Laura UnBound wrote:
If their home is clean and their wife isn't trying to murder me, I don't care that we're shooting in their home.

+100

If they live in a one bedroom apartment so cluttered you can't see the floor it's unreasonable to expect a model to pose there. But many of my clients have studio setups in their homes and it's par for the course at this point. At least you know the bathroom isn't used by half a million people every week and there's free water available.

Given that I've had photographers rent a "studio" in the South Bay that's a room on the side of someone's house where the owner glares at you if you ask to use the restroom, I don't hold out much faith that studio rentals will automatically mean comfortable situations anymore. There's a reason I have and push a list of studios I recommend - I've already vetted them and know that they're clean, comfortable, and that the owners aren't creeps.

It's also why I'm trying so hard to set up a home studio in my place... Life is so much easier when I can just provide a location for the shoot.

Eleanor Rose wrote:

+100

If they live in a one bedroom apartment so cluttered you can't see the floor it's unreasonable to expect a model to pose there. But many of my clients have studio setups in their homes and it's par for the course at this point. At least you know the bathroom isn't used by half a million people every week and there's free water available.

Given that I've had photographers rent a "studio" in the South Bay that's a room on the side of someone's house where the owner glares at you if you ask to use the restroom, I don't hold out much faith that studio rentals will automatically mean comfortable situations anymore. There's a reason I have and push a list of studios I recommend - I've already vetted them and know that they're clean, comfortable, and that the owners aren't creeps.

It's also why I'm trying so hard to set up a home studio in my place... Life is so much easier when I can just provide a location for the shoot.

Well said , if I was to say that I would be attacked to the enth degree thanks...

Eleanor Rose wrote:
It's also why I'm trying so hard to set up a home studio in my place... Life is so much easier when I can just provide a location for the shoot.

Sounds like a great idea with a lot of potential,  I wish you the best of luck with it.

Abbitt Photography wrote:
I think it's also more common with newbie models who may just have it in their head that all shoots happen in big fancy studios.  I think most more experienced independent models have often shot in home studios and know it's a big part of their potential market.

I don't think it has to do with them having an idea of shooting in a big fancy studio, but more of a question of comfort. If they are a newbie, they might be worried going to someone's home, that they don't know. This is especially true if they have shot at even a small studio and then another shoot is at someone's home. It has nothing to do with their ego, but if they're a young, small female, safety is a concern. Especially if the shoot is nude or implied nudity, you can't blame a model for being cautious. Flaking out is awful and I hate when other models do it and they shouldn't if they don't want to, or at least ask to bring someone if they're really worried. Photographers that I have shot with at home studios always mention who else will be there, or if no one else will, and I appreciate that.