Monsante Bey wrote:
And good luck with yours. I'm sure those within your circle will miss you.

Thank you sweetie, appreciate it!

SexyJena wrote:
I'm so tired of being used, deceived, lied to, and getting burned.

So you let them win

Moraxian wrote:
Waaah!!!    We never got the chance to hook up at FetishCon this year and now you won't be there next year... again *sob*!

Good luck in your retirement... and if you do come to FetishCon and want to come out of retirement for a little while, let me know. 

M

Will do! Thanks...
Jena

BCG wrote:
hell, i will miss you and i never even met you...dont give the dickweeds who lied and decieved you the pleasure of your retirement...like te phoenix, rise from the ashes, reborn a new creature!!!

Thanks for the encouraging words. But I'm not sure I could reborn as a new creature. Kinda happy with the way I am now! lol...Thanks again.

Jena

UdoR wrote:
Good luck Jena!

BTW, are you on BME-IAM?

Thanks! No, I'm not on that site. Why?

C R Photography wrote:

So you let them win

Yes, I guess so. As much as I don't want to retire, there is only so much b.s. one can handle before it starts to sour one's mind.

Moraxian wrote:
Waaah!!!    We never got the chance to hook up at FetishCon this year and now you won't be there next year... again *sob*!

Good luck in your retirement... and if you do come to FetishCon and want to come out of retirement for a little while, let me know. 

M

SexyJena wrote:
Will do! Thanks...
Jena

Okie, well I will be at the Con next year for sure... just let me know when it gets a little closer (I suspect it'll be August again so that they can book the entire hotel, and since the record for power outages during the con is better in August than September!)

SexyJena wrote:

Thanks for the encouraging words. But I'm not sure I could reborn as a new creature. Kinda happy with the way I am now! lol...Thanks again.

Jena

So don't get reborn.  Stay just as you are!  But don't let the bastards win. I encourage you to do as you wish, but please don't let the people who have screwed you over be the main influence in your decision. If you were closer to me, I'd work with you and I'd do so with honor and respect. You'd get whatever we agreed to; no lies.   Best wishes!

Alan

SexyJena wrote:
After nearly 12 years of modeling, I've pretty much decided to retire at the end of this year. There are several reasons why, but for the most part, it's an expensive hobby to have and I'm so tired of being used, deceived, lied to, and getting burned.

For all the photographers I have agreed to work with, but haven't yet, I'll contact you and see if we can make arrangements.

I wish everyone good luck and success in their endeavors.

To still be modeling @ 105 is amazing!

Dark Before The Dawn wrote:
This is great, I just join MM and before I can have honor and privilege of working with another awesome model she retires. To bad the useless scam artists and so-called 'professional photographers' have claimed another victim. Sorry SexyJena, my outrage isn't directed at you, but rather the scam artists, cowards, and others both photographers & models who give career a bad name. Best of luck to you in the future, you certainly deserve it. - Dark Before The Dawn Photography.

Yes, sorry we didn't meet sooner. I appreciate your interests and at this point am pretty much sticking to the retirement. I may next year shoot with certain photographers here and there (like Fetishcon) but by no means am I taking this "business" seriously anymore. I had a MAJOR bad experience recently (no, it was nothing sexual or of that nature) but it made me realize how bad people can take advantage of each other with absolutely no recourse. I will be posting soon on this experience for all to see. If I'm ever your way....I will certainly contact you. Thanks

ADG Photography wrote:

So don't get reborn.  Stay just as you are!  But don't let the bastards win. I encourage you to do as you wish, but please don't let the people who have screwed you over be the main influence in your decision. If you were closer to me, I'd work with you and I'd do so with honor and respect. You'd get whatever we agreed to; no lies.   Best wishes!

Alan

Thanks Alan, I will keep you in mind.

Glamour Boulevard wrote:
I have not had the pleasure of working with you but we did discuss it briefly. I do hope we can make it happen someday. I wish you well.

Yes, we have planned on a shoot and within my travels, I should be able to get to you soon. I will contact you. Thanks.

PS - you can always catch me on yahoo messenger (hotjena69).

T H Taylor wrote:
I hate to see anyone give up on something that they are so obviously good at.  By the tone of your post, it seems that you are serious about giving up "the life;"  that just sucks.  I know that I am a nobody to you (we don't know each other from a box of turnips!) but, if I may be so bold to say, you not modeling would be a damn shame and a loss to a ton of good shooters (not the arseholes that screwed you over)...  Re consider.
Best of luck!
T.
P.S.  Killer figure and great art!

Thanks for the compliment. It's nice to hear. I am still retiring but I have select shoots that I have committed to and will honor those. My main focus has always been artistic shoots as well as magazines and thoroughly enjoyed it. You may see me in a magazine here and there in the next year...

Merlinpix wrote:
Geeze Jena,

                     We never got that shoot in at fetishcon. Damn!

Paul

I'll probably still go, but just as an attendee instead of registered model. We can work something out.

Reflective Images wrote:
Sorry to hear of your dismay, but I must say, I have seen the entire community change over the past 2 years.  I have also, as a photographer, experienced the same deviant, deceptive, liars and backbitters in the industry as well.  It didn't use to be this way.  And it's cost me a fair share of time, false friends, and money.  As a photographer.....I'm here to stay.....so for me there is no retirement.  I feel for you though, knowing what it's like.  The one thing I've learned in all this nastiness is that sometimes you have to free associate.......in order to disassociate from bad people.  Good luck in whatever you decide.

S.....

Amen to that! My thoughts exactly....thanks God I have a day job....lol

SexyJena wrote:
After nearly 12 years of modeling, I've pretty much decided to retire at the end of this year. There are several reasons why, but for the most part, it's an expensive hobby to have and I'm so tired of being used, deceived, lied to, and getting burned.

For all the photographers I have agreed to work with, but haven't yet, I'll contact you and see if we can make arrangements.

I wish everyone good luck and success in their endeavors.

Dang it, I still want to get the vase picture..