FAQ Category: Shoots

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My shoot is going to be made outside. What do I need to know?

Some of our best shoots are made outside in nature.

What will it be like?

Shooting outside is fun! 🤸‍♀️ Typically, we’ll choose a large recreational / bush / forest-and-field park on the outskirts of the city, but might also be a farm the Shoot Producer has organised, a beach, or a large back yard of a house owned by someone the Shoot Producer knows.

We have a rule that the temperature must be at least 22°C (72°F) (and usually it’d be warmer than that), and that the location must be moderately private (more on that below).

Because there’s a bunch of gear and supplies to carry, we try to bring only what’s necessary, so the Shoot Producer will select your clothes (and a few extras just in case) at the car before setting off.

Your Shoot Producer will get you to interact with the environment – pick flowers, wade through a stream, build a rock sculpture, climb a tree, prepare and make a fire, outdoorsy things like that.

In addition to equipment for making the shoot, your Shoot Producer will bring a first-aid kit, toilet paper, and bug spray for an outside shoot.

ABOVE: Noor taking a dip.

Prefer to shoot inside?

You Shoot Producer will always let you know the day before (or earlier) if shooting outside is planned.

You can always say you prefer to be shot inside, it’s no problem: your Shoot Producer will make that happen.

ABOVE: Lucie L helping carry gear to an outdoor location.

Consideration: Likely no toilets

Depending on the location, there may not be a toilet nearby. A “bush wee” is always fine with us (in fact, we’d like to include it in the shoot, if you’re ok with that? No worries if you prefer privacy!).

A “bush poo” is a bit more iffy. While the Shoot Producer always carries toilet paper for an emergency, it’s not appropriate in public spaces. Let your Shoot Producer know that “nature has called”, and they will work something out with you – it’s never a problem, and you should not feel bad about it!

ABOVE: Models prepare for a video masturbation shoot.

Consideration: Possibility of being seen by people

Shooting outside, there’s always a possibility of someone else seeing you naked (a bike rider, dog walker, fisherman, farmer, stroller, etc). Here’s how we deal with that:

  • We select locations that are literally “off the beaten track”, and cannot be seen from roads and paths
  • We always get your input and agreement on the specific location
  • We bring a robe or large towel to quickly cover up
  • Most people quickly move on, not wanting to interrupt
  • In the rare situation someone wants to watch the shoot, we start taking photos / videoing them – they promptly disappear after that! 😉
  • We can move the shoot location any time you do not feel comfortable

In our experience, models tend to start off a little shy, but get bolder as the shoot day goes on. On many occasions, the model has encouraged their Shoot Producer to take pictures of her on the main path in the afternoon! 🤐 Fine with us! (but it’s also fine of you’re more modest and prefer to stay secluded).

We’ll never make shoots in places kids are likely to be (so, never near a playground).

ABOVE: Maia and Jada.

Requirement: Wear sensible shoes

Shooting outside often means walking from the car to the shoot location. To find a suitable location, there might be some rough ground, scrambling under trees, across rocks, through streams. Your Shoot Producer will try to keep it under 2.5km / 1.5 miles, but the “perfect spot” might be a little further than that.

Wearing sensible shoes will ensure your comfort and safety. Bring some flip-flops for the shoot location itself.

ABOVE: Shoot Producer Susie and Merryn.

Requirement: Bring the essentials

There are a few things you must to bring to an outside shoot:

  • Sensible shoes, as described above
  • Sunscreen & broad-brimmed sun hat
    • While the shoot itself will be in full-shade, you won’t be shooting every second of the day
  • Water bottle, full
  • Medication if being outside makes an illness worse (hay fever / allergy meds)

Requirement: Let us know of risks

If you’re allergic to outsidey things – bee stings, for example – making an outdoors shoot might be too risky. We never want to put you in danger! Discuss this with your Model Liaison or Shoot Producer the day before or the morning of the shoot day.

Also let us know if you’re particularly sensitive to certain plants (leading to rashes), or any other issues that being outside might make worse.

ABOVE: Julietta snacks on some sugar cane.

 

ABOVE: Shoot Producer Anneke.

What is “Homonoia”?

Homonoia is a mini website that acts like an app on your smartphone. We created Homonoia to administer paperwork on shoots for Shoot Producers and models. It streamlines ID Capture, Release, Contract and Risk Agreement forms being completed on-set. Homonoia reduces errors and admin work scanning and emailing forms after the shoot.

When you arrive on-set, after some preliminary checks, the Shoot Producer will use Homonoia on their phone to capture your ID (Primary and Secondary). They check the quality of the images and then they are transmitted directly to HQ and stored securely (they are not stored on the Shoot Producer’s phone). Check our Privacy Policy for more details on how we keep information about you secure.

What happens when I arrive for my first shoot?

Then, the Shoot Producer will SMS you a link to open on your phone (or you can use the Shoot Producer’s phone) to complete the other forms. Most data is pre-filled for you, but you’ll need to add your initials to a few areas, and your signature as well. You’ll also be asked to confirm your next-of-kin (that you supplied earlier). Then the shoot can begin.

At the end of the shoot, there’s a little more admin – confirming the payment amount and method, and double-checking everything.

Back at HQ, we use the admin side of Homonoia to administer your payment (we call it a payment event). We can combine payments for several shoots together (saving you on bank fees) and it’s Homonoia that sends you a notification to say your payment has been sent to you, and sends you a confirmation PDF.

ABOVE: An example of a payment conformation form sent by Homonoia.

Non-Shoot Payment Events

Homonoia is also used for “Non-Shoot Payment Events” (NSPE), for example, if you paid to get tested for STI’s or you bought a train ticket, we may reimburse you for that (more info). Playdate payments are also made via Homonoia (from August 2020).

Because we initiate NSPE’s, we run them by you (before we actually make the payment) to confirm they are correct, and let you select your preferred payment method.

 

What if I have tattoos?

Our customers prefer to see models without tattoos. We often reject models when they apply, for having tattoos.

Sometimes, we do accept models with tattoos, knowing that we can use some techniques to hide those tattoos on shoots (so long as they do not compromise the quality of the shoot). We might need the model’s help to bring suitable clothing. A simple example:

A model has a tattoo on her foot. Rather than not make shoots of this model, we make shoots with the model wearing socks for the whole shoot.

Sometimes, it’s more complicated to cover tattoos. Some techniques we’ve used include:

  • Wearing a colourful bandanna around a wrist tattoo
  • Wearing a short skirt pulled up to your waist, to cover a tummy tattoo
  • Wearing an opened button-up shirt to hide a tattoo sleeve
  • Having the model’s hair down to cover an upper-back tattoo
  • Wearing a bolero jacket to hide a shoulder tattoo

If you have tattoos, please consider how they can be hidden in a shoot, and bring colourful clothing to suit (consider that you’ll need to get mostly-naked, so if using the bolero jacket approach, how could the shoot proceed with a minimum of faffing to get the bra and undershirt off?).

Occasionally, we’ll allow a model’s tattoo to be shown in a shoot, but this is very rare and is a final decision made by the Creative Director.

 

What do I need to do to look good for my shoot?

First, you already look fabulous! 🤩🤩

Our cameras are high quality and we don’t use makeup on shoots or PhotoShop in post-production, so there might some issues with looking your best for the shoot.

“I was concerned about not being allowed to wear makeup but Brad [Shoot Producer] showed me the test shots and how they looked and I was impressed… Good lighting and good equipment made my face look way better than I was expecting!” (Nicole T, Jul 2021).

We have a few pages on this:

Overview of Grooming

What a grooming issue is and isn’t

How to provide us grooming images

Tips for dealing with grooming issues

What about Covid-19 / Coronavirus?

Last update: Nov 9th, 2022. We’ll update this page when there are changes to our policy.

Overview

Covid-19 travel restrictions have settled, and we’re making shoots as normal.

However, there are a mix of requirements from us (abbywinters.com), the model, the Shoot Producer, and the local government. Luckily there is some overlap there, and together the requirements are pretty reasonable.

Our requirements

We want to make shoots that are safe for the model, Shoot Producer and the general public. Our “test” for being able to produce a shoot is all of the following statements are true (“crew” includes Shoot Producer and Second Camera Operator):

  • Crew are vaccinated against Covid-19
  • Crew and models do not have Covid-19 or flu-like symptoms
  • No one the model(s) or crew have been in recent contact with is known to have Covid-19 or flu-like symptoms
  • Crew and model are comfortable to proceed with the shoot
  • Model and crew can travel to the shoot location without undue health risk
  • Model and crew wash their hands (or at least use hand sanitiser) regularly when on-set
  • Crew will wipe down commonly touched surfaces with disinfectant
  • There are no current travel restrictions where the model lives, or where the shoot is planned to occur

When booking shoots, we’ll always work to ensure these are true, but we encourage models to let us know if they feel something has been overlooked.

In the future, we may make it a requirement for models to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (unless they provide medical evidence that that’s not possible). For now, we do not have this requirement.

Model’s own requirements

We encourage every model we work with to set their own boundaries with regards to Covid-19 safety, and to let us know what they are – we’ll ask for these during the shoot booking process.

It’s in everyone’s interest to make shoots, so if we seem close to agreement, we’ll ask the model and Shoot Producer if they are willing to compromise in this specific circumstance, for example;

  • “Could you both isolate after receiving Covid-19 test results until the shoot day is complete?”; or,
  • “Could you both wear masks on the shoot day, with the model only removing it when actually being shot?”

But it’s always fine if the parties would prefer not to compromise – your body, your rules! In those cases, we’ll keep track of the model’s request and be in touch again when we can meet the model’s requirements.

Shoot Producer-specific requirements

Each Shoot Producer has their own requirements for working with models.

In common to all Shoot Producer locations

The model will supply the negative results of a Covid-19 test, if it is required by the Shoot Producer  (SP) or Local Government. The test results must be official, dated, in the name of the model, and be provided to the Shoot Producer and abbywinters.com before the model and Shoot Producer arrive on set. Self-tests are not acceptable, tests need to be PCR-based.

abbywinters.com will reimburse the model for Covid-19 tests, if such a test is required by the SP or Local Government, and the model provides an official receipt on the day of the shoot, emailed to model.application@abbywinters.com. Payment will be made with the shoot fee.

abbywinters.com will provide a letter for travelling for work if it is required. It is the model’s responsibility to ask for this, to have it available, and to show to authorities when asked. A PDF attached to an email is sufficient, a print out is not necessary.

Berlin, Germany

Our Shoot Producer in Berlin, Germany was fully vaccinated 💉💉 on July 15th 2021. They have these requirements of models;

  • If you are fully vaccinated
    • No mask required
    • No Covid-19 test required
  • If you are not fully vaccinated
    • Have Covid 19 test results received 24 hours or less before the shoot day
    • Wear a mask when not actually on-camera modelling
    • Bring your own towel
    • Let the Shoot Producer know if they prefer the Shoot Producer to get a rapid Covid test the day before, or wear a mask during the shoot. Model must let the Shoot Producer know 4 days before the shoot if they require a Covid-19 test.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Our Shoot Producer in Amsterdam was fully vaccinated 💉💉 in June 2021. They have these requirements of models;

  • If you are fully vaccinated
    • No mask required
    • No Covid-19 test required
  • If you are not fully vaccinated
    • Have Covid 19 test results received 24 hours or less before the shoot day
    • Wear a mask when not actually on-camera modelling
    • Bring your own towel
    • Let the Shoot Producer know if they prefer the Shoot Producer to get a rapid Covid test the day before, or wear a mask during the shoot. Model must let the Shoot Producer know 4 days before the shoot if they require a  Covid-19 test.

Barcelona, Spain

Our Shoot Producer in Barcelona was fully vaccinated 💉💉 on 01 September 2021. They have these requirements of models;

  • If you are fully vaccinated
    • No mask required
    • No Covid-19 test required
  • If you are not fully vaccinated
    • Have Covid 19 test results received 24 hours or less before the shoot day
    • Wear a mask when not actually on-camera modelling
    • Bring your own towel
    • Let the Shoot Producer know if they prefer the Shoot Producer to get a rapid Covid test the day before, or wear a mask during the shoot. Model must let the Shoot Producer know 4 days before the shoot if they require a  Covid-19 test.

Las Vegas, USA

Our Shoot Producer in Las Vegas has been fully vaccinated 💉💉 since April 27 2021.

  • If you are fully vaccinated
    • No mask required
    • No Covid-19 test required
  • If you are not fully vaccinated
    • Have Covid 19 test results received 24 hours or less before the shoot day
    • Wear a mask when not actually on-camera modelling
    • Bring your own towel
    • Let the Shoot Producer know if they prefer the Shoot Producer to get a rapid Covid test the day before, or wear a mask during the shoot. Model must let the Shoot Producer know 4 days before the shoot if they require a Covid-19 test.

Crimea, Russia

Our Shoot Producer in Crimea was fully vaccinated 💉💉 on 22 Aug 2021.

They have no requirements of models.

Melbourne, Australia

Our Shoot Producer in Melbourne was fully vaccinated 💉💉 on August 10th, 2021.

No requirements of models.

Brisbane, Australia

Our Shoot Producer in Brisbane was fully vaccinated 💉💉💉 on Dec 22, 2021.

No requirements of models.

Cali, Colombia

Our Shoot Producer in Cali, Colombia was fully vaccinated 💉💉💉 in Oct 2021.

No requirements of models.

Connecticut, USA

Our Shoot Producer in Connecticut, USA was fully vaccinated 💉💉💉 on Oct 2021.

No requirements of models.

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Can I have a drink (or, some other “pick me up”) for courage on the shoot day? Drinking and drug use on-set

Alcohol and mind-altering prescription / recreational drug use on-set (or, being on-set when affected) is not allowed.

It’s normal to feel nervous or even anxious before a shoot day. Some anxiety may be reduced by learning more about what happens when you arrive on-set for your first shoot, how the videos work, (or perhaps you have not yet thought of some questions you’d really like to know the answer to – we got you!).

We think you can be courageous and own those nerves and use them to have a great experience! (Check out what some other models have said about their experience).

Here’s why they’re not allowed:

  1. Safety risks
  2. Legal risks
  3. Content quality risks
  4. Regret risks

Safety risks

Alcohol, mind-altering prescription and recreational drugs can impair your body’s reaction time and balance, which could result in your injury on-set.

Model safety is absolutely our # 1 priority on shoots. Shoots are physical, and there’s a risk of a twisted ankle, a slip-and-fall or other mishap on a shoot with complicated hot equipment and a network of cables on-set.

Legal risks

Documents signed under the influence of alcohol, mind-altering prescription and recreational drugs are not valid in a court of law.

On the shoot day, you’ll be signing documents to confirm your identity and that you consent to the activities being captured on film and being distributed online.

Content quality risks

Our paradigm is to show natural, happy, healthy models – that’s what our customers pay us for, and so it’s what we pay you for.

Intoxicants can affect your personality and how you act, move, talk and look. You might think you are behaving naturally, but this is not the case! Your pupils dilate, words may slur and your balance and mannerisms will be affected.

Regret risks

Taking intoxicants can make you feel more relaxed in the moment and lowers your inhibitions.

This could lead to you doing things on camera that you later regret (as these were things they would never have done if you were sober and thinking clearly).

What about prescribed drugs?

If you are on prescribed medication that disallows operating machinery (including a car), it’s also not appropriate to appear in a shoot.

We want to make shoots of models who want to work with us (sober and straight). If you’re feeling so nervous about the shoot day that you need alcohol or drugs to attend, please let us know. We can talk about your concerns, and look at rescheduling your shoot.

If a model arrives on set affected by alcohol, recreational or prescription drugs, or is seen to be consuming alcohol, prescription or recreational drugs during the shoot, the shoot may be cancelled (and may not be rescheduled).

What happens if I arrive on-set for a shoot, and it is cancelled or rescheduled?

What should I do if something inappropriate happened on a shoot?

Training people we work with is an important part of our company (you can review a lot of it). That training covers many aspects, including working with models. We also have our Models Charter that covers expectations models can have when working with us.

We make check-in calls after the first shoot each model appears in with us to get their feedback on their experience, we invite models to complete a quick online survey after each shoot, and we invite models to contact the business owner directly with concerns they have.

“My boundaries were definitely respected. If not, I would have made sure they were! That is the most important in porn. Boundaries is a clear term. Not being touched in ways I don’t want to or not being asked to do something I don’t want to.” (Flo, Apr 2021)

However, despite these standards, we acknowledge that people can make mistakes or behave inappropriately.

😐 We urge models who have had an inappropriate experience to contact us and let us know, so we can investigate. Email the owner Garion on garion@abbywinters.com, and/or Shoot Producer Trainer Masie masie@abbywinters.com.

Minor matters

In our experience issues are usually minor and could be based on a misunderstanding. For example;

We have a strict policy that Shoot Producers are not to touch models, other than a handshake upon meeting them, or to apply pressure to a bleeding wound (or similar life-saving requirement).

Jane was on an outdoors shoot with Mark the Shoot Producer. Mark proposed Jane walk along a 50cm / 16″ high fence while nude, and suggested she do a walk-through first to make sure the fence top was not slippery. He walked alongside her as she tested it.

Unfortunately, Jane did slip and fall. It was only a small distance, but Mark instinctually reached out for Jane’s hand to support her… and his elbow brushed her breast!

Mark apologised immediately, but Jane was uncomfortable for the rest of the shoot, and did not want to work with Mark again.

Different people will interpret this event differently. Our stance is that Mark reacted understandably and that ultimately, this is a learning experience. We guide Shoot Producers to work to anticipate these sorts of situations and discuss them beforehand with the model (ie, if there’s a risk of a model falling off something, consider not including that act in the shoot at all!).

Our approach to dealing with inappropriate actions

Our approach may vary depending on the apparent severity of the matter, but generally follows this path:

  1. Model reports something inappropriate happened on a shoot
  2. Shoot Producer is placed on a stop-work order: they are not to interact with other models until the matter is resolved
  3. Gather detailed information from the model; make a report
  4. Ask the model what she thinks is an appropriate response (for example, more training; probation; dismissal)
  5. Offer model option to not release the shoot concerned
  6. Gather detailed information from the Shoot Producer; make a report
  7. A committee (typically, the Owner, Shoot Producer Trainer, another Shoot Producer) reviews the information and makes a decision on how to proceed
  8. Report back to the model and Shoot Producer on the outcome

More serious matters

We do not have experience with matters much more serious than the example described above, but we plan to follow a similar process.

We’ve worked hard to make business processes and to select people who would never assault a model, and they have served us well for the last 20+ years. We frequently improve our training to further reduce risk for models (and to increase shoot quality for our customers – these are never opposing ideas!).

However, should such an event occur, we encourage the model to report the incident to the police (as well as us), and we commit to providing all information the police request of us.

What happens in the lead-up to my first shoot?

Before we decide to make a shoot of you, you must complete the Model Onboarding process (that link goes to our model recruitment site, and has more info on how the Onboarding process works). If you’re reading this, you may have already done that stuff!

We prepare to contact a model to be booked

Before we contact a model to be booked for their first shoot, we prepare. We make sure the model we’re about to contact is ready and has completed their onboarding, check where they are in the world, and if we have recent images of the model. We read our historic file notes to understand your perspective, and to see if there are any special considerations. We select a likely Shoot Producer (usually, the person geographically nearest you).

Then, we email you to set a time for the booking call, along with some background info and links to pages on this site.

Making the shoot booking call

At the time you nominated, we call you and discuss a bunch of things about your first shoot. Because this is the first time you’ve shot with us, and because we have some unique requirements, this call can go for up to 40 minutes. We have lots of questions to ask you and information to share, and you’ll be sure to have questions for us as well.

You can shorten the booking call by reading up on the information on this site – we’ve linked to pertinent pages below and highlighted Pro tips that will really save some time.

Discuss travel

If you need to travel for your shoot (that is, to the city of the Shoot Producer), we’ll discuss how that travel will work for you (info on travel ⧉).

Discuss how you look now

We’ll discuss how much your appearance has changed since we got your Test Shots as part of the onboarding process (more info on considerations for changing your appearance ⧉).

Of course, maybe that was just last week and nothing’s changed, but sometimes it can be six months! Generally, if it’s been more than two months, we’ll ask for new Test Shots (how to make a set of Test Shots ⧉).

😎 Pro tip: If it’s been more than two months since you sent your Test Shots to us, make a new set ⧉ and send them to us on the day of your booking call. This will make the booking process shorter for sure.

Discuss the Posing Level for the shoot

We’ll then confirm your preferred Posing Level (see Posing Levels ⧉ and payment rates ⧉). You suggested what you might be comfortable with in our Basic Info questionnaire (we sent you a PDF of that right after you responded, look for an email 📧 with the subject “AW model application questionnaire”), and you spoke about it a bit in your Info Session. Now we’re booking a shoot for real, we need to decide what Posing level you’re comfortable with on the shoot (though, this decision can be changed later).

“I applied for Insertions but they told me that it was better to start with Open-leg. I agreed to do that and I think it was better. It was sexual but not so sexually demanding… I felt comfortable with that!” (Lissa W, Apr 2022)

😎 Pro tip: On the booking call, if you can describe what you’ll be expected to do in a Posing Level for a shoot (for stills and video), the shoot call will be shorter.

Discuss your availability

We’ll discuss your general availability for your shoot (the precise date will be set with your Shoot Producer later in this process).

Discuss clothing, props, and ID’s

We’ll discuss clothing – what do you have in your wardrobe that is suitable for the shoot? (more info on clothing ⧉).

We’ll discuss props – what we mean by that word, what you could bring to the shoot (more info on props).

We’ll discuss the IDs you have, and what IDs you need to bring ⧉ to the shoot.

😎 Pro tip: If you can explain to us what you understand we require for clothing, props and ID’s, you’ll shorten the booking call considerably.

Discuss “Grooming”

We’ll discuss you sending us “grooming” pictures – this is a Big Thing for us (more info on Grooming ⧉).

😎 Pro Tip: You guessed it. If you can let us know what things might be grooming problems that we need to talk about between now and the shoot date, you’ll save time on the Booking call.

We’ll discuss what happens from here, and what our expectations of you are.

😎 Pro Tip: Our Models Charter sets out what you can expect when working with us… but also what we expect from you. Knowing this stuff and doing it will increase the chance of being offered more shoots. More info.

Throughout the call, we’ll answer any questions you have, and check again at the end to see if you have any unanswered questions. We’ll always work to answer your questions concisely. Sometimes, we may need to check on an answer to a question (we have a strict “no bullshit” policy: if we don’t know the answer, we’ll find out and get back to you).

We’ll send you a detailed confirmation email of what we discussed in the Shoot Booking call.

“I felt very well prepared for the shoot. I read everything there was to read…You guys didn’t leave out any little detail. I would read one thing and have a question and then I would keep reading and my questions would be answered. Leena who was organizing everything informed me very well and she wasn’t annoyed by any of my questions!” (Flo, Mar 2021)

Send grooming images

If your shoot is likely to occur in the next six weeks 🤞, we’ll ask you to send a set of Grooming images ⧉, so we can see how you look from that perspective now. If there are any issues, we’ll discuss them with you, and make a treatment plan if necessary. Don’t stress, we’re pretty flexible. 🐍

We’ll ask you to send grooming images a few more times in the lead-up to your shoot.

🔥 Why this “grooming” stuff is so important ​

Imagine this: you rock up to the shoot excited and ready to go. Your Shoot Producer does the grooming check ⧉ and sees there are too many grooming issues to produce a high quality shoot, and decides they need to reschedule your shoot! (remember, we cannot use Photoshop or makeup) 😭😭😭.

We would hate for this to happen, and you wouldn’t like it either… traveling all this way just to find out shoot needs to be rescheduled! 😤

To prevent this, we ask that models send us grooming images a few times before their shoot. We know it takes time and effort to capture and send them to us (srsly, it’s five minutes max ⏱️), we understand you have a busy life, but it would be much worse if the entire shoot day is rescheduled due to grooming issues!

You probably wonder why we ask for images four weeks before the shoot – so much can change! Well… we probably need to book your flights and accommodation, and your Shoot Producer needs to book a day for your shoot in their busy schedule. If there are grooming issues, we may hold on booking that stuff ’til we know your grooming is suitable. Makes sense? 😇

Intro to Shoot Producer

Shortly after the booking call, we’ll connect you with your Shoot Producer ⧉. This is the person who’ll be on-set with you, capturing photos and shooting video. 📸 🎥 💡 🎙️

They’ll message you to arrange a date, time, and place for the shoot. They’ll also want to chat a little more about props, clothes, and your hobbies, so they can design a shoot that’s personal to you and meets our customer’s preferences.

“She [Shoot Producer Giulia] sent me the address in advance and she was really helpful. She was responsive and helpful.” (Serafina, Jan 2022).

😎 Pro tip: Responding promptly to your Shoot Producer’s messages and communicating openly will help make your shoot happen sooner – and likely lead to other shoot opportunities in the future!

Organise travel and accommodation

If you’re not already in a city where we have a Shoot Producer, we’ll need to organise travel to get you there. This will be at our expense (for details see What do you pay for? ⧉ and What am I expected to pay for? ⧉).

“For the accommodation we used Airbnb. I only stayed the first night at the hotel. The second night I stayed at the Airbnb and it was really nice. There was a lot of space to do what we needed. It wasn’t like a corny porn set that someone made up… It was like a real house! It helped me to feel more comfortable because it wasn’t just a random set for shooting.” (Alonya, Oct 2021)

Usually, this takes a bunch of emails to get your preferences and the inevitable compromises with flight schedules.

Shoot confirmation call

A few days before your scheduled shoot day, we’ll speak on the phone for 10 minutes or so, to make final confirmation of details and answer any last-minute questions you may have.

On the shoot day

We have a separate page on what to expect on the shoot day itself ⧉.