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    I'm just getting into modeling & wondering what i should expect to be paid for nude photo shoots? I did my first shoot for $160, which seems really low now that i think about it. i posed nude but did not do anything graphic. should i be asking for more? especially considering i have given up all rights of the images to the photographer, who can potentially make A LOT of money off of them? any words of advice...
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    Well, it depends. A lot.

    Your looks.
    Your experience.
    Where you're located, and what your local market pays. If anything.
    The kind of photographers who contact you and the work they want from you.

    I've had models pose nude for me for free. They just wanted pictures from me.
    I've run into models that want to charge a lot, say $100 or $150/hour, and often, they can.
    I've run into models that pose nude in an art class for $15/hour.

    I suggest going to onemodelplace.com or modelmayhem.com, looking for models in your area who do nude work and post their rates, and see what they charge. Or going onto the forums in those sites to see if there's a discussion on rates.

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    it also depends on the genre, and what specifically you're doing, and if you're selling directly to the photographer or to a website.
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    I have given up rights to the photos & the photographer will be licensing them to websites (ie making a lot of money off of them) I thought being paid $160 for a shoot was good...until i realized the purpose of his taking the pictures. Now i feel like i deserve a bigger cut, but am not sure if it out of line to expect it...

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    How long was the shoot? I've read "per Modelmayhem" that alot of models make Ave. $75/hr for nude images.

    I don't shoot nude and ummm (not to toot my own horn here) I charge $150 for glamour shots...no topless, nude NOTHING like that.

    So I think it depends on your look, and experience, and what the photographer is trying to create.







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    Also depends on what type of nude.
    If your doing fetish (which includes nude), artistic nude, or hustler style then I would vary my rates greatly.
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    Default Re: average pay for photo shoots?

    I'm no expert here, but if you get more work because some others saw your pics, then the $160 may not be too bad. Why not make a simple website for yourself? If you're desirable enough you'll find out (but remember any site needs viewers). Also, I wonder if the photographer is really going to make all that much. I see so many sites come and go. Many former Playmates and Pets quit their paid membership sites after a year, due to declining interest. So it's not always easy money.

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    Actually $200/hr Is Average...if You Have Ever Been Published Or Featured On A Major Pay Site.
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    I just started the world of artistic-nude modeling. My first shoot was a hundred dollars an hour, three hours long. *shrugs* I guess it varies.

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    Default Re: average pay for photo shoots?

    A photographer will either choose to pay per shoot or pay per hour. For artistic nudes? I've done em for anywhere between $50 per hour (6+ hour shoot) and $150 per hour. I've also done shoots for, on average, $100 per shoot but they were never more than 1-2 rolls of film/digital cards.
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