Znude! wrote:
Some models travel by car and will plot a course based on bookings. Set up notifications to give you notice when a model travels to cities near you. Look at the models page and often they will post the cities they are visiting. If you see they are traveling from one city to another and will pass near you contact them and inquire to see if they will adjust their route to include you.

This has worked well for me, even in the rust belt. :-)

Sincity sounds good wrote:
Hi,

Just asking how to attract traveling models to go to rural areas instead of metro.   I know the model has better chances of booking in metro, and understand that model has to travel farther..   But I want to ask the group on what works and what doesn't..

My example.. I live two hours from ATL, and that means it's four hours that the model isn't booking any job..  And it isn't fair for me to pay a full day rate when I use only two hours.

You're not far off I-75 so maybe scheduling your shoots with Atlanta models passing through might work? Just a thought.

Sincity sounds good wrote:
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My example.. I live two hours from ATL, and that means it's four hours that the model isn't booking any job..  And it isn't fair for me to pay a full day rate when I use only two hours.

Book for more hours. Why limit yourself to two hours? Booking a full day means more creativity, less rush, and for me, a more enjoyable shoot.

When I travel to a location and hire a model, I might be shooting with her for 2-5 days.
I also book half days on the road, and for the right concept (e.g., underwater), I get some models driving quite a distance to shoot.
At home, a typical studio shoot is 3-4 hours long for me.
Even local outdoor shoots require travel time, so a limited 2 hour shoot is too rushed.

Sure, your costs go up, but if done right, your success rate and enjoyment goes up as well.