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Its not easy finding good reliable talent and when i hear story's like this it reinforces the practice we started 4 years ago. We never prepay air fare, we don't shoot with so called boyfriends/ managers/ agents tagging along. We will meet them before the shoot but trying to shoot while some no it all is distracting the model has happened too many times in the past to be funny.
In the last year we have hired or tried to hire from many web sites that purport to be managers or agency's, i won't post names ( yet ) but the last 3 we tried, who had some excellent models didn't even have the business acumen to reply to our offers of work. These models are cute enough to work almost daily but with this sort of management i doubt they work one day a month ?
Anyway it might be an idea to make up some sort of document / contract setting out your requirements payments and expectations then get them to sign it. Should they hesitate or refuse then its safe to say they have no intention of shooting with you.
Good luck with your next shoot !!!
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