As someone looking to get into a new business, I did a some looking into the whole modeling game before I decided to use it as a stepping stone into acting. Now, there are plenty of stories about perfectly normal experiences with very normal people and few to no major problems... Then, there are the horror stories of models being taken advantage of by absolute creeps, photographers pushing for shots the model isn't comfortable with (or photoshopping them when he can't get them naked enough), photographers telling a model they will never get anywhere in the industry unless they will pose nude. Honestly, the horror stories are enough to put anyone off the idea of even trying it.
But I tried. And guess what? In a two month period, I have had five fantastic experiences with phototgraphers.
Tonight, my good friend traded work shifts with me so that I could go to a photo shoot. I was called at the last minute (on the recommendation of a photographer I met a few weeks ago) to replace a model who dropped out on short notice. This photo shoot was actually a workshop-type deal, with one experienced photographer teaching a small group of amateur photographers how to work with indoor studio lighting.
I had three outfit changes in front of a variety of backdrops, and six photographers playing with various lighting techniques and posing me (or letting me choose poses). One other model was also there (with her mother - she was underage), and between the two of us, we kept the photographers in a constant rotation around the studio. It was a lot of fun, and a nice confidence booster.
The best bonus of the night (besides the fact that it was a paid gig and I get copies of the top ten photos from each of the six photographers) was that three of the photographers asked to shoot with me again. Much as I'm looking forward to the day when a guy asks me for a shoot and he means "at a range with guns and ammo," I'll certainly take shoots with cameras for the moment :)
Same as last time, I'll post at least a few of the pictures when I get them back.
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