Originally Posted by CDSmith

I used to shoot a lot of non-nude and nude amateur-style stuff. I can tell you a bit about how I managed it.

First off, I was working with a lot of first-timer models, so the first shoot involved some training along with the shoot, so I would pay them $30 per hour. If they shot with me for 3 hours and did well I would round it up to $100 bucks for them (whoo-hoo!) for non-nude. Any work they did with me after that was $50 per hour for non-nude.

For nude (just modelling, posing, nothing too sexual) it was $50 per hour fir the first shoot and $100/hr for subsequent shoots. Again, it's not huge money but the work isn't all that tough either, just straight modelling.

The shoot -- Usually 3 to 4 hours, the model would bring all her own clothes, about 5 or 6 complete outfits. I would have her fully clothed to start, and throught the set she would slowly take off articles of clothing either down to her bra & panties or just panties or all the way to full nude. A typical set was around 50 shots give or take. The shoot, as said earlier usually 3 to 4 hours, would consist of 5 to 6 sets for a total of around 300 photos.

Payment - I would pay the girls cash and have them sign a reciept. Getting paid in cash was sort of a nice perk the girls all appreciated. HOwever, had I been doing the type of work that required larger payouts like in the $1000+ ranges I would have, like others have said, paid them by company cheque.