Do you offer TFCD shoots? TFP is an acronym for Trade for Print. While today the acronym is actually a bit outdated as with the advent of Digital Photography most TFP shoots are actually delivered to the model in TFCD or Trade for CD form. I offer some TFCD (Time for CD) shoots. I will do it if the experience is one that I can't pass up or if I know the investment in the shoot will pay off in the future, either with networking or in licensing the images to commercial clients. In a TFP shoot the model and the photographer come to an agreement where by they barter their time and services to each other in an even trade. No money is ever exchanged for a TFP session. While the model provides his or her time and skill as a model the photographer provides his or her skill as a photographer and photo re-toucher. Together photographer and model collaborate to create a specified set of images.
When the shoot is done
the photographer will
typically provide the
model with a selection
of print ready images
on a CD or DVD disc along
with a limited release
allowing the model to
print and use the images
for their own promotional
use to build their portfolio
books and other materials
such as website and Zed
cards. Unless otherwise
arranged in advance the
model does not receive
commercial rights to images
created in a TFP shoot
and all copyrights to
the images are wholly
owned by the photographer.
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