RECRUITING A NUDE MODEL PART 1

RECRUITING A NUDE MODEL / PART 1 --- THE DOOFUS SQUAD (OR HOW NOT TO RECRUIT AND WORK WITH A NUDE MODEL - Mistake #1 ... I had a young lady who I knew was under eighteen by about six months ask to model (nude) for me. When I refused to hire her, her response was that she had worked for a certain photographer who had told her she didn't have to be of age to model nude. She just had to state that she was of age on the model release. I recently heard that this photographer was being investigated by legal authorities. Mistake #2 ... A college art professor asked a female student to model nude for him. When the young Lady arrived at his studio, everything seemed on the up and up. However, partway through the session, there was a knock on the door. As it turned out, it was the professor's wife. The model suddenly found herself unceremoniously shoved into a closet with her clothing tossed in after her. After the photographer's wife was gotten rid of, he opened the closet door and asked the model to resume posing. The young lady commented that if he was that quick to lie to his wife, why should she trust him. She quickly dressed and left. Mistake #3 ... The Big Boorish Blockhead - This is the photographer... who manages to make the model muy uncomfortable. Whether putting the make on the model, playing touchy feely, or trying to bully the model into doing things she's uncomfortable with. he's not only going to run off the model he's working with. She'll spread the word. He'd better get used to shooting still lifes. One final word. If you fit one or more of these profiles, not only are you asking for trouble. You're also a lousy excuse for a human being. Next post: Strategies for recruiting nude and semi nude models. Larry Elkins Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography