Modern Model May 2014 | Page 8

Avoiding  Deals                With  theDevil!   By  Brian  Thornton   receive   more   offers   for   paid   work,   and   may   have   more   immediate    “I  want  to  become  a  model!”   opportuniJes   than   models   who   do     This   simple   statement   is   not   pose   nude,   but   there   are   known  to  send   fear   racing  through  the   abundant  opportuniJes,  regardless.   heart   of   mothers,   fathers   and   loved   Models   should   only   pose   for   ones  .  They  immediately  envision  a  life   c a t e g o r i e s   t h a t   t h e y   a r e   of  horror  filled  with  drugs,  alcohol,  and   comfortable   with.   Models   can   also   heaven   only   knows   what   else.   Part   of   change   their   categories   at   will   –   a   4.  this   percepJon   is   based   on   reality,   model  that  may  have  posed  nude  in   especially   when   it   comes   to   models   the   past   can   decide   to   not   that   are   just   entering   the   modeling   parJcipate   in   future   sessions   career   field,   or   entering   the   career   field   involving   nudity.   Olen,   models   at  an  early  age.   who   seek   to   remove   themselves    New  photographers,  seasoned   from   past   categories   are   reminded   photographers,   and   agents,   reputable   by   photographers   or   agents   that   or   not,   someJmes   intenJonally   target   since   they   have   already   posed   newer   models,   hoping   to   get   the   nude,   and   the   photos   are   already   models   to   work   for   free;   model   in   out   there,   they   might   as   well   keep   exchange   for   photos;   get   pay   from   the   going.   Remember   that   you   can   models   for   their   services;   or   push   the   always   walk   away   from   a   project   or   models   quickly   into   more   adult-­‐ shoot  if  you  are  being  pressured,  or   oriented   categories.   I   stand   strongly   if   you   are   being   asked   to   model   in   behind   the   following   five   pioalls   that   categories   that   you   have   not   models   of   all   ages   and   experience   agreed   to,   or   are   beyond   your   levels  should  watch  for  and  avoid:   comfort  level.     2.  I’ll   be   your   agent   –   Many   models   5.  1.  To   be   a   professional   model,   you   want   to   sign   with   an   agent   or   have   to   pose   nude!   –   This   is   a   agency   so   badly   that   they   jump   at   c o m m o n   e x p r e s s i o n   o l e n   the   first   chance   they   get,   which   is   presented   to   new   female   models.   usually   a   local   representaJve   that   SomeJmes,   a   photo   shoot   that   either  can’t  get  them  a  professional   started  out  with  no  requirement  or   level   of   work,   or   charges   the   model   expectaJon   of   nudity   becomes   for   basic   services,   olen   without   more   demanding   as   the   shoot   markeJng   the   model   at   all.   If   you   progresses,   and   models   are   are   faced   with   an   offer   for   someJmes   even   threatened   that   if   representaJon,   research   the   agent   they   do   not   pose   nude,   the   or   agency   thoroughly   before   you   photographer   will   report   them   to   sign;   read   and $4