Criteria
If you don't know how to book a photo shoot, a video shooting or a show, you can follow the suggestions I give you here.. Obviously, you don't have to follow them all, but at least have in mind the most important.
Be as brief and specific as possible in order to avoid an excessive activity of emails to clarify questions. You can add any additional info and if you have any questions, just ask.
-Fees / TFP: 99,9% of my shoots are paid. I'm to be paid in cash and it's best if we specify the exact price beforehand to avoid misunderstandings. Normally my hourly rate and my fees are affordable and reasonable, depending on the style you may be interested in. I don't bargain hours for free or anything of the sort. I also work half day (4 hours) and full days (8 hours). I don't bargain the price of a shoot neither when I get there nor when I leave. My preparation are included on the time of the shooting, usually I take as maximum 45 min for an medium elaborated stylism, make up and hair. Please take it in count when you decide the hours for the booking. Also remember that very elaborated clothes and preparations can take long but usually I'm pretty quicky in the changes.
I do not exchange shoots, do TFP (or whatever you call it) except for very rare cases (excluding nudes), such as magazine publication, or any other publication that may be interesting or important in my career; I do fashion shoots with interesting brands that have the possibility of being published 100%. I don't need to increase my portfolio with nudes, lingerie, etc. Modelling is my job, it's my profession and I take it seriously. That's one of the many reasons why I don't accept arranged photo shoots.I do not do social shoot meeting or group shoot for free, my rates for this kind is different.I don't work for free!
*If we do a paid shoot and you try not pay me, I'll ask to delete all the pictures and I'll publish an negative reference on you photography profiles about it and also to my contacts.*
-Contracts: Contracts are first sent while planning the shoot via email, so I can read it and agree with everything. I also have my own sample contracts, so if you don't have one I can bring mine. In case you forget the contract (it happens) and we've already made the shoot, I will demand the contract to be printed immediately. I will ask for a copy too, so bring two copies.
-Location, timetable and date: The location for the shoot, for example a hotel,a house, a photography studio, a rented apartment, urban outdoors, abandoned places, natural landscapes, etc. You must specify the place so I can arrange how to get there, as well as how long you are interested in, as well as the date and availability. I can work any time if I don't have any other shoot that particular day. If it is the case, I'd let you know so we can arrange and agree convenient days for both of us. If you are not in Madrid (or if I'm not in your city), please contact me to discuss dates in advance, the sooner the better!
-Make up and hairdressing: I'm a professional make up and with very good skills in hairdressing, from pin-up, dark, exaggerated, simple and natural, fantasy, alternative, beauty styles, radical, etc. But I'll be more than happy to work with professionals as long as those who hire me bring them along.
-Style and number of outfits: I love wearing designers' and labels' outfits to promote them, I'd be delighted to work with stylists too. If the shoot requires clothes, I can bring a wide variety of my own. I also consider myself a good stylist and I can take care of it if needed. Besides, I have some contacts in lingerie, dress, pin-up, corset and latex shops that could lend me some outfits. Attention: I don't use real animal leather or fur! Alert: I don't use leather and other animal origin clothes and the only thing I cannot provide is jeans clothes.
-Beauty: I reckon some shoots and projects require being completely or not waxed, covering my tattoos with make-up and can looks very natural or removing my piercings. I'm well aware of that but you must tell me so in advance.
-Trips: Travel expenses (single and return) to other cities outside Madrid (except if I'm already in your city) for photo shoots, video shootings and shows are to be covered by the person who hires me. I'm very flexible and affordable for travel arrangements, feel free to ask me.
-Diet: It is helpful to have something to drink or snacks during the shoot. In shoots longer than 4 hours I will need to take a break to grab a bite to eat. Please have in mind that I'm a vegan, and I abstain from the use of animal products.
-Other models: I love posing with other models and I have experience with this, but do tell me in advance! I have also on my contacts many friend-models I had pose with and never pose with but will love that will be very recommended if you don't have anybody in mind. I can shoot with male model only top to fine art nude. I don't shoot levels over I mention before and either with photographers.
-Chaperones: I don't consider it as a negative thing. If I don't know you, no references about from from people I know, and/ or if we are going to a place where I don't know also, I might bring someone with me who I know well and have experience already in shootings that can help and for my security. My security is very important and this is not negociable. The person can come with me is familiarised with this kind of shootings, I'll never bring someone who don't like or make problems. This don't make me less professional because I'll bring someone for my security in a totally strange place with a total strange person.
In case you'd like to know any other important piece of information, please ask me. It's always better to know all you need to avoid misunderstandings. Be as frank and honest as you can, I'm open to new proposals and opinions.
Thank you!
-Introduction: The name you use as a photographer and/or your real name (if you don't mind).
-Professional or amateur: You must explain beforehand if photography is your profession or if it's just a weekend hobby, if you've just started to get interested in it, if you're studying it, if you expect to be a professional but you need to improve your portfolio, etc. I don't mind working with amateurs and beginners, but it's very important for me to know that and not to have a negative influence.
-Portfolio and references: I need to know your work. You can show me your professional website with your portfolio, your account on any model/photography page or you can send me between 5 and 15 low-res selected photos (among the best you have). I only want to see the quality and technique, and you'd want to sent to me ideas related to what you're expecting to do with me. In case you don't have this kind of work, there is no problem, but tell me so in your email.
-For what and what kind of shoot I'm interested in and why: If it's an photography shoot, video shoot or show. It's important to know what's the shoot if for your portfolio, an exhibition, for sale, to publish them, workshops, etc. It doesn't affect my decision but I'd like to know where would be my image. I like promoting the work of people I had work with. Also the styles in photography and videos such as fashion, beauty, alternative fashion, fetish fashion, alternative beauty, editorial/advertising, fetish (latex, vinyl, corset, shoes, particular lingerie), portrait, experimental, fantasy, etc. Also you can look at the other styles and genders for shows and videos at my STATS. I state exactly some of the styles as I see them because I'm continuously asked about it and there are always too many questions. You may have a different point of view, but if you ask me for one of these styles I'll understand them the way I see them.
Glamour: it is focused on female beauty and it's a product in itself. Sensuality in attitude but not sexually explicit. Both body and beauty are important.
Fashion Nude: partial nudity, topless at the most, transparencies, exposed part of the breasts and buttocks. The important part is the product to sell, such as an outfit or accessories.
Artistic Nude: full nudity can be required but no genitals are exposed. The most important thing is the expression of the body, its beauty and shape. Topless, at the most.
Explicit Nude: full nudity, genitalia are shown but there is no interaction with them, and actions are not too erotic. The same as an artistic nude but more exposed. Open legs are included but no open genitals with hands or toys.
Erotic Nude and/or lingerie: full nudity, no clothes or just lingerie and erotic interaction of the model with her own body or with another model. Hands are used to insinuate and body and facial expressions are very important. However, there is no finger, penis, toy or any other kind of penetration, neither oral nor genital. Kisses with other model may be included.
Pornographic Nude: full nudity, erotic interaction of the model with her own body or with other model. There is oral and genital finger, penis, toy or other penetration. The focus is selling sexual action instead of selling the model's image and her expression should be very important, as well as the intercourse.
I do not work this style for photographers or private productions.Go to STATS
Examples like the two last pictures...
Shibari/Bondage: these practices boast different aspects, but both imply some time to be elaborated so it would depend on the skill and quickness of the rigger. Some models can do self-bondage and self-suspension but the real skill of the model must be checked beforehand, as well as her security and having a rigger. Postures and figures of ropes and bodies can differ and the outcome will depend greatly on the rigger's and the model's experience, skill, resistance and flexibility. Not anyone can grab a rope and tie and/or be tied. This is something to be considered very seriously, as any other discipline, especially regarding security and the well-being of those who practice it!
I'd need to know who is the rigger at the shoot. If you don't have any, I can provide one.
BDSM and FETISH: for those who doesn't know, it means Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sadism/Masochism. Fetishism is a sexual focus on a nonliving object or nongenital body part. It can include all or some practices in one shoot. Practices don't have to be 100% real, most of the times erotica is very important, along with expression. It may or may not have sexual contents, nudity, seminudity, explicit or not.
international professional model, performer, actress in glamour, nude, fetish, alt, pin-up and more...