Received this from a model I requested for a shoot:

Sant Deleon   
03/04/15 12:08 PM
   
Hey Gary. Thanks for reaching out to me for a shoot! I will have to decline however. Thanks for the opportunity though and I wish you the best of luck on your model search!
-Sant

Now THAT'S how to respond to a model request - with courtesy and class.

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THE MALE NUDE: A PERSONAL JOURNEY
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A CHRONOLOGY OF 25 YEARS OF MALE FIGURE PHOTOGRAPHY.

MODELS: PLEASE READ THIS!

I shoot male nudes.  That's what I do.  Just look at my portfolio.  I will shoot lifestyle, fashion and portraits on a paid basis or in exchange for TF.  On rare occasions I will shoot "Implied", if it is agreed to up front and I see a good reason for it.

For me a shoot is a commitment, one I take seriously, and it involves planning, equipment, space and time.  It also involves my talent and vision, before, during and after a shoot. 

If you consent to a nude shoot and sign an unrestricted release, be sure you know what you are doing.  If you require any sort of restrictions - "implied", "no frontal", " no face", etc., please state that BEFORE the shoot is scheduled, so that I may have the opportunity to decide whether or not I want to do it.

I WILL CONSIDER LIMITED TF IF YOUR LOOK COMPLEMENTS MY WORK; OTHERWISE MY RATES ARE QUITE REASONABLE. A MODEL RELEASE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL TF WORK. I NEVER RELEASE UNEDITED IMAGES, PAID OR OTHERWISE. PLEASE DON'T ASK.

ALL my "Friends" have made some contact with me by TAG, COMMENT or MESSAGE before being accepted.  They are all either models I would work with/have worked with or photographers I respect, SO PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING A FRIEND REQUEST. BLIND REQUESTS WILL BE DELETED.

THIS IS NOT FACEBOOK.  I ALREADY HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS. ;-)

I appreciate critiques, but can do without comments such as "Hot!" and "Nice".  If you like an image, please tell me why.  If you don't, likewise.  I'll try to do the same for you. 

All photographs by foto-GRAPHOS are protected by copyright law. No image may be used, edited, reproduced, transferred, published or distributed in any form or by any means without prior written consent from foto-GRAPHOS.

Twenty-five years of experience, participant in various competitions and exhibitions.  Recently added to the permanent collection of the Fine Arts Photography Collection of the Kinsey Institute.

RECENT EXHIBITIONS:

Kinsey Institute 2015 Juried Exhibition

Kinsey Institute 2012 Juried Exhibition

"Uncensored: Queer Art and the Church", Leslie/Lohman, NYC 2012

Kinsey Institute 2011 Juried Exhibition.

Kinsey Institute 2009 Juried Exhibition.

Studio 2017 Second Annual Winter Exhibition, Houston, December 2008.

Expressive Bodies: Contemporary Art Photography from The Kinsey Institute, Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis, October 2007.

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