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    What is the best way to get promotional photographs done for your camming profile? I don't have much spare cash to pay a pro photographer from the phone book, and even if I did, how the heck do you find one willing to take pics of you in next to nothing?? I applied to modelmayhem and got rejected lol!

    And also, is it best to have pics in nice underwear and clothed suggestive poses, or nude? Or both?

    I manage about 2 measly subscriptions to my gallery per week at the mo, and I want to get to a point where it's bringing in a nice passive income.

    Any tips are very welcome xxx

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    Sorry but how do you get rejected from ModelMayhem?!

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    Katie - I managed to get a bunch of new photos when a wedding photographer I knew distantly wanted to expand his portfolio to include boudoir shots. We did a trade-for-pics arrangement and it ended up working out really well for both of us. He used the more tame images for his portfolio and gave me a CD of something like 100 untouched images and 25 or so "edited" images. (Airbrushed out stray hairs, smoothed out my skin tone, etc.)

    You might want to see if you can set up something like that.

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    Thanks Taylor I do know a friend of a friend who is a photographer but he does pictures of wildlife so i'd feel an idiot even mentioning it.. err, do you, err, take pictures of err, naked women?? LOL

    Re modelmayhem, they reject your profile if for whatever reason it doesn't meet their extremely long list of criteria. I think in my case the pics i uploaded were too unprofessional looking, ironic as that's why i wanted to be a member in the first place

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    Take your own pics. Seriously. If you have a halfway-decent digital camera, you can do it. Hell, if you have a webcam that's good enough for webcamming, you can take profile pics. Don't pay for a pro person. Or, if you insist on it, take some halfway-decent pics so you can set up a profile on ModelMayhem, then search for a TFCD or TFP photog in your area. Although they'll prob want to retain the image rights, and that's where it gets messy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taylorgrrl View Post
    We did a trade-for-pics arrangement and it ended up working out really well for both of us.
    Yeah CL usually advertises for situaions like that. A lot of the photographers are mainly students looking to build their port.

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    Lots of sceevebags on CL, too, though. Unless you're really familiar with all the lingo, subtext, etc., I'd say steer clear of there until you have more experience.

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    ^^That is true,but there are a lot of art schools in my area. Students who can prove the project they're doing,classes they're taking ect. Those are the only people I would work with.

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    Working with art students is definitely a viable option--in some situations. But really, you should be able to take pictures that are at least as good as those taken by the sort of art student who's such a beginner that he/she would give up all rights to the pics.

    Taking a capable self-portrait is a skill that's just as important to a cam model, in my opinion, as, well, any other camming skill.

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    Well I signed up to purestorm and have spoken with a few amateur and semi-pro photographers in my area (some contacted me, others i contacted), and have been exchanging messages with one chap in particular who says he wants to expand his portfolio to include lingerie. He is retired and photographs as a hobby and for his college course. He wants the pics for his website (to promote his photography), for competitions his course holds, and just personal use. He was honest and said he may consider selling images in the future, but would never sell nudes (i don't plan to do these anyway).

    He offered tfi.

    I am checking his references as we speak and have seen some of his work which seems to be to a high standard, and the sort of thing i'm looking for.

    Does anyone know where both myself and the photographer would stand in regards to adultwork? Would AW have any control or rights over the pictures?

    Plus any other things I may have missed, i'd really appreciate your input on

    By the way I'd love to be able to take my own pics, but i just don't have a clue how to style myself, my hair, my makeup, my poses etc.. those are the kind of things that can make or break whether someone buys your images or not. I love the sort of pics Emily Balfour has for example. That's the sort of look i'm going for.

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    It's too bad you don't live near me. I am in school for photography and could def use the experience. But yea, the best way is to do trade for pictures. But be careful that you are not getting involved with someone who will sell your pictures. Make sure you make a contract up that they are for portfolio use only and if he/she wants to use them for anything else they must get permission signed permission first.

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    He has offered to do me the pics I want and will sign a form to say he releases all rights to them. In return he wants some pics to use for himself for portfolio etc.

    I was wondering, how long is normal to wait for the pics after the shoot? They will be a cd of images. Also, how many images would you expect to get and would you expect them retouched/ edited etc?

    I've also had an offer of a paid fetish shoot (clothed). It sounds a bit too good to be true but having messaged some of the girls he's previously worked with, they give him the thumbs up.

    Gosh I feel like i need someone to guide me through all this lol, i feel such a noob.

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    Default Re: Professional profile pics?

    For AW only. Professional pics usually have a large negative effect on the account.

    Clients looking more for girl next door than professional models.

    Self shot images have the best positive effects on AW accounts.

    If your not selling enough check your prices, titles/descriptions. Create some albums. Add some to the free to view gallery, maybe a sneak peek of each album.

    Also add a good amount of content to increase rankings on pages throughout AW.

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    Wow I didn't have any idea that it had an effect on ranking... ?

    My prices are £1.99 for 24 hour subscription
    I have quite a few free pics, but both these and the ones in the private gallery are just cringeworthy imo, i wouldn't pay for them lol. I don't have a way to take pics myself as webcam attached to top of pc which is on a cabinet by my bed.

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    If you wudnt pay for your own product then its really time to get it sorted

    £1.99 for 24hours is expensive if you have less than 200~ images of poor/medium quality and poor content. With little to no feedback (less than 40-50) or customer base.

    £1.99 for 24hours is cheap if you have more than 200~ good quality interesting content pictures with good descriptions. Also having a medium to large feedback number 50+ with a customer base.

    I recommend new performers to have a price structure like 0.99/24hours, 1.49/3days and 1.99/1 week. I have personally found this to be the best overly pricing. It will vary on each account but you can always change it up and down to suit.


    Sometimes it can be good to have cheap galleries to use as advertising for your directcam sessions when you come online. You may loss alittle earnings from galleries but you'll in return make up for it (and extra) in directcam shows.


    Sales of picture galleries can be directly influenced by titles and descriptions of the images, as clients may use the search feature to find for instance "blowj*b pov" with a preference for 50yr olds. And if you havent filled out your content correctly you will lose sales.

    Click here and use the search categorys to make sure you meet the mark.

    Example, min pic size. They have the options of 200/600/1000 and 1500. If your images are 199 pixels try to get them taken at 200 at least to get into the next level so you can demand a higher price and more exposure. Same goes for gallery size for instance, if you have only 19 images then go out of your way to take that 20th image so you can get into the next higher category.


    Also make sure you have completed your interview and provided as much details about your body/self as possible to make yourself easier for clients to find.

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    (Just going to hype Amanda Brooks some more here.)

    Girls. Listen. In this business, selling MORE at a CHEAPER price is NOT always better than selling LESS at a MORE EXPENSIVE price.

    Sorry for the caps-happy typing, but I'm really serious about this. PJ is very, very helpful when it comes to a lot of things, including how to work AW. But she just presents ONE WAY to work it. You can go your own way & still milk that baby.

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    I said "sometimes" its good to have cheaper galleries, depends on its purpose. To increase dc shows or a source of income in itself.

    Sorry I should have wrote more about the other side.

    I personally would use galleries to advertise my other services (selling more = more exposure). Everyones different though.


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    Thanks to both of you

    I actually have 88 feedback now lol. I've lowered the price of my gallery because, while i don't want to keep it this way forever, i can see what PrincessJenny is saying about it encouraging guys to cam with me. I actually managed to take a couple of good shots on the webcam tonight, one of which i'm really chuffed with (see new profile pic over there <-----)

    And Yes I already had a fully written out bio and intro movie. Just re-done my movie actually. Not entirely happy with it but i thought i'd do a "Katie at one month in" sort of update thing, and i think it works reasonably well.

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    The profile looks really well. Another small tip is to change the prices from rounded numbers to 99 number, eg 0.99, 1.49, 1.99 etc. (same could apply to other prices like directcam).

    This gives the illusion of being cheaper.

    Iv spotted your profile before on AW so im surprised its not selling out.

    More pics are needed

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katie Evers View Post
    He has offered to do me the pics I want and will sign a form to say he releases all rights to them. In return he wants some pics to use for himself for portfolio etc.

    I was wondering, how long is normal to wait for the pics after the shoot? They will be a cd of images. Also, how many images would you expect to get and would you expect them retouched/ edited etc?

    I've also had an offer of a paid fetish shoot (clothed). It sounds a bit too good to be true but having messaged some of the girls he's previously worked with, they give him the thumbs up.

    Gosh I feel like i need someone to guide me through all this lol, i feel such a noob.
    It really depends on what you would want on how many images you would get. I'd say on average maybe ten to twenty. I'd say about a week is a good enough waiting time to receive pics, maybe two. And they should be touched up, at least a little. Make sure you ask him these questions so that way you can guarantee you will be happy with them and not wasting your time. I made this mistake when I was 18. I found myself in a awkward situation and was very disappointed when I got my pics back. I actually cried lmao.

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    I don't think it's worth the bother to get professional pictures done - guys are too quick to assume a girl might be "fake" already, and having pictures that are professional or just look too good only confirms that in their feeble minds. lol

    It's better to just practice in front of your camera with the timer and/or with your webcam, seeing which angles and poses work for you, and just take some cute shots in various outfits on your own.

    Also, you won't build any worthwhile passive income as a non-celebrity camgirl with a few pic sets from a pro shoot. The pics just won't sell enough. To make any decent money selling pics you will have to have a lot of sets and update frequently. That will get really time-consuming if you're doing them pro. It is less difficult if you are doing them yourself from the comfort of your home and on your schedule.


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    On how long to wait: I'd tell him to burn you the CD right there or load the raw files to your own hard drive. Photogs can take forever when there's no incentive to hurry the hell up, so when I've worked with photographers in the past, in situations where it's very clear in advance that I own the rights, I'd have them shoot, load, and burn/transfer before they leave the premises.

    I love photographers. I work with them, I'm involved with one, I am one myself, but a LOT of them are world-class flakes.

    And I have a feeling Jenny's right about pro photos on AW. Mine are pretty pro-looking, and the only people who buy my gallery are regulars (but then my descriptions are pretty non-existent). The few cheap cam snaps are the ones I get the most remarks on.

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    Thanks girls. Well the 16 new pics I added 2 days ago, and big, bold, capital letter note about my gallery now being only 99p, did absolutely..... jack shot!!! LOL. 1 subscription *rolls eyes*

    The more I read these forums and look around onemodelplace, modelmayhem, and purestorm etc, the more i am thinking if i find the perfect tog who is willing to do me a few nice pics in exchange for my time, then great, i'll use those, but i won't worry too much about having pro pics up there, at least not at the moment

    Thanks ladies xxxx

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    Keep adding the pics 16 is a good start.

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    Hi Katie! I was just as lost as you were regarding picture sets and content, and asked the same question a little while ago. The ladies here hooked me up! I am finally in a position now to where I can invest a few dollars in camming equipment and supplies...so I'll be experimenting right along with you

    http://forum.stripperweb.com/showthr...t=picture+sets

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