Disclaimer: I'm NOT a professional; these are my opinions and my opinions only and based on my own experiences in model photography. I am NOT a professional writer, these written format pieces are meant for purely and primarily shared knowledge from my experiences as a model photographer. It is not my intent to have a perfectly written article, if you don't like my writing please report this article to the nearest college to make corrects (or yourselves) and send those corrections at Chris@ChrisAdval.com and I'll make those changes if they do not interfere with the content. My focus is to give the content as soon as possible by any means instead of not giving the content at all (tips). Again I am not a great writer but I get my points across. The following tips are NOT meant for everyone for every situation, take the tips that you know that would work for YOU and anyway you choose. This is only a guide of tips, not strict rules that every or all persons should follow, these tips are meant for serious, business aware and pro-efficient people.
Models and Photographers Tips 05: Freelance Model Photography Safety Tips
Safety Tips for working in the freelance world of Model Photography.
When meeting with a person you have met online, such as Model Mayhem, ensure to properly research the person of interest you are interested in working with. Anyone, no exceptions to models, photographers, makeup artist, hair stylists, etc. anyone on model mayhem this applies.
Tip/Rule #1: Check their portfolio, not just on model mayhem, website(s), flickr, social media pages. Check facebook account page, fanpage, and see how many friends or LIKEs they have, the less numbers the more likely they are a fake.
Reason: Some people online may steal images and create model mayhem pages with those stolen images.