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Jen B wrote: I could not afford to pay model rates for many models here. I charge my model fee here as a photographer myself, shooting as a hobby. Jan 19 24 04:47 am Link Gold Rush Studio wrote: Agreed to both. I would point out that "asking" and "getting" are quite different. Jan 19 24 05:48 am Link Those rates are pretty high but it's a free market economy. Jan 20 24 01:02 pm Link I didn't notice this thread when it was first posted, but I have been following since it has been reborn. I've been on MM since almost the beginning, Dec 2005. Back then, many models and photographers would shoot a lot of TF. What I have noticed recently, though, is that many models, new and inexperienced, and veteran models are expecting a great deal of money for their services. I typically work with traveling models and for a very long time I would pay a model $80 - $100 per hour for a photo shoot. I feel that $80 - $100 is a fair rate for a one hour shoot that would include nudity. I seldom shoot longer than an hour, maybe 90 minutes tops. Today it seems traveling models as well as local models expect $125 - $150 per hour with a two hour minimum. That's a lot of money for a hobbyist, like myself. I don't earn a living from my photography. Never have. I simply enjoy photography as a hobby, nothing more. I understand, as JSouthworth states, this is a free market economy, and I am being priced out of this free market economy. A traveling model will generally contact me via MM to say she would like to shoot with me and I generally respond with what I am prepared to pay for a one hour shoot. Sometimes I get a positive response, other times silence. I'm not the best photographer to ever pick up a camera. I'm not Walker Evans or Herb Ritts, but I am good at what I do. And so, this is not a rant, just a statement of fact. Jan 21 24 02:07 pm Link The Reagan, Bush, and Trump administrations' tax cuts were designed to make more billionaires and more poor people. My income status is such that I can still afford the inflationary impact of model fees along with everything else I purchase. But I have become more selective. Jan 22 24 02:22 pm Link Model rates depend on the location, the model, the length of the shoot and the concept. Your results may vary. This has been a public service announcement. Jan 24 24 10:38 pm Link Heh...for me, a middle aged male, TFP is a pretty good rate. I've only actually been paid 4 times, and each of those were $20 per hour. Figure modeling is a bit different though, and I have no delusions about me being special or anything. I'm sure some models have enough experience to command some of the exorbitant rates being discussed but they'd better be good, on time, and exactly as advertised...IMHO. Jan 30 24 07:54 pm Link Feb 20 24 03:51 pm Link I put on my page this saying I find to be true. "Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay". For a "Unicorn" - a nude preg model I am more than happy to pay $350/hour and any travel xpenses. It all depends I guess. Apr 20 24 01:45 pm Link Did not notice this was a ZOMBIE post from FOUR years ago ( makes it even worse I guess ? ) Sad to say, but after one model said "casual clothed" for $250 an hour .... I gave up completely on any further work .. ever ... anywhere .... from anyone Apr 22 24 07:08 pm Link Photos_by_Stan wrote: A kindred spirit is a rare treasure. Apr 23 24 06:21 am Link Photos_by_Stan wrote: After the Bentley Saleswoman quoted me $2800 per month lease, plus tax, I didn't give up driving, I simply found a car I could afford. I love driving. Apr 23 24 07:11 am Link |
