Posted by Raven_Lakota: 
I don't know. I recently terminated an association with another photographic organization over copyright issues. I never give up my copyright. I'll gladly share it or give someone blanket permission to use images.

As to the food issue, yeah, you gotta do what you gotta do, I understand that (seeing as I am getting less work myself right now). Have you considered disposing of equipment you almost never use? I dropped my backup 10D on eBay and that helped me out of a bind, won't keep me from working and once things turn around I'll probably just get a 2nd 20D to replace it.

I have very little equiptment so selling is not an option. As for the copyright, on these I can't see much use in it and I really don't want my name attached. After all there is only so many ways you can shoot porn. BTW I only want to do this a couple of times at most. Don't want to be the next Seymore Butts

Posted by brokenhorse: 
Good luck finding a model to pay for web content. It's usually for a mutual trade.

If food is an issue, scrabbled eggs and hotdogs are tastier and not much more expensive than rice.

I think we need to come up with a "Broke Photographer" cookbook. Thank God I bought 20lbs of beans last week. We won't starve but I hate being completely tapped.

Posted by * Visual Mindscapes *: 
if a model likes your work, they would be willing to pay more than that for web content.  Then again, most models who have thier own website have thier own photographers.

I am hoping I can find a couple that are just starting and need content cheap.

Posted by Mike Cummings: 

Posted by * Visual Mindscapes *: 
if a model likes your work, they would be willing to pay more than that for web content.  Then again, most models who have thier own website have thier own photographers.

I am hoping I can find a couple that are just starting and need content cheap. 

I'm not trying to discourage you but I just want to set realistic expectations.

Your chances of finding a paying model is very slim, especially in the web content arena.

If you are strapped for cash and want to make money with photography, you are better off selling your services to an average person. Take pictures of kids on horses and offer them for $20 to the parents. Maybe find a newly engaged couple and do some engagement shots. Get a few of those and you're set.

Posted by brokenhorse: 

Posted by Mike Cummings: 

Posted by * Visual Mindscapes *: 
if a model likes your work, they would be willing to pay more than that for web content.  Then again, most models who have thier own website have thier own photographers.

I am hoping I can find a couple that are just starting and need content cheap. 

I'm not trying to discourage you but I just want to set realistic expectations.

Your chances of finding a paying model is very slim, especially in the web content arena.

If you are strapped for cash and want to make money with photography, you are better off selling your services to an average person. Take pictures of kids on horses and offer them for $20 to the parents. Maybe find a newly engaged couple and do some engagement shots. Get a few of those and you're set.

I understand you being realistic, I thank you for the other ideas on where to pick up quick cash. I will be hunting up those opprotunities too.

Posted by JvR: 
I don't know the adult biz myself, but rented a studio from a guy once who did adult work at $1.80 per shot he sold. Seems a lousy proposition to me. Maybe to him too, since the last time I called him he had to let go of his studio.

Was he selling the shots to the model or was he hiring models then selling the photos? If he was doing the second one I think selling to domai.com would have made better money.