Strategy around taking professional pictures?

[Mocha]

Another escort poster mentioned signing up on Modelmayhem, to find photographers for professional pics for your profile.

 

I have been a member of MM for years. It's definitely a great site (though the censorship of it over the years). I have had oppurtunities that have allowed me to take photos from coast to coast, and everywhere in between. Most of them were to advance my ads.

 

I've also done shoots where I only received partial amount of photos taken. Generally speaking, in the photography world, this is acceptable if the shoot is being done as a "trade for time". However, I've put much effort into traveling to places and studios/hotels/apartments for shoots. Sometimes the photographers themselves would also be traveling. In some cases, I would wait days or weeks for photos to be returned, only to receive the ones they picked. I've also reached out to other models who had been jipped on getting their photos returned. So yesterday, my concerns over whether I'd get the pictures I wanted, made me decide to not take what might have been an amazing shoot in Atlanta.

 

Recently, I've had to come up with a policy that works for me, that photographers can agree on. Have any others had to come up with a strategy around taking professional pics?

[+ OliverSaks]

I have not found the need to come up with a strategy about dealing with photographers. I deal with them infrequently because my body and look have remained pretty stable, and I don’t see much utility in more pictures.

[Shawn Monroe]

I haven’t come up with a strategy yet, though I’ve run into all the problems you’ve described, in terms of photographers being generally flaky.

[Mocha]

I have not found the need to come up with a strategy about dealing with photographers. I deal with them infrequently because my body and look have remained pretty stable, and I don’t see much utility in more pictures.

 

Idk, I feel it’s always good to update pictures. New background, different poses, etc. at the same time, I’m 30 so my looks have evolved quite a bit and continue to do so. I like to stay updated.

 

At the same time, I did 3 shoots last year...and it can be exhausting. That’s not including the travel/hotels that can usually be involved.

[Mocha]

I haven’t come up with a strategy yet, though I’ve run into all the problems you’ve described, in terms of photographers being generally flaky.

 

That’s what de-motivates me to do the shoots sometimes. I recently had to argue with 2 photographers I did shoots with last year, because one didn’t return all the photos, and the other did a somewhat rushed shoot with his (high pixel) camera phone. They both keep claiming what they did is standard.

 

However, after my latest shoot in Palm Springs where the photographer shot for an hour and gave me all my photos (which turned out to be my best photos to date)...I was like, for now on, I’m going to start asking to either pic my own, or have the whole set.

 

And in some ways, I like photo shoots to coincide with business. I had to turn down this latest photo shoot because Atlanta just isn’t best for escort biz for me.

[MichBoyBlake]

I tried signing up for Modelmayhem and idk, maybe I should look at it again but it seemed like extremely annoying and difficult to make a profile and find anyone on there without already having professional photos of yourself.

[Mocha]

I tried signing up for Modelmayhem and idk, maybe I should look at it again but it seemed like extremely annoying and difficult to make a profile and find anyone on there without already having professional photos of yourself.

 

It’s a process. You may can start by contacting some photographers and see what they can offer, as not having pro pics already may not stand out amongst the masses.

 

They’re not even an escort site, and they’ve had their fair share of changes over nude pics.

[MichBoyBlake]

It’s a process. You may can start by contacting some photographers and see what they can offer, as not having pro pics already may not stand out amongst the masses.

 

They’re not even an escort site, and they’ve had their fair share of changes over nude pics.

 

Yeah.. it doesn't help that I get easily intimidated when I feel out of my depth. That's probably largely the issue I've had with it. After posting that though I decided to fully make the account and submit it for approval or whatever. I also don't really know anything about how a photoshoot would go, and it'd definitely be a test of my self-confidence haha. But I'll work on it. That was honestly really less a complaint about MM and more personal frustration lol. ALSO the first time I tried to set up my account on MM, it wouldn't let me submit without providing a website link, which I don't have. Of course when I tried again last night, it worked without the website link. Go figure.