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Photographer

JOEL McDONALD

Posts: 608

Portland, Oregon, US

How does a photog manage the monthly MM VIP membership fee for a trade model?

I've been asked to consider trading a few shoots each month in exchange for the VIP membership in addition to assisting her with some promotion.

How would I pay for the model's monthly fee each month without just giving her the money?

Feb 22 13 06:51 am Link

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Rudolph Uhlman

Posts: 166

Salem, Oregon, US

Feb 22 13 07:40 am Link

Photographer

Cherrystone

Posts: 37171

Columbus, Ohio, US

I'd hand off the $$$ and avoid the entanglement and subtle inference that gift thing implies.

Feb 22 13 07:45 am Link

Model

Jordan Bunniie

Posts: 1755

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

I'd just pay her the cash and let her pay for it herself.

Feb 22 13 12:22 pm Link

Photographer

Art of the nude

Posts: 12067

Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

JOEL McDONALD wrote:
How does a photog manage the monthly MM VIP membership fee for a trade model?

I've been asked to consider trading a few shoots each month in exchange for the VIP membership in addition to assisting her with some promotion.

How would I pay for the model's monthly fee each month without just giving her the money?

VIP membership is $10 a month.  You're getting "a few shoots" for that?

Feb 22 13 07:47 pm Link

Model

T A Y L O R

Posts: 2990

Seattle, Washington, US

Art of the nude wrote:

VIP membership is $10 a month.  You're getting "a few shoots" for that?

Yeah, what?

Feb 24 13 10:48 am Link

Photographer

JOEL McDONALD

Posts: 608

Portland, Oregon, US

T A Y L O R  wrote:
Yeah, what?

It's inclusive with the dozen or so TF shoot images chosen. It was suggested in exchange for a couple of scheduled reshoots per month.

The model gets different genre shots with each shoot. I get the opportunity of working with the different genres with a reliable model. And the model also gets the VIP to be able to add more images to her profile.

Seemed like an ok arrangement.

Feb 25 13 09:13 am Link