Anony M.

I joined this website in the hopes of networking to a broader audience... ask and you shall receive, I guess.

I specified in my profile bio that I don't shoot nude or erotic photos, and within the first few days of my account being active, I had two people attempt to solicit me to do a nude shoot, one of whom now expects me to make a 15 hour trek to do a lingerie shoot with him and refuses to provide references because he "promised the girls secrecy." All that tells me is that you are either not proud of your work or you're afraid of what people will say when they review you -- neither of which are good signs.

I had a man demand my contact information to discuss a "video" he wanted to do with me, and when I asked for details about the video, explaining that I do not give out contact information until I know what exactly your game plan is, he not only ignored my question but responded by being pushy about calling me.

I had a very unskilled amateur photographer insist that I do a TF shoot with him, despite me explaining that I no longer do TF work unless it's for a publication or another addition to my portfolio, because he's making a "calendar of models that's being published" by some company that doesn't even exist. Looked through his portfolio... iPhone photos of inexperienced models who look incredibly uncomfortable.

Just now, I had someone with no username contact me to be a model on their website, called "teasecamgirls" dot net, and when I said no, I'm not a porn star, they insisted explaining that I can just be paid to "hang out and socialize." Meanwhile their website states "get paid to tease," and I'm not an idiot, I know what a cam girl is. Their website asks for photos of your license or passport... totally not sketchy at all, amirite ladies?

I've reported most of these people as scammers or frauds. Their profiles are still active and I have yet to hear anything from moderators.

Needless to say, I'm unbelievably disappointed in my experience with this website thus far. The modeling industry is dangerous enough as it is -- it's rife with frauds, scams, and abuse, and girls can get themselves into seriously awful situations if they aren't careful. It's clear that this website does nothing to filter out the sketchy people and keep people safe. I highly doubt there are even any legitimate photographers on it, and if there are, they're being drowned out by the huge amount of fakes on it.

All I can say is I'm glad I didn't pay for a membership. I just wish I never bothered signing up in the first place.