Model Mayhem is not an agency, it is not a model management company, and they never claim to be. bring ID to prove your age, and if you're under 21, DO NOT GO ALONE! And, for f*cks sake, don't do anything to impair your ability to advocate for yourself! Myself, I choose not to drink during a shoot, and I choose not to engage in anything that restricts my physical movement, or my ability to speak, with anyone I haven't known for a really loooong time. be honest and direct, set your boundaries and stick to them, say so when something bugs you, meet in person for coffee first before shooting, and if ANYTHING feels the least bit off, LEAVE. hello, a certain proportion of the entire human population are creeps. the vast majority of people I've met and worked with through the site have been really cool people, just there for the business of art and modeling. In my personal and humble opinion, it's just sad.I've used the free level of Model Mayhem since 2011 as a model. To clarify, not all aspiring models have these type of pictures in their portfolios but from what I've seen so far, most of them do in Tennessee and the neighboring states. You know, these culturally artistic differences… However, these pictures are perfect for applying to Hooters or a strip club. If you ask me, these are not pictures suitable for a modelling website and I'm rather repelled than attracted as a photographer by such pictures. Just try to imagine (for obvious reasons I can't publish here examples) a portfolio full of half-naked or biking pictures in stripper shoes (if you don't know what these are, don't worry, I just learned it myself - click here) where a model bends in unnatural way, sticking her bust and butt out. You ask: What are 'nasty looking portfolios'? I'm not sure how to explain it without swearing.

I spent hours, hell, days and weeks on searching for aspiring and/or interesting models with potential for producing interesting photographs but I all kept finding were nasty looking portfolios. Maybe I was right, maybe I don't understand it and my photography style and believes don't fit in the US. I started using the website much more often when I moved to the US, and I was really surprised with what type of pictures female models put in their portfolios.Īt first I thought that it might be a culturally artistic difference and that I simply didn't understand the US photography and the American-style of ModelMayhem. I was a freelance photographer in Belgium and I occasionally used ModelMayhem to network and find models and make-up artists. I'm a European photographer who moved to Memphis in June 2013. Put half-naked or bikini pictures in your portfolio, with you butt sticking out postures that say 'hump me' well, unless you want to get a job in Hooters or a strip club.īefore I continue with my ramble, let me give you some feedback.

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