What TFP means
TFP (time for photos) is a collaborative shoot rather than a normal paid client session. The photographer and participant trade time and creative contribution for agreed photographic deliverables instead of the usual session fee.
TFP / Collaboration
Collaboration is not
free client work.
TFP can be a good way to make something experimental or portfolio-driven when everyone involved wants the same thing from the shoot.
TFP is selective
A request for TFP is not automatically accepted. Collaborative sessions are chosen when the person, concept, location, styling, or experiment fits work I actively want to create. Paid bookings and commissioned work take priority.
The concept is agreed first
The concept, approximate wardrobe or styling, location, boundaries, and intended use of the photographs should be understood before the shoot. If the idea changes substantially, everyone involved should agree before moving forward.
Image use is different from paid sessions
TFP is intended to create work both sides can use. The specific release or agreement for the shoot controls where the photographs may be displayed, published, promoted, or otherwise used. Do not assume paid-session privacy terms apply to TFP work.
Delivery & editing
TFP does not mean every frame is delivered. I select and edit the photographs I consider successful and deliver the agreed finished work. RAW files and unfinished images are not part of the standard exchange unless specifically agreed in writing.
Age, consent & boundaries
Participants must be adults for adult-oriented, boudoir, fetish, erotic, or body-modification concepts. Consent and boundaries apply throughout the shoot and can be revisited at any time. A collaboration is never a waiver of personal boundaries.
Important
Each collaboration gets
its own agreement.
This page is a general overview. The written agreement or release for a specific TFP session controls the actual deliverables, permissions, boundaries, and usage for that shoot.
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