Just because he tells a good story or shows you a few good pictures, it doesn’t mean it is safe. If you are thinking, it won’t happen to me, you are putting yourself into a high risk group.
Model, but model safe.
Always find out who you are going to be modeling for. Get a home phone number not just a cell number. Check for the name and address in the phone book or do a reverse look up of the number online at the local phone companies web site.
Does this person have a web site? If it is their own domain name go to whois and check that the information they give agrees with the registration for that domain.
Ask for references. Who else have they photographed? Phone and ask, what are they like to work with? Would you work with them again?
Find out if the photographer intends to use a makeup artist. Who is it? Get a number and phone to confirm that they are booked to work with you.
Does the photographer have a membership with an online modeling group, like One Model Place or Model Mayhem. Check their profiles, check their work, look to see if there are any bad reports filed against them. Does the photographer have a membership with a professional body?
Finally, always find out exactly what it is you are going to be shooting and always take a companion with you. Make sure that the photographer knows well in advance that you bring someone to all of your photo shoots.
Never take a partner, it will be the end of you relationship or the end of your modeling career. Find a supportive girl friend or take your mother with you. In fact if you are under eighteen always take your mother.
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