RRmodel wrote:
Tips for staying safe. Female model meeting males photographers in a different location to your own town.

Do I take someone. Do I ask for references - if yes how do I know I can trust the references? Etc....

I would prefer if the female model that is meeting me bring an escort with her. This country is full of unknowns for both the photog and the model.

RRmodel wrote:
Tips for staying safe. Female model meeting males photographers in a different location to your own town.

Do I take someone. Do I ask for references - if yes how do I know I can trust the references? Etc....

Always check the photographer's credentials with models they have shot with. But don't trust a reference list that they supply. Too easy to "cherry pick" the best & avoid the less positive. Pick for yourself a number of the models in their portfolio to contact, without asking the photographer. This is not hard to do if the photographer credits their models under photos, or list them in their profile. (I mention all my Mayhem models in my profile along with MM #) Unfortunately many photographers here don'y give their models recognition by crediting or identifying them.

RRmodel wrote:
Tips for staying safe. Female model meeting males photographers in a different location to your own town.

Do I take someone. Do I ask for references - if yes how do I know I can trust the references? Etc....

Basically, use common sense. If your gut says there is something wrong, avoid it.

If you feel you need to be accompanied, ask the photographer first, if its okay to bring someone, possibly a girlfriend to help carry outfits etc. Do not just arrive with your husband, or a bodyguard. Otherwise the photographer is the one feeling threatened! Also, do not expect the photographer to pay for your friends expenses, as that is your idea.

Look at the profile, see the comments and tags they have, a good photographer will have good comments!

Whenever I meet a new model, its in a public location, for a public shoot. You do not need company, as there are people in sight! If he suggests your first shoot is in his home, for a boudoir shoot, as a model, I would probably pass on by! Basically, use common sense!

Anyway, I wish you every success!

Trigger Warning! Trigger Warning!

If you are scared to death of men, then work with female photographers. Some women are psychotic too, but at least you will be more comfortable.

I believe you are paranoid and the cure is to be equipped with the appropriate tools to defend against and escape from bad situations. A few high profile cases that were rare exceptions and loosely associated with MM have a lot of people being paranoid. Most women are attacked by someone they know and trust.

Woman Violently Abducted in Philadelphia (Gracie Breakdown)

CRAZY Abduction Attempt of 13-Year-Old Girl! (Gracie Breakdown)

Know your limits. Stick to your limits. Walk away if pressured to go past your limits.

Police offer women's safety courses. Check with your local police department and see what they offer.

Boyfriends are always jealous and make terrible escorts. Bring an MUA.

Let people know where you're going and when you expect to be home. Check in periodically.

Meet in a place where people tend to stay for a while. Gas stations are a bad example because people come and go in a hurry. Parks are better - of course not in the dark of the forest.