Community
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
Welcome to the TradeForPrint.com community — a place for photographers, models, makeup artists, stylists, designers, and other creative professionals to connect, collaborate, and build their portfolios together.
Whether you’re just getting started or have years of experience, you’re welcome here.
Find Creators Near You
Great collaborations often start with finding the right person.
Use TradeForPrint.com to discover creators in your area, view their profiles and portfolios, see their primary creative roles, and learn about their completed collaborations.
When you find someone whose work interests you, visit their profile and start exploring the possibility of working together.
TFP Means Collaboration
TradeForPrint.com is built around TFP — Trade for Print collaborations.
TFP is about creators exchanging their time, talent, skills, and creativity instead of paying one another for participating in the collaboration.
Everyone should understand what they’re contributing and what they’re receiving before agreeing to a project.
There should be no surprise costs or required purchases. If something unusual needs to be purchased, rented, or paid for, discuss it and agree on it before the collaboration.
Build Your Portfolio
TFP can give everyone involved an opportunity to create something new.
You might want to:
- Build or update your portfolio
- Experiment with a new photography style
- Create a new modeling look
- Practice makeup or styling techniques
- Develop creative concepts
- Meet other local creators
- Gain experience working with a team
The goal is for everyone involved to benefit from the collaboration.
Build Your Reputation
Successful collaborations help build trust within the community.
TradeForPrint.com keeps track of collaborations that both participants confirm as completed.
Your completed collaborations can become part of your profile and help other members see that you’ve been active in the community.
Respect the People You Work With
Treat other members professionally and respectfully.
Communicate clearly about the project before meeting. Discuss the location, schedule, wardrobe, equipment, expectations, and intended use of the finished work.
Show up when you say you will. If your plans change, communicate as early as possible.
A good reputation is built one collaboration at a time.
Put Safety First
Use good judgment when meeting someone you first connected with online.
For a first collaboration, consider meeting in a public or professional location and letting someone you trust know where you’ll be.
Never feel obligated to participate in a shoot or collaboration that makes you uncomfortable.
Use TradeForPrint.com’s reporting options if another member behaves inappropriately or violates the community rules.
Respect Creative Work
Creating together does not automatically mean everyone has unlimited rights to everything produced.
Photographers, models, makeup artists, stylists, and other participants should discuss how photographs and other creative work may be used.
Talk about portfolio use, social media, credits, editing, publication, commercial use, and other important expectations before the project whenever possible.
Help Us Build a Strong Creative Community
TradeForPrint.com works best when members participate with professionalism, honesty, creativity, and respect.
Find people whose work inspires you.
Talk about an idea.
Plan something together.
Create something you’re proud to put in your portfolio.
TradeForPrint.com
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
