Forums > Modeling > 30 years minus 17 years equals 13 years

Photographer

Garry k

Posts: 30211

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Models - I might be heading to your area in a few months
and i have started scanning for potential models to shoot with
but when i see a model listing her age as 30 , and i see that she has been on the site for 17 years
I know she didnt join MM when she was 13

Its good to be honest with Photographers

Aug 16 25 10:19 pm Link

Model

Model MoRina

Posts: 6749

MacMurdo - permanent station of the US, Sector claimed by New Zealand, Antarctica

You have been here long enough to know:
1) models under 18 used to be allowed to have profiles here
2) models lie about their age in order to come up in more searches
3) it is up to you to verify any info that is important to you before hiring
4) if a model who is 40 can pass for 30, then what does it matter? Someone looking for a typical 40 year old may not hire her because she looks too young.
5)This site should have an age range, not an age.

Aug 17 25 06:11 am Link

Photographer

Garry k

Posts: 30211

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I totally agree with you about it being the Photographers responsibility to confirm the age of the Model

But it gave me no pleasure to have sent 2 Models packing after they arrived and I quickly saw that they had both misrepresented  their age and weight

One incident in Tacoma and one in Beverly Hills. Both of course were pissed but really they only had themselves to blame

Aug 17 25 11:28 am Link

Model

Model MoRina

Posts: 6749

MacMurdo - permanent station of the US, Sector claimed by New Zealand, Antarctica

Garry k wrote:
I totally agree with you about it being the Photographers responsibility to confirm the age of the Model

But it gave me no pleasure to have sent 2 Models packing after they arrived and I quickly saw that they had both misrepresented  their age and weight

One incident in Tacoma and one in Beverly Hills. Both of course were pissed but really they only had themselves to blame

I definitely don't condone lying and misrepresentation, even though I understand the reasons why some models do it. I never saw the point in lying about my age. I always saw my age as a benefit and never had trouble filling my booking calendar.

Aug 17 25 01:48 pm Link