dlodoski wrote:There were some nuanced aspects of it, but the main point had to do with cancellations/no-shows. If a model cancelled late or was a no-show, it was understood that the photographer would never hire her again (even if it was advantageous to do so). And the same went for photographers who cancelled; the model would never work for them again. This seems rather draconian nowadays. But it was effective.
I'm not sure when it went by the wayside. But I do remember talking it about it with a couple models who were aware of it, and they agreed that it was no longer being honored.
This is one answer for those who ask why we had many ladies for several years at a time. Brinke, Brittany, Lena, Kristine, Nyssa, Jessica, Paris, Star, Summer, Candle, Ludella, Annabelle, Anabelle, Darby, Gummi, and most others never missed a flight, showed up late or left early. They feared little and tried to make everything work. All of them really took ownership of their role in working with us. They were true professionals. We knew then we could trust those they brought to us. That's much more difficult to come by now.
A couple of very similar examples - We helped Fred get together with Brinke to shoot at Studio 588. The first night we were ready to shoot after she arrived was a bit disorganized but when we looked around for Brinke she was standing next to the clay with her towel in her hand ready to go. Nobody said a thing to her. She knew what the right thing to do was and did it. That's a pro.
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Some years later on Ludella's first time at Camp MPV we had told her we'd shoot a jungle girl pinup thing. We turned around and there she was after having found the costume in the truck, put it on, and was standing there holding her towel waiting on us to begin. That's a pro.
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