


Do several shoots, spend money get a different job so you can afford to keep yourself going while you are modeling. Get your portfolio to as many agencies as possible. You need to get out there, buy the premium packages, join more than one site. That isn't realistic and will never happen especially in modeling.
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I have been reading a ton of the previous reviews from people that clearly want everything for free and expect instant results. As a photographer I found that page to be very helpful and exceptional in what they do. Model Mayhem offers lots of good advice for free and provides a place for new and experienced models to grow their careers. Joining a site and putting in a free page in the midst of 100,000 others, it isn't realistic that you will get noticed. You get what you pay for, if you want to be noticed then you need to make it happen. So, like most things in life, Model Mayhem is a mixed blessing. But the moderators can be very subjective about interpreting the rules and, as others have pointed out in this forum, can "close" your account without warning or recourse-even if you have paid for a premium membership. There are rules for photo content and behavior, most of which make sense. There are some good ones but there are more than a few moderators who are rude, petty, arbitrary and downright abusive. What really SUCKS about Model Mayhem are the Moderators who are supposed to maintain order and resolve problems. There are a lot of creeps on MM and models need to be selective, and careful who they work with. And it's possible to check who else someone has worked with which helps models separate the legit photographers from the creepy "GWCs" (Guy With Camera) who just want to see women nekkid. Here really is no other model/photo site that comes close in scale. Especially good if you're a traveling model or photographer. because you can search by city, state, country, etc. It's a great site for finding models, photographers, makeup artists, retouchers, etc. I'm a photographer and have been with Model Mayhem since 2006. Dave Viet Photography located in San Diego was responsible for not returning my photos after strictly agreeing upon TFP. I recommend using any site over this one. They have been replaced with Instagram and other open, more safe medias anyways. I don't know who else they are allowing to use their site if this is what I'm seeing with my own eyes. I chose to take additional photos cause I blindly trusted this person for marking himself as a professional) I will never trust or use this site again. (this was not my reason for writing this review.

Aside from that I did X rated personal photos for him as well and never saw a single photo clothed or not. Untrustworthy to say the least to condone and defend this behavior with a user on their site by not letting me share my experience and give me warnings for sharing. It was their priority to maintain the sites appeal over protecting users on their website. Keep in mind you have to trust this person once walking away from a photoshoot) the moderator of the site removed my experience I shared letting future models know what they can potentially experience, if choosing to work with this photographer. Essentially a trade, time and receiving the work you had done with the photographer. I reported a photographer for stealing photos after agreeing to doing TFP (time for portfolio.

I guess I got lucky on the site till now.
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I will update when I try out the paid levels. Used with candor and appropriate skepticism, this site is excellent! if someone presents themselves as representing Model Mayhem to book you for a gig, do not respond, they're a scam and spoofing them. Model Mayhem is not an agency, it is not a model management company, and they never claim to be. bring ID to prove your age, and if you're under 21, DO NOT GO ALONE! And, for f*cks sake, don't do anything to impair your ability to advocate for yourself! Myself, I choose not to drink during a shoot, and I choose not to engage in anything that restricts my physical movement, or my ability to speak, with anyone I haven't known for a really loooong time. be honest and direct, set your boundaries and stick to them, say so when something bugs you, meet in person for coffee first before shooting, and if ANYTHING feels the least bit off, LEAVE. hello, a certain proportion of the entire human population are creeps. the vast majority of people I've met and worked with through the site have been really cool people, just there for the business of art and modeling. I've used the free level of Model Mayhem since 2011 as a model.
