I'm sure you know all this and I'm not helping at all! Good luck, and I hope you get the shots that you need!
JK Jim



I think aj's advice is a lot better than my own--better to go with a proven group of photographers than search for a single freelancer in a photo shop...you just don't know who is out there these days, and you want to make sure their motivations are right. But if you could find someone you trust, or who was suggested to you by someone you trust, that might be a different story. I picked up work in grad. school mostly through word of mouth.
Best of luck with this.
JK Jim
I live close to Richmond Va. I'm not opposed to driving a little ways.
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