Lund Photography wrote:
Ok, so it's been beaten.. Models much prefer paying work, as do photogs..

Models, so when it comes to paid work:

Do you care about the images or just the cash?

Do you expect images as well?

Personally, I care a lot about the images and prefer them over cash in most cases. To me its about being creative and making something beautiful or provocative. That's the reward in itself, so if I don't get the finished images, it's very unsatisfying. 99% of the shots resulting from my paid commercial jobs I never  see or even have access to. It really bothers me.

Thomas B wrote:

If you are paying all that money for all of those other things, why would you then do a trade with a lesser, inexperienced model.

no, don't misunderstand: i don't take trades or exchanges (i.e., TFPs or TFCDs); am here on MM while my site's being revamped & shoot almost exclusively in mainstream circles where, yes, i bill for both my time & my work. again, it's just business.

FML