Originally Posted by L-Pink

I always have a female assistant helping me ($100.00, cheap). Part of her job is to walk the model step-by-step to the shoot.

This starts with phone calls a few days before, reminders ... no tanning beds, nails done to our specs. Night before call covers shaving, etc. Morning of shoot, reminders about no socks, panty and bra lines, sit on a soft beach towel to avoid seat lines on back of legs, etc. Also offering to meet model to prevent air-heads from getting lost .... bla, bla, bla.

This all really only takes 10-20 minutes total but tends to avoid last minute cop-outs, grooming nightmares and b/f problems. Makes the model participate before the shoot ...