Quote:
Originally posted by CDSmith:
Since this conversation seems to be going onandonandonandonandonandon... yet going nowhere, I'll add in a bit of insight about newly recruited models.
Most of the girls that indicate to me they are interested have never had any previous experience. They truly are young and naive in this regard. As for the girls that have done modelling before, most of them have worked in the mainstream industry and they too have no experience with adult work. All of the girls have pre-conceived notions about the internet and about how their pictures might be used.
Therefore it is up to me, the photographer to hold their hand and keep their best interests at heart, and actually teach them about how things really do work on the net.
I believe that it's up to us to also keep an eye out for potential dishonest sharks as well. Case in point: One of my sites is a modelling database, so this site offers the girls an extra opportunity to be promoted online and make some extra money. BUT, when an offer comes to me for one of the girls (happens from time to time), I in effect become their agent, so it is up to me to determine whether the work is right for them, and whether or not the person asking is honest and on the up-and-up.
Saying these girls are "18 and defiant of adults" or whatever is imaterial in this situation. I could say my banker is a bad father so why should I pay my mortgage? Duh. The girls need to be looked after, at least in the beginning, until they get a sense of what this big ol' game is about.
I too would be outraged if one of my models had a bad experience from someone I had referred her to, and I'd certainly never do business with them again. If the infraction was bad enough I would consider further action against them as well. (read into that what you will)
The most important elements of this end of the business are honesty, integrity, professionalism, and some caring would be nice to see in there as well. Yes, the girls love to get paid the nice money, but they shouldn't be subject to being taken advantage of just because this is the adult industry. No wonder so many new people have such wild misconceptions about what it is we do, because sometimes they aren't misconceptions at all.
<font face="Verdana">___________
CD
* <a href="http://www.sunsetbeachbabes.com/" TARGET="_blank"><font color="#FFFFDD"> Sunset Beach Party</font></a> Centerfolds ~ Amateurs ~ Teens, <a href="http://www.sunsetbeachbabes.com/webmasters.html" TARGET="_blank">new trades</a> welcome.
* <a href="http://clickthrutraffic.com/scripts/signup.php?referer=cdsmith" TARGET="_blank"><font color="#FFDDFF"> Click-thrutraffic.com</font></a> 5 cents up to 20 cents per click!
* <a href="http://www.erasercash.com/wm.html?ID=1380291" TARGET="_blank"><font face="Verdana" color="#FFCCCC">ERASERCASH!</font></a> Earn $35 per sale + webmaster referrals 4 LEVELS DEEP</font>
|
Your sentiments are pretty much mine exactly. Yesterday, I had to tell her that despite her apprehensiveness about the photographers in the business (by which I mean the real photographers, not some bozo with a $150 digital shooting with built-in flash in a basement somewhere), we photographers are absolute seraphim by comparison with many (not all, of course) webmasters, who are often 10 times more perverted and 10 times less honest than the typical professional photographers.
There's a saying, "Character is what you have when the lights go out." In other words, applied to this situation, it says a lot about your character when you see a young beginner in what can be the roughest and riskiest part of this industry (the model/performer) whether you see her as someone you want to protect and guide or someone who merely represents a chump to be exploited.
------------------
Check out the new content at
Wonders of the Unseen World