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If a model cancels at 8.00 the night before a 10.00 am shoot with may or may not be a "real" excuse, do you give them a low feedback for the no-show and then change it if they re-book or wait and see? The danger is if everyone waits and sees, the pattern won't ever show.

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I just sigh and move on, life is too short and I've been doing this for too many years to care any more.

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Maybe wait to see if the model makes an effort to make up for the cancellation? For example, the last (and I think only?) time I had to cancel a shoot (a year and a half ago), I made up for it by rescheduling it as a TFP instead of a paid shoot as it originally was arranged to be. It meant the photographer spent far less money on the shoot, and I told him no rush for the photos as I wouldn't have received them in a paid shoot anyway (as I did the re-arranged shoot to make up for the cancellation).

So perhaps just wait to see what the post-shoot (or lack thereof) communication is like and see if the model offers some sort of compensation towards your inconvenience? Obviously every situation is unique and many factors will be involved, but I think character and professionalism would be a good guide as to what type of feedback (if any) to give.

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On the few occasions this has happened to me I've always held back on leaving feedback ( Life sometimes gets in the way of peoples plans ) .

I've been very glad I did so as they have been rescheduled and turned out to be very good shoots. I would ,and have indeed done further shoots together .

Maybe I've been lucky as I've only ever had to leave a negative comment once ( She forgot ) even having read mail the day previous . The funny thing is I really do think she did genuinely forget ! )