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Originally Posted by Paper_Amar
Question:
As a producer that shoots for many programs; what are some mistakes that companies make when they shoot with contracted producers -
please touch on
a. cost/money/spending
b. quality of content and girls
Thanks
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the biggie is not going with a reputable producer.... I've seen lots of problems in that area...
what I've done in the past with clients is to go over the budgets, content needs and update schedules to try and find a way to maximize the productions. getting the models all in the room is the biggest battle, adding a few bucks to get a few extra updates is a no-brainier.
for instance if the shoot a basic BG shoot, is it possible to shoot a solo set as well as a BG set and is even possible to shoot a solo vid as well as a sex vid... then again does the client have slots for that content on their site or do they have other sites they can drop the content into...
also need to make sure that the producer produces what you want... I shoot 'teen' and 'hairy' and few other things compentently... I don't shoot puke and gag humilation, I don't really like to shoot pick up locations and I don't really shoot BABE content... see what I mean? so I would let the client know of other shooters that would be more suited to the content than me...
best thing is to look at the content you like and figure out who is shooting it, and then figure out if they are the reliable, afforadable, available and easy to work with because at some point there are ALWAYS issues that need be resolved. I had a client once that was misserable to deal with, I don't shoot for them any more.
quality of content is totally subjective as are the quality of the girls. I've posted plenty of pics here of girls that are converting and retaining sales with extremely high member ratings that are completely dogged out by the GFY crowd. As Bill once said to me: you want to popular on an internet forum or make money. I prefer money. I'll let the other photographers be popular.
more about girls, I let the client pick the girls HOWEVER if the models looks bad or has 'issues' I will dump the shoot and move on to the next girl in line... for custom content is preferable to have a prioritized list of models to work though... and pick agents you prefer to work with as well... because there are ALWAYS issues with models and you need to be working with an agency that can help sort them out ... some agencies have a bad reputation in that area so I prefer to stay away from them.
pls email me if you have specific questions I can answer 'sell at bmbhome dot com'