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Model

JT99

Posts: 93

Saint Paul, Minnesota, US

Just wondering if any models have funny or embarrassing "outtakes" they'd enjoy sharing?  Thought we could do with a little levity in the forums.  Here's one I can think of.

At the time I was mortified, and probably turned beet red, but I can look back on it with a laugh now (as does the coordinator).  After all, it was my first-ever live paid figure modeling session, and I was still learning.

I thought I'd done an appropriate amount of preparing.  I garnered ideas for interesting dynamic poses from websites and books, attended classes to see what other models did, spoke extensively with the coordinator, practiced at home, etc.  The session (2.5 hours, and a typical mix of short and long poses) seemed to go well, and I got a chance to chat with several of the artists during the break, who complimented me for doing well.

When I got to the end, I asked the coordinator and artists for constructive feedback.  I took a few notes and started to head out the door when the coordinator pulled me aside.  "You should bring a towel next time", she said.  "Oh, for the sitting poses?"  "No, because your penis was dripping most of the time and everyone could see it."

That...had never entered my mind as a possibility.  Oops.

Feb 01 24 03:02 pm Link

Model

JT99

Posts: 93

Saint Paul, Minnesota, US

Heh, this topic went over like a lead balloon. Ah well.

Feb 06 24 03:44 pm Link

Photographer

Zap Industries

Posts: 93

STATEN ISLAND, New York, US

Yikes.

Feb 14 24 09:51 pm Link

Photographer

Mark Salo

Posts: 11956

Olney, Maryland, US

This member is in-and-out!

Feb 15 24 07:04 am Link

Model

Liv Sage

Posts: 467

Seattle, Washington, US

This would get you fired from most high level art schools.

The reason this story didn't go over well is likely because it leads people to believe you are an exhibitionist and posing for college classes for perverted reasons. I've heard about this happening from model coordinators and other models I know - men who sign up to pose for art classes and clearly have some sort of sexual predilection for others looking at them naked. It's why they have to be careful when hiring male models.

Next time you pose, you don't need a towel. You should excuse yourself and take care of your business in private before taking the model stand again. Your penis should not be dripping on the model stand in front of the artists/students.

For heaven's sake.

Mar 14 24 01:55 pm Link

Photographer

Focuspuller

Posts: 2998

Los Angeles, California, US

"Heh, this topic went over like a lead balloon. Ah well."

It wasn't the topic.

Mar 14 24 07:53 pm Link

Photographer

Patrick Walberg

Posts: 45553

San Jose, California, US

Liv Sage wrote:
This would get you fired from most high level art schools.

The reason this story didn't go over well is likely because it leads people to believe you are an exhibitionist and posing for college classes for perverted reasons. I've heard about this happening from model coordinators and other models I know - men who sign up to pose for art classes and clearly have some sort of sexual predilection for others looking at them naked. It's why they have to be careful when hiring male models.

Next time you pose, you don't need a towel. You should excuse yourself and take care of your business in private before taking the model stand again. Your penis should not be dripping on the model stand in front of the artists/students.

For heaven's sake.

Thank you for stating the obvious that there was something off about his story.

Mar 15 24 01:54 am Link

Model

MatureModelMM

Posts: 2849

Detroit, Michigan, US

Liv Sage wrote:
This would get you fired from most high level art schools.

The reason this story didn't go over well is likely because it leads people to believe you are an exhibitionist and posing for college classes for perverted reasons. I've heard about this happening from model coordinators and other models I know - men who sign up to pose for art classes and clearly have some sort of sexual predilection for others looking at them naked. It's why they have to be careful when hiring male models.

Next time you pose, you don't need a towel. You should excuse yourself and take care of your business in private before taking the model stand again. Your penis should not be dripping on the model stand in front of the artists/students.

For heaven's sake.

Agree 100%, I've been modelling since 1987 and that was an issue even back then.

I heard the very same thing Liv is describing from art directors and other models, who had issues with inappropriate things taking place with male models during posing.  There are many venues which are super cautious about booking any new, unknown male models for exactly that reason.  Usually when there is any doubt at all, they will have a discussion with the prospective new model ahead of time and warn them about possible issues which could get them removed from the model call list.

Mar 15 24 09:47 am Link

Model

Liv Sage

Posts: 467

Seattle, Washington, US

MatureModelMM wrote:
Agree 100%, I've been modelling since 1987 and that was an issue even back then.

I heard the very same thing Liv is describing from art directors and other models, who had issues with inappropriate things taking place with male models during posing.  There are many venues which are super cautious about booking any new, unknown male models for exactly that reason.  Usually when there is any doubt at all, they will have a discussion with the prospective new model ahead of time and warn them about possible issues which could get them removed from the model call list.

Exactly.
There's a reason why female models aren't usually subjected to formal interviews and male models are.
It's not because of posing ability.
Here is an example.

"Provide levity" - ah, yes, because it's so funny when you drip precum on the model stand in front of teenage art students. Very light stuff indeed.

Jul 17 24 04:37 pm Link

Photographer

Arizona Shoots

Posts: 28888

Phoenix, Arizona, US

I had the same thing happen to me, but I realized it right away and flung it across the room before anyone noticed.

Jul 17 24 05:39 pm Link

Photographer

D-SCAPES

Posts: 15

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Women models whose nipples get erect and who leak genital arousal lubrication, this would get you fired from most high level art schools.

The reason this story didn't go over well is likely because it leads people to believe you are an exhibitionist and posing for college classes for perverted reasons. I've heard about this happening from model coordinators and other models I know - women who sign up to pose for art classes and clearly have some sort of sexual predilection for others looking at them naked. It's why they have to be careful when hiring female models.

Next time you pose, you don't need a towel. You should excuse yourself and take care of your business in private before taking the model stand again. Your  nipples should not be erect and your vagina should not be dripping lubrication on the model stand in front of the artists/students.

For heaven's sake!

Sep 15 24 06:58 pm Link

Photographer

3440266

Posts: 948

Pacifica, California, US

OP was a male model…so, to put it in graphic, biological terms, either he was either dripping pre-cum or experiencing a gonorrhea flare up  on set (or claimed that was what happened).

Both the story itself and the fact he felt compelled to tell such a story on a public forum sort of indicate a certain mindset….

Sep 16 24 07:53 am Link

Photographer

Mark Salo

Posts: 11956

Olney, Maryland, US

D-SCAPES wrote:
Your  nipples should not be erect and your vagina should not be dripping lubrication on the model stand in front of the artists/students.

The OP has nipples but I'm not sure about a vagina.

Sep 16 24 04:18 pm Link

Photographer

Lallure Photographic

Posts: 2240

Taylors, South Carolina, US

The folly of youth, I suspect. You must learn to see the model as an object, and not a sexual stimulus. Your mind was not truly on your work.

Mar 08 25 07:37 am Link

Photographer

Frederick C

Posts: 143

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

D-SCAPES wrote:
Women models whose nipples get erect and who leak genital arousal lubrication, this would get you fired from most high level art schools.

My two cents as I’m a father of four boys.
Regarding Erect Nipples; IMHO, A breast is a BREAST when it culminates with a nipple.  Without a nipple it is disfunctional as a body part even for Babies, also not as Artsy or presentable as a breast with a protruding teat.  Photographers and artists strive to get good shapely images of bosoms with erect nipples as that also changes the appearance of the entire areola.  I’ve had models pinch their teats in order to make them erect for photography, WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED!
No, it is not sexuatlity but rather the shape of a Woman.

In regard to arousal lubes in a woman; I’ve seen it a few time during sessions in my studio.  I take no notice and ask no questions when they visit the washroom frequently or see deposits on dark furniture.  I’ve even had models wipe or ask me to clean the seats after they leave.  That is life, its short, so; LIVE IT!  Let the human body 'BE SO’ provided sexuality is not the primary function of the artistic endeavour.

Apologies if I’ve offended anyone.

Mar 08 25 08:38 am Link

Photographer

FANG JIAN

Posts: 17

Beijing, Beijing, China

Mark Salo wrote:
This member is in-and-out!

he must be kicked off because of what he said

Aug 15 25 07:50 pm Link

Photographer

Audrey Rinehart

Posts: 60

New York, New York, US

PSA: If your penis is drippy, you really should go get an STD test

Aug 23 25 03:05 pm Link