>>3636276Eurofag who rolled into the fashion industry at a young age after starting to photograph models. I like editorial work best (is also most prestigious) and have been published in pretty much all major women’s magazine titles, especially in north-america (because they love the euro vibe). Did commercial jobs (catalogs, campaigns) closer to home for the big bucks. Also loved to test starting models at agencies.
Models are generally lovely (especially west european girls are really down to earth) and a lot of fun, trying to cash in and travel inbetween studies. The rest of the team (from clients to art directors, fashion stylists and even the sporadic other photographer I encounter) all have ego issues, which gives them a grandiosity complex or makes them act like complete bitches out of insecurity. Think a constant mix between the devil wears prada, mean girls and your stereotypical vicious gay asshole. They think fashion is the next best gift to the world next to ghandi or something.
At some point I decided I was done being played by people mentally and financially. I can’t keep up with the game because I’m simply not a bad person. I just want to make people happy with beautiful photos, and even though clients obviously like them because they use and publish them in the most prestigious places they’ll generally try to make you feel like shit so you’ll keep crawling after them and even offer yourself up for even more dedication/more shit/less pay. The business is famed, and everyone wants to play; it makes for an unethical set of rules.
I just want to work my ass off without a bunch of morons talking eachother down or trying to fuck you over left and right, and have a client say “thanks, I like what you did” once in a while.
Nonetheless I never knew anything but fashion photography and all it’s unwritten rules, so I have to rediscover myself again entirely. Thanks for listening, hope this will give some insight.
