So, I recently joined the website, Model Mayhem.
I had someone contact me though them saying that they were an up and coming modeling agency and that they were interested in representing me. They are based out of PA. but handle clients Nationwide. He wanted to set up an interview with me, which can either be done in person, which is out of the question for me because of the distance, or via WebCam.
I don't have a WebCam, so I send him a couple pics, and so far we're fine, but I'm a little sceptical, I was supposed to have had the webcam Yesterday by 7pm to do the interview, which consists of him asking me questions, and discusing my strengths and weeknesses, as well as working on poses.
He did at one point tell me that they will work within my comfort zone. I told him I wouldn't be comfortable with full on nudity at this point (with being pregnant and all I want to keep the nudity to a minimum) but that artful nudes would be okay.
Anyways, I missed the interview since I didn't have the WebCam.
So I was talking to him today and he tells me that at this meeting he had last night he was able to generate alot of interest in me, and had shown them my MM Portfolio. He said their were several parites interested, and one on the larger ones was Maxim Magazine, who "Is planning a Pregnancy shoot" and has 19 models lined up to be considered for the job, me being one of those.
So I told him I could have the webcam tonight. And asked him why it was so important to have the webcam. He told me "because it's just like video" the next best thing to doing a live interview. That I understand. But after asking a few more questions I find out that I would need to be completely Nude for this interview. I told him that I wouldn't be comfortable with that, so he tells me I could wear a thong. And I still don't feel comfortable with it.
My husband has been great as far as my modeling goes, he was uncomfortable with me doing SG at forst, but he got used to it, and is fine with it now.
I know that Joe would not be comfortable with me prancing around infront of a webcam for some guy I don't know, exspecially since I told the guy that I wasn't comfortable with it. And I know that it would cause issues for me and Joe. So I told the guy that I would like to talk to my husband about it.
He got all upset saying that this was my decision and that my decision, and that my husband should control me.
I told him that it is my decision, and that he doesn't control me, and that I will always but my marriage and family before money, and that I don't know how to explain this to him so that he could understand.
He told me then that they were offering me up to $2,000 a shoot.
And I told him that I was sorry that I wasted his, and their time.
This whole interaction made me very emotional, probably the pregnancy, and all those hormones.
But this guy was not being very understanding at all, and I still don't know if he was ligit, or not. And he definately wasn't respecting my comfort zones.
But not all of the contacts I've met so far through MM have been bad, or rude ones. There are a few photographers in Portland that would love to work with me, Mostly TFP (Trade for Prints), but one or 2 offered to pay me. And none of them expect me to do anything I'm not comfortable doing.
I don't know why I let that guy bither me so much.
But anyways, I'm just venting now, I had to get this out somehow.
I had someone contact me though them saying that they were an up and coming modeling agency and that they were interested in representing me. They are based out of PA. but handle clients Nationwide. He wanted to set up an interview with me, which can either be done in person, which is out of the question for me because of the distance, or via WebCam.
I don't have a WebCam, so I send him a couple pics, and so far we're fine, but I'm a little sceptical, I was supposed to have had the webcam Yesterday by 7pm to do the interview, which consists of him asking me questions, and discusing my strengths and weeknesses, as well as working on poses.
He did at one point tell me that they will work within my comfort zone. I told him I wouldn't be comfortable with full on nudity at this point (with being pregnant and all I want to keep the nudity to a minimum) but that artful nudes would be okay.
Anyways, I missed the interview since I didn't have the WebCam.
So I was talking to him today and he tells me that at this meeting he had last night he was able to generate alot of interest in me, and had shown them my MM Portfolio. He said their were several parites interested, and one on the larger ones was Maxim Magazine, who "Is planning a Pregnancy shoot" and has 19 models lined up to be considered for the job, me being one of those.
So I told him I could have the webcam tonight. And asked him why it was so important to have the webcam. He told me "because it's just like video" the next best thing to doing a live interview. That I understand. But after asking a few more questions I find out that I would need to be completely Nude for this interview. I told him that I wouldn't be comfortable with that, so he tells me I could wear a thong. And I still don't feel comfortable with it.
My husband has been great as far as my modeling goes, he was uncomfortable with me doing SG at forst, but he got used to it, and is fine with it now.
I know that Joe would not be comfortable with me prancing around infront of a webcam for some guy I don't know, exspecially since I told the guy that I wasn't comfortable with it. And I know that it would cause issues for me and Joe. So I told the guy that I would like to talk to my husband about it.
He got all upset saying that this was my decision and that my decision, and that my husband should control me.
I told him that it is my decision, and that he doesn't control me, and that I will always but my marriage and family before money, and that I don't know how to explain this to him so that he could understand.
He told me then that they were offering me up to $2,000 a shoot.
And I told him that I was sorry that I wasted his, and their time.
This whole interaction made me very emotional, probably the pregnancy, and all those hormones.
But this guy was not being very understanding at all, and I still don't know if he was ligit, or not. And he definately wasn't respecting my comfort zones.
But not all of the contacts I've met so far through MM have been bad, or rude ones. There are a few photographers in Portland that would love to work with me, Mostly TFP (Trade for Prints), but one or 2 offered to pay me. And none of them expect me to do anything I'm not comfortable doing.
I don't know why I let that guy bither me so much.
But anyways, I'm just venting now, I had to get this out somehow.
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