Solo shoot FAQ

Our Solo shoots are our most fundamental – they are almost always the first shoot a model will make with us, and all our other shoots are based on Solo shoots in some way.

They are called “Solo” shoots to differentiate them from some of our other shoots that show two (or more) models interacting – Solo shoots are just of one model.

Solo shoots consist of the model working with a Shoot Producer to make a shoot captured for still images and video on one day. The model starts clothed and gradually gets naked and does some sexy things. As in all our shoots, there’s no touching from the Shoot Producer.

The Shoot Producer has a Shoot Plan they have prepared, but the mood is collaborative and there are many opportunities for the model to suggest sequences or activities.

Solo shoots are shot to a “Posing Level” the model chooses (that is, how “revealing” she feels comfortable with). More info on our Posing Levels page.

“It was a long day but it wasn’t just constant posing. We had breaks and we had lunch. It was a nice format. It was broken up nicely. I never felt bored or tired. The day flew by, actually!” (Davina, Aug 2021).

We sometimes ask our models for tips they’d give to new models working with us.

“The biggest thing would be to understand that this is a subscription-based website on the internet. You don’t know who is going to subscribe and who may see it. If you have any concerns about family, friends, or anyone else seeing it you need to think of that.” (Davina, Aug 2021)

“Bring your journal or something to express your feelings about what you’re going through. Be expressive, be vocal. Be proud of yourself for doing this kind of exciting leap in your sexual life… Talk to yourself in the mirror!” (Lisette, Aug 2021)

“You’re sexy as an individual and you don’t need to put on a performance.” (Clara M, Aug 2021)

“I felt like I brought a lot of good props, which enhanced my experience. So I would tell them to bring real, authentic props.” (Cara, Aug 2021)

“Once on the internet, you’ll never be off it. That’s the biggest advice for everyone. Make sure you know what you’re doing. Don’t stop after one shoot, because you’re already on the internet!” (Roselina, Jul 2021)

“I was told to bring things like a hairbrush or a toothbrush or jewelry. I took a bunch of jewelry but maybe I could take more. So maybe more jewelry or a scarf or glasses that I can work with.” (Alexandria W, Jun 2021)

“I would tell prospective models to think properly about it and take their time. Time is very important. That we conscience about what we are doing. You are selling your image and it is permanent. Take your time to think about it! That is my advice.” (Alaina, Apr 2021)

“The only hard part might be getting naked in front of someone else, but that is nothing when you think about it… It is just a social construct that you can’t do things like this. I would say that it is not as crazy as you think it is! It is actually a really good experience, a really good confidence-booster.” (Myra, Jan 2021)

“I would tell new models not to worry about applying! I would tell how good people are treated and I felt like I was doing something good, not something bad like the porn you see everywhere. I was treated like a person and a friend.” (Teodora, Jun 2020)

“I would tell her to just relax. I was nervous to begin with, not even naked and I was nervous, but I was completely fine! I would tell her to take her time and that she asks for lots of breaks, which is always fine. I would say if there were a few thing she didn’t want to share on camera just to say so, and move on. There were a few things I didn’t want to say, and Shoot Producer Hermann was great. In fact, he kept reminding me if I do not want to answer a question he would ask me a different one and he had lots.” (Brina, Jul 2018)

“I would say – you only live one life. It’s a legitimate company and the worse you can do is turn up and not like it and if you don’t like it, Abbywinters will be so accommodating with that, they would support you going home. The best thing is knowing that even if you changed your mind after the shoot, you have 5 days still to change your mind. When my friends were quizzing me to make sure this was a good idea I told them this and they were so impressed, for every question they asked me I had an answer ready for them as everything was so clear and open from their end.” (Jada S, Jul 2018)

Nooo, it will not be dull!

If you are into painting and want to paint while nude – great, be sure to pack your paints! Do you hula hoop? We’d love to see your skills! Play an instrument, bring it – we want to learn about how you got started and what motivated you through those difficult early months of practice.

Not really got time for hobbies but you are reading a great book at the moment? Bring it along, a good recommendation means a lot.

We are not interested in models as sex dolls, we want to explore what motivates real human people to be naked on camera, and part of that process is getting to know a little about the things that make you tick.

People are engaging and interesting, we like to explore the variety that makes up the world through our work rather than dressing everyone in sexy “maid” outfits and watching them pretend to be someone they are not.

Yes, that’s right.

We’re making a product. Customers buying our product is how we can afford to pay you, our Shoot Producers, other team members, and for expenses like flights and accommodation! That means, we need to make a product – shoots – that customers like.

In our shoots, we want to incorporate models’ real lives, their hobbies, preferences, experiences, life stories – this is what adds vibrancy and “realness” to shoots… but we are also aware of what elements of a women’s life our customers want to focus on, so we are selective in what we ask models to share.

While our product is designed to appear how young women live their lives, that’s not always the case. For example,

✅ In the “real world” you prefer to keep your long hair tied back unless you’re sleeping. We ask you to let your hair down for the shoot.

We’ll never ask – or expect – you to lie or make up stories, but we will be selective. For example;

❌ Maybe you’re right into dogging – that’s cool, you do you – but that’s not what our customers want to believe about how models spend their free time.

✅ We ask you not to talk about dogging in a shoot. Instead, we’d explore some other sexual practises you enjoy that our customers are more comfortable with.

Our “paradigm” (the “world” our models inhabit) is reasonably specific, but there is room for variety. We do not expect every model to “fit the same mould” in most ways… but we do in some ways.

For example, our customers pay us to see feminine models…

🤔 You tend to wear loose clothing that hides your breasts and hips day to day.

✅ We’d prefer to make the shoot of you wearing more-feminine clothing. Not skin-tight leather, but… more form-fitting than dungarees, you know?

A practical example with Steph

The examples have been simplistic so far, and people are complex. So let’s consider a more realistic scenario…

👩 Steph is is a nurse 👩‍⚕️ who smokes pot 😮‍💨, is a dominatrix ⛓️ as a side gig, and is a Pantera fan 🤘 (and there’s a lot more to Steph than this, of course!).

As for every model, only some parts of Steph’s life are suitable for inclusion in an abbywinters.com shoot (and perhaps, she only wants to share some parts, too?). Let’s imagine Steph is comfortable sharing about all of these aspects.

👩‍⚕️ Nurses tend to be caring and considerate people, so we’d definitely want to talk about her nursing training and practise in the shoot. For example, what drew Steph to nursing? What subjects at uni did she enjoy / find challenging? What she enjoys about nursing? How has it changed her as a person? Who inspires her? We might ask her to take her own blood pressure, show us how to make “hospital corners” on a bed, stuff like that.

😮‍💨 Pot smoking is seen by most of our customers as either boring or bad. While some customers smoke pot and would enjoy seeing a model talk about her pot smoking, most customers dislike shoots with models talking about being stoned. So, we would not ask any questions about pot-smoking, and if it came up in conversation, we’d steer the conversation away from it (depending on what was said, we might edit out that part of the conversation, too). Some of us are pot smokers, we’re not “against” pot smoking – we just need to focus on making what our customers want.

🤘 Some customers may be Pantera fans, and enjoy that Steph is also a fan. We’re unlikely to have any customers who actively dislike Pantera – many would just not be aware of them, or simply not be a fan. We’d ask Steph to discuss how she was first exposed to the band, how the music makes her feel, her fave songs and albums, memorable concert moments and similar. We want to show her passion!

⛓️ Steph’s a dominatrix. Customers of abbywinters.com are often customers of other types of adult entertainment, but we do not aim to be “everything to everyone”. Many customers are uncomfortable with “other” sexual practises, and we don’t want to piss them off by “forcing” them to engage in stuff they don’t like (because then, they will stop being our customers!). So, we’d probably not discuss this part of Steph’s life.

It’s normal to compartmentalise our lives like this. The model probably does not tell her nursing patients about Pantera or her dominatrix work (and vice-versa), and that’s ok. Similarly, at abbywinters.com, we want to explore aspects of the model that are “on paradigm” and what our customers want to hear about, and simply not draw attention to the rest.

Paying customers are rare in the industry and tend to pay for things they really like, so we’re careful to make material they are most-likely to enjoy.

Sometimes, we break our own rules. About a third of the time we’re “punished” for it (that is, customers dislike it, and choose to cancel their subscription, go looking for something that is more to their taste). A third of the time, customers love it and ask us to shoot more stuff like that! The other third, customers entirely ignore it.

It’s difficult to find a paying customer, and easy to lose one, so we’re very careful in what we do.

Asking you to do “other” things

There are also things we’ll ask you to do that are perhaps not things you’d do day-to-day, but that you’re open to trying. For example;

✅ You did ballet 🩰 for a few years in your early teens, so we might ask you to demo some moves you recall.

✅ You’re an accomplished ballet dancer 🩰🏆, so we shoot a lot of that. Then, we ask you to try some freestyle funk – it’s not something you’re an expert in, but you appreciate the style, you’re comfortable dancing other styles, so you give it a go.

There’s some stuff we would not ask you to do, based on what you have shared about yourself. For example;

❌ You admit that you’re not a dancer at all, and that dancing makes you quite self-conscious. We would not ask you to dance anyway.

​The first shoot a model makes with us is normally a Solo shoot (that is, you’re the only model on-set). We have a whole separate FAQ on how our girl girl shoots work, one for how our Video masturbation shoots work, and a whole separate site on how our girl-boy shoots work).

Our goal in a Solo shoot is to get to know you as a real person.

Only you will be on-camera, but your Shoot Producer will be there to support you every step of the way – they are experienced in working with first-time models, so you just need to relax and be yourself, and you will do well!

“I couldn’t have been more prepared, honestly. Brad [Shoot Producer] communicated everything well with me and AW communicated everything well with me. I don’t feel like anything was missed” (Davina, Aug 2021, “Explicit” Posing Level).

Stills first…

On a Solo shoot day, often your Shoot Producer will start by doing the photographs first (more info on how a shoot day works), so you can chat as you work and learn more about who your Shoot Producer is and what they need you to do (shooting stills goes for a few hours). Models have told us that this helped them gain confidence ready for the video in the second half of the day.

“I liked doing the photoshoot first because I felt more prepared to do the video scene. You know what to do and you feel more comfortable. I liked that, everything was pretty great! ” (Amalia P, Nov 2022)

Video next

The video is similar to what you did for photographs but this time, you will also talk about yourself, and do some movement.

We know that some models are anxious about talking on video, they have said they were worried that they wouldn’t know what to say or how to make themselves seem sexy – fair enough!

However, your Shoot Producer has prepared interesting questions to ask you throughout the video, so you will not have to come up with what you need to say on your own – you just need to answer the questions honestly (they’ll often ask questions that can be answered with a story from your life).

“I talked about gaming on my Switch…I talked about growing up from a bisexual girl to a bisexual woman and how that shaped my world and my relationships. I talked about my friends and what we do when we hang out together… Yeah!” (Bonnie T, Mar 2022)

As this shoot is about you, your Shoot Producer will only ask you about things you already know, for example;

If one of your hobbies is playing Dungeons and Dragons, she might ask you about how you create your characters.

abbywinters.com is all about showing real women in natural settings, so we do not want you to try and ‘act sexy’ (we reckon you’re already sexy, for who you are!).

Here’s some more detailed information on the two aspects of a shoot that are unique to video, Conversation, and Movement.

“Ursula [Shoot Producer] has the ability to come up with a good prompt! She nods along behind the camera if you’re moving in the right direction [while talking]… It is really helpful.” (Elise V, Jan 2022)

Video aspect: Conversation

Our customers want to learn about you as a person. Throughout the video shoot, the Shoot Producer will ask questions about your experiences in life. Earlier in the shoot, these will be about more general topics. Some examples include;

For example, say you play hockey on the weekends 🏑. Your Shoot Producer will have asked you to bring your hockey uniform, a hockey stick, and a ball, and get you to do some hockey drills clothed, then in the skirt with no panties, and later nude.

The Shoot Producer will shoot each drill from several angles (for example, from the front, and from down-low, behind), and several close-ness-es (wider, full-body shots, and some closer shots). Possibly, you’d be talking about hockey as well, describing some special moves or techniques, kind of like a hockey training video.

We need around eight separate movement sequences in the video, each one for a few minutes, spread throughout the video component of the shoot (so, some clothed, nude, and possibly at your higher Losing Level).

If you did not tell us about your hobbies, or you don’t have any suitable ones, the Shoot Producer may have planned some more “generic” movement activities that don’t require specific skills. Maybe climbing a thing, moving things, stretching, doing something on a set of stairs, or similar.

Activities you do on a shoot will be discussed with you on the shoot day, and it’s fine if you’d prefer to do something else (so long as it meets our requirements of moving around, like in the examples above. As a guide, in these movement segments, you’d be breathing heavily and sweating a bit).

Dancing’s always great, too. Some example shoots of ours that include dancing include Gabriela A, Jemima, and Leisl.

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In addition to Conversation and Movement, your Shoot Producer will direct you through undressing, doing stuff with your clothes and personal props, doing some “micro-activities” (for example, brushing your hair or putting on a top with no pants, or caressing your breasts). All the while, shooting wider and close-up shots of you, from several angles.

Video is complicated to shoot, but your Shoot Producer is an expert and will support you at every moment. It’s fine to ask for a break at any time and ask for more help if you need it.

Collaboration

Solo shoots are best when they are a collaboration between the model and Shoot Producer, so it’s great if you have ideas for conversation or movement – your Shoot Producer will love the help!

Though time is limited, and not everything is of interest to our customers, we may not be able to spend too much time discussing your Smurf toy collection!

“We had many meetings about how to make the shoot. It was very professional and organised for different things. We made the shoot very well. We built the script, Adriana [Shoot Producer] and me! After I spoke with her, it was very collaborative. On my ideas, she always told me: ‘yes’ and for me, it was very exciting.” (Rita L, Feb 2022)

Solo shoots are quite structured and there are also a lot of shots our Shoot Producers have to get in a Solo shoot (these are requirements for them, and affect how they are paid for the shoot they make; these are all things you already know about in the shoot). You can see how we train Shoot Producers.

From research into our customer base, we have a good idea of what our customers want. We have used this info to form criteria to assess our Shoot Producers, on what makes a shoot good (Shoot Producers get paid based on how good the shoot of you is).

“You guys do a great job of discussing expectations in advance. I am really proud of the work we did.” (Mischa W, Jun 2021)

In addition to the basics – how you’re dressed, what posing level you do, how you’re groomed, the setting where the shoot takes place, and how the shoot is lit – there are a bunch of “Shoot assessment areas” Shoot Producers need to manage.

These assessment criteria form the essence of what you – as a model – are directed to do in a Solo shoot. Some of the names we use are complicated, but the explanations should help (this is not a full list, only the ones that directly affect you as a model). You can see the full list, and learn how we train Shoot Producers, on our Shoot Producer training site.

“I was surprised by how much input I had, how fast it went, and how fun it was while doing it.” (Grace R, Jun 2021)

More experienced Shoot Producers will tend to “layer” these requirements on many occasions in a shoot. For example:

A Shoot Producer might ask you to wear your panties-as-a-bra (“Clothing used to heighten sexiness”) while in an Open Leg pose (“Pose variety and exploration depth at highest level”), and apply lip gloss at the same time (“Use personal props to expose unique and intimate details”).

A less-experienced Shoot Producer would break these up into separate parts of the shoot. You’ll blow their mind if you suggest this kind of layering! 🤯

“I got a lot more direction than I was expecting. I was expecting to invent the whole thing by myself… But Giulia [Shoot Producer] did so much more than I thought she would! Giulia didn’t tell me to do this or that, but she gave me options. She told me all of the things I could try! She never told me what to do, but she helped me so much.” (Gizela, Sep 2021)

Pose variety and exploration depth at the highest level

Our customers are paying us to see models to sexy stuff with no clothes on, so a large part of the shoot will be shot with you doing things at your highest selected posing level. For example:

If you chose the Open Leg posing level, and spend three hours shooting stills, around 1.5 hours of that time will have you posing with your legs wide apart, in various different poses.

When it comes time to shoot video later in the day, a similar pattern applies – 3 hours shoot, around 1.5 hours will be actually legs akimbo.

In order for much of the shoot to be at this highest level, you’ll work with your Shoot Producer to think up a bunch of poses at this Posing Level – more different and unique poses that show off your body and personality are better (around eight is standard). Your Shoot Producer may have prepared some images to inspire them, and will always welcome input from you.

Learn more about how posing levels work, and what exactly is required for each.

Strongly fetish-based

Our Shoot Producers are trained to recognize and capture “fetishes”. Not “whips and chains” kinda fetishes! We’re talking about more benign ones, like small breasts, pubic hair, underarm hair, freckles, flexibility, and so on. Attributes you have, that we know our customers enjoy exploring. For example:

If you have larger breasts, you’ll work with your Shoot Producer to come up with poses and activities to emphasise the size of your breasts. Maybe wear a top that really emphasises your cleavage, for example, and lift them up a little in your hands, measure them with a measuring tape – really, things to help accentuate your large breasts.

Typically, there will be half a dozen small things like this in the shoot.

Learn more about how the pee fetish works. A reminder, you only do things on shoots you want to do – nooo pressure.

Adopt a tease-and-payoff approach

We don’t want to give away all the “goods” too early. While we could start a shoot of a model being nude, it’s way more interesting to have her start clothed, then gradually get her naked and capture images of that happening (kinda like unwrapping a present! 🎁).

Shoot Producers will ask you to “carefully” reveal your breasts (the payoff) after they have been teased. For example,

The Shoot Producer asks you to take your bra off before your t-shirt, and do some stuff to show how your boobs move with no bra, under your t-shirt.

Shoot Producers will follow the same tease-then-payoff approach with your breasts, panties, butt, pubic region, vulva, clitoris, etc (depending on your Posing Level).

Clothing used to heighten sexiness

As mentioned above, we think clothing is key to making a sexy shoot. You’ll note we do not make shoots of models in traditionally “sexy” clothing like fancy lingerie. Of course, that can be sexy, but that’s not really what we’re about – we’re seeking to make more “every day sexy” (or rather, finding what’s sexy in everyday clothes).

Your Shoot Producer will ask you to do stuff with your clothes, to use the items in unintended ways. These might be minor (nipples poking through t-shirt) to major (wearing your bra “as panties”). Our internal definition of this is, using an item of clothing in a way that was not intended by the designer.

“I came with some ideas of what to wear and we discussed that. It was very mutual with ideas. Hermann [Shoot Producer] had the main concepts and I would add the small details. It really was a good collaboration of ideas.” (Justina, Mar 2021)

Some Clothing Uses may be deliberately planned by the Shoot Producer to appear unintentional or accidental (eg, clothed, wearing a skirt, posed to show a tiny glimpse of the color of your panties), while others are more overt (wearing a long t-shirt only, as a “dress”, then lifting your arms up to reveal your pubic region).

Use personal props to expose unique and intimate details

Personal props are objects you have with you most of the time – your mobile phone, probably, but also rings or necklaces, lip balm, hair clips, hair ties, purses, charms, bracelets, and so on.

You Shoot Producer will ask you to engage with some of these things, for example, apply lip balm, or take a nude selfie with your phone. Sometimes, the actions will be more intimate, for example, hang a ring on your nipple, or thread your labia through it (as always, depending on your comfort and Posing Level).

Video only: Conversation exposes model’s unique personality

Of course, this only applies to the video component of the shoot. Our customers want to hear from you, what you think about, how you live your life, what you do, how you feel about certain topics. Perhaps you don’t think you’re so special, but to our customers you’re fascinating, and they want to learn about you.

“It was my first shoot! I wasn’t scared or nervous but I was worried about the specific positions, attitude, how natural to be, and how to act… I learned right away that it is not necessary to act, that’s my lesson. You sent me examples on the website, the pictures, the information, and the communication was so clear. You guys explain everything to models perfectly. You guys did a great job!” (Lissa W, Apr 2022)

In the first half of the video shoot, the questions will be more general, for example:

• What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done?
• What are you passionate about?
• What makes you calm?

Later in the video shoot, your Shoot Producer will ask you more sexual questions, for example:

• What sexual ideas have your friends had that surprised you?
• Describe what you wear to bed when you sleep alone?
• What do you like to do to a man you’re having sex with?

Note how they are all “open-ended” questions (that is, questions that do not have a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer). We want to dive deep and learn about the real you.

We always ask you to tell the truth when you answer our questions – even if you think the answer is “boring”. Changing names to preserve others’ privacy is always best.

But, it’s no problem to not answer a specific question. Just say, “I’d prefer not to answer that one!”. Your Shoot Producer will move on with another from their list, and the video editor will simply edit that bit out.

“It was naughty, but it was kind of wholesome! It was all about me.

The questions did get naughty at some point, but it is mostly very wholesome questions. I was very surprised and it was very unique. I had never been asked questions like this before. I’m glad I got to be open! Brad didn’t tell me not to say anything and I was as honest as I could be.” (Melody Y, Nov 2021)

Video only: Model moves and is active

Again for video only, there can be a natural tendency to have the model sit and talk, but we need to show models moving around as well.

Perhaps you have some special physical skill, a yoga expert, or a martial art? We’ll want you to demonstrate that clothed and naked. Or perhaps you don’t have any “special” skills? No problem, your Shoot Producer will think of some activities for you. These are often simple things that let our customers see you move. For example, climbing a ladder and changing a light globe, or using a Stairmaster machine, moving some furniture, an exercise routine, or something similar.

You’ll do these activities clothed, partially clothed, and again several times nude – there will be around six activity sessions in the video shoot.