Yesterday I did a photoshoot with a photographer I've worked with several times before. In the past we've had zero issues and he seemed like a pretty chill dude. (He's older, 45 or so, and has been shooting for several years). Since our last shoot, I changed my boobs and hair color (I know they look good so whatever) and I'm not sure if that's relevant to his change in behavior or what. But he made a series of rude comments towards my appearance throughout the shoot. One or two could have been overlooked as bad phrasing, but all of them put together have me pretty mad. Here are some of the comments:
(When talking about which side is my "good side"): "Your left eye is bigger than your right eye, so let's shoot from this angle"
"How much do you weigh? 125?" (Um, you can see what I look like. Why does the number matter? I'm 117, by the way)
(When looking at a butt shot of a bodybuilder whose pose we were using) "Hmm. The ass isn't as good but your legs are better""
(When talking about my lip filler) "I was going to say one side of your lip seemed uneven but I think it was just your lipstick"
I can see how maybe he was just thinking out loud when planning poses and everything, but I'm not wrong to find that super unprofessional, right? I got angry when he made the butt comment and he seemed truly surprised. He then went on to say he didn't mean it like that, I have a great butt etc. Um no shit it's nice idiot...
He usually sends me every one of my photos not long after the shoot. Once I get them I plan to tell him his comments were unprofessional and to be more aware when speaking about women's bodies. Anyways I just wanted some second opinions on this whole thing to make sure I'm not overreacting



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