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		MODEL SCAMS - SCAM TIPS - REPORT SCAM MODEL EXPLOITATION SCAMS Did you know that a scam can do more than take money from a model? A scam can also destroy the career and reputation of a model while they make money at their expense, and it does not necessarily have to take a dime from the model in the short term. How many times have we heard of photographers telling models that they have to do nude and glamour type work to make it? We totally disagree, as do the models who avoided being exploited who are now at the top, and so do the models who have been victims of perverts and people of poor character posing as photographers and managers. The model who allows themselves to be exploited handicaps their market potential and professional reputation. While glamour photography and nude work is legitimate modeling, it is a high risk type of work which deserves high amounts of both respect and caution! Only do this work with photographers that you have known for a while and who have earned your trust. Additionally, any photographer who does nude and glamour work must have a verifiable list of REPUTABLE clientele and references, and they should be able to demonstrate professional levels of work in more conventional model photography styles. Under no circumstances must the work be sexual in nature, as this enters the realm of porn, and the photographer must be able to shoot the models in their portfolio tastefully and in a positive context. Did you know that even swimwear modeling and posing in lingerie can exploit the model if the posing has a sexual context? It's true. We have the utmost respect for legitimate glamour photographers and ones that shoot tasteful nudes. This type of work demands the most professional and responsible attention and care. This type of photography is not for the beginner, however, and if the photographer does nothing but glamour, very little else, and has no verifiable references, then they will do more harm than good to the model and their career! If they are a new photographer and only shoot nudes and glamour, with no other types of work, stay away! Remember: Pictures are forever, and once they are out, no power in the universe short of the world ceasing to exist can undo them! The power of prevention is both important and critical here, and the model MUST be highly selective. Do you really want strangers leering at your pictures and violating your image? We didn't think so. We know of some so-called photographers who use the pictures that they take of models for sexual gratification, and they even make money selling them to others because sex sells. These pictures sell on the lowest common denominator and at the expense of the model. We hit on the photography aspect because it is the most common form of this scam. There are others. Web cam Internet modeling and "lingerie modeling" are other examples, and they are not really modeling. NUDE WORK is risky! Scams listed here are not limited to models, and different types can be easily combined for new types of scams. If you cannot CLARIFY their intentions and VERIFY their references, go somewhere else to do business. It's professionally responsible to do so and lowers your risk. There are lots of great companies out there, like our advertisers and the companies in our resource sections, who are not scams. You owe it to your career to shop around and be selective. MORE ABOUT SCAM Links to relevant content on this site regarding this model scam are pending. MODEL SCAMS - SCAM TIPS - REPORT SCAM UPDATED 04/27/06
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