This Teen Model Was Booked For A Risqué Photo Shoot And After She Refused To Do A Few Things She’s Asking The Internet If It Was Unprofessional Of Her
An 18-year-old currently works as a model, and she does have an agency that represents her.
Recently, she was booked for a shoot that was supposed to be for a lingerie advertisement, and she had no problem with that.
Along with her, another 20-year-old model was also assigned to this particular job.
“On the set, I was informed that it was an LGBTQ-themed photoshoot meant to celebrate the queer community, I was told by the stylists and photographer to do lots of risqué things with the other model,” she explained.
They asked her to crawl along the floor until she got to the other model, then they wanted her to lick the other model from her stomach up across her chest.
“They also said I had to make out with her, with tongue involved,” she said.
This made her really uncomfortable because she is straight, so she really did not want to have to do all of these things to another girl.
“Especially the kissing grossed me out,” she continued. “I didn’t want to do that, and the photographer was furious that I ruined the photoshoot.”
“He raged at me and said I’m queerphobic, I hate lesbians, I’m an embarrassment to my agency’s, and I don’t have the grit to succeed in the modeling agency. He said I will work at McDonald’s (even though I’m literally in college).”
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She’s left wondering if she really is unprofessional for not wanting to do all of these risqué things that she was not made aware of until she arrived at the shoot.
Here’s what the internet had to say.
“Hello I am a photographer who is also gay! None of that is cool! That photographer was exploiting you guys and is calling you bigoted to detract from the fact he’s a giant creep!”
“Tell your agency immediately and also tell everyone you know not to work with that dude.”
“Models are allowed to set boundaries, and any professional shoot needs consent from everyone.”
“You are NOT supposed to be exploited or made to do things you’re not comfortable with. You’re not being “difficult” or hard to work with, and you’re definitely NOT homophobic for saying no…. most straight lingerie ads also don’t involve making out or licking bodies….”
“Part of being a ‘professional’ model means aggressively defending your boundaries. They didn’t disclose what the shoot would entail and you were right to walk. Lots of predators in that industry.”
“The LGBTQ angle is a red herring. Best wishes to you.”
“Hi. Been an alt model for several years starting at 20. A good professional photographer would never put you in a scenario like this without explicitly explaining what would be happening.”
“You’re young. Do not let ANYONE try to bully you into doing things that make you uncomfortable.”
“There are other agencies and you can even be a freelance model. There are groups all over FB that can help.”
“Pro photog here jumping in to reply. Please blast them on the appropriate channels and review sites, blogs and tell your agencies.”
“Then reach out to photo blogs like fstoppers and petapixel to tell your story. You might as well turn this into a promotion for you and the cause.”
“What he did is a breach of trust, shoots like that should be in the brief to the agency so the agency knows who to contact.”
“He tried to be cheap(not saying you’re cheap, but not paying the prices a shoot like that should cost), and he was pushy and inappropriate.”
“If your agency doesn’t immediately back you 100%, they are not a good or safe agency to stay with.”
You can read the rest of what the internet had to say here.
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