how should you go about getting women to take nude pictures if you are an amateur photographer?

Answer 1

First of all, the issue is trust. You must be trustable and establish that up front. Do not violate that trust in anything you promise or anything you do.

OK, One Model Place has a pretty good listing for models. Some of them will work for copies of their shots on CD. That is as close to free as you are going to get. I pay my models $25-50 an hour with 2 hours guaranteed minimum. In that time frame I take about 6 gigs of shots. So, money is an inducement as well as the idea of getting copies of their pictures. I would suggest you join One Model Place so you can search for models in your area and who are interested in the kind of work you would like to do.

Always have a business card with all your contact info on it with you. Always. Some photographers will offer to give a person who connects them with a model a bonus ~$50. I have done that. So your card may be going to a person who will not pose but gets someone else to. Or better yet, that person will pose and sign up another couple of models. That has happened to me.

Ads are chancey. You could put them up at colleges (junior colleges, too) as long as you ask and get permission. Wording is critical. Artistic Photographer seeks Models, Dancers, Actresses ages 18-30, Time for CD (or whatever you wish). When the lady calls, be upfront. Tell her you are doing a series of artistic nudes (if that is truly what you want to do). Interview at a safe spot - safe for both of you. A coffee shop is good.

Suggest she may wish to bring a girl friend along on the shoot. Anymore I worry if they do not. You have to protect yourself, too, remember. Charges of rape or assault are damning before anything gets to court.

Have a model release form. Have her read it carefully. She must sign it and you need to keep a copy for your own files. Otherwise, the photos do not belong to you. I always take a pic of the lady with the release and a proof of her age (drivers license). Always always do that.

During the shoot, behave yourself. Keep your end of the bargain. Odds are, she will come back and maybe bring another model for you.

Should you need more help or wish to talk more, feel free to write me.

Answer 2

I tend to agree and disagree with some of the replies. First, $150 is out of line for something that you will end up with all the rights to. Unless you manage to find a sucker or someone who absolutely has no idea what their doing, that's probably never going to happen. An 11x14 print just doesn't cut it as far as compensation. Most photographer's are going to want to shoot their own models and I'd be very surprised if they didn't have their own D/SLR camera that they're already familiar with. I certainly wouldn't want to spend paid time learning how to use YOUR camera. I would recommend offering to rent the studio out on a day and half day rate. Include your lighting kit as well as a small refrigerator stocked with free drinks (soda and bottled water). I would also think about gathering as many props as possible such as used furniture and stuff (cheap through garage sales and private parties), Don't offer anything models would use in an intimate way including lingerie. These are generally very personal items and you'll go broke trying to stock an ample wardrobe of various sizes. Something to seriously consider as well is liability insurance. What happens if a photographer shoots underage models in YOUR studio or if someone gets hurt? You apparently have a few models looking for work and want to offer them as well, but I would make this a separate offer, apart from the studio rental. You're also going to need to invest in a better lighting system but that can probably wait until you have a few rentals. You also said small studio, so you may or may not be able to incorporate the props I mentioned, at least not the larger ones. As for the photo's - they belong to the photographer, not you. Otherwise I'd be better off just paying the model or someone else to rent their home or apartment and do my shoot in a more "natural" space. Just something to think about. Hope it helps.

Answer 3

First you start by taking photos of a girlfriend, wife, cousin, friend, co-worker, ect... so you have tasteful nude photos to show others. Thats how I did my first nude lay-out, was by looking at other tasteful nude photos the photographer had did of his wife and sister - in -law. The were cool and they turned out great. I was confertable too because he had other females in there with me to fix my hair, put more lipstick on me or to move my head a certin way. That was a must, for another female to be in there.

Answer 4

Well I don't know exactly, but I know that a nude model for a life drawing class gets paid $50. I don't know if this helps you or not.