What expenses do I have to cover myself?

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What expenses do I have to cover myself?

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(see also, What expenses do you cover?)

There are some expenses you have to cover for yourself, when making a shoot with us. Most of them are pretty small, and some you may do anyway. Some you pay for up front, and we reimburse you (give you some money) afterwards.

Things that will likely apply to you, that you have to pay for:

  • You pay for meals outside of shoot times.
    • This applies if you’re travelling to a different city for a shoot
    • We’ll provide a lunch on the shoot day, but other meals are at your expense (more info)
    • Same as if you were shooting in your home city, right?
  • You pay for transfers up front (we reimburse you)
    • “Transfers” are small trips travel between destinations, for example, from your home to the airport in your Home City, or from the airport in the Shoot City to the accommodation)
    • See our Transfer Allowance page policy for details
    • We recommend public transport for these transfers (Google Maps has excellent public transport directions in all cities we shoot in).
    • We do not reimburse for rideshares (eg, Uber, Lyft ) or for taxis
    • More info on how travel works; info on how to get reimbursed
  • You pay for fuel / gas / petrol
    • If you live in the same city as a Shoot Producer and you drive to the shoot location, vehicle fuel fees are at your expense
    • But, if the there-and-back distance is 100 miles / 160km or more, we can discuss it (before the shoot!) and we may offer a contribution.
  • You pay for public transport fees up front (we may reimburse you)
    • If you live in the same city as the Shoot Producer, you pay for your own public transport fees
    • But, if your travel to the Shoot Producer costs more than €15 in total, if you provide a receipt for that travel (that matches the shoot date and times), we will reimburse you for this expense.
    • If you’re visiting the Shoot City, after you return home, you’ll make a Transfer Allowance claim so we can reimburse you
  • You may pay (some) bank fees
    • If your bank is not in the EU (we are based in  the Netherlands, part of the European Union), your bank may charge you to receive international money transfers from us
    • You should ask them what the fees are, to receive money from a Dutch bank (we bank with ING)
    • We’ll always pay all of the sending bank fees (around US$25), but anything else is between you and your bank.
    • More info on how receiving payments from us works.
  • You pay for your ID
    • If you do not have government-issued photo ID (eg, national identity card, passport, or driving licence), you’ll need to pay for that at your own expense.
  • You pay for visas
    • If you require a visa to travel to visit our Shoot Producer in their city and a visa is required, you’ll need to organise and pay for that.

Things that are not required by us, but you may choose to do:

  • You pay for making your head hair nice
    • We all look better with a new haircut (🤞), but we do not require you to get one just for shooting with us.
    • However, if you dye your hair and your regrowth would be showing for the shoot, we do ask that you get your hair re-dyed at your expense.
  • You pay for a mani-pedi
    • We do not require french nails, gels, or anything – we just want you to be neat, clean, and healthy. So, your nails neatly cut and filed by yourself is fine with us.
    • If you choose to get a mani-pedi before the shoot, you’re welcome to – but that’s at your expense.
  • You pay for pubic and underarm hair removal
    • You might have read, we prefer to shoot models with full pubic and underarm hair (👹), though that’s not a requirement.
    • If you prefer to be hairless, that’s ok – but you’ll need to pay for your own waxing / whatever removal technique you use.
  • You pay for insurance for lost luggage
    • If your luggage is lost during travel, airlines only reimburse you minimal amounts.
    • If you want more coverage, you can get insurance, at your expense. Sometimes banks or credit card companies can provide this at very reasonable rates.
  • You pay for health insurance
    • You may wish to get health insurance that covers your travel destination.
    • Note that if travelling to Europe, healthcare is free for everyone in EU countries (where we make shoots).
  • You pay for your clothes
    • We’ll discuss with you what clothes to bring to the shoot.
    • We generally do not require or expect you to buy new clothes for your shoot
    • If we did require you to buy clothes, we’d discuss that with you and we’d reimburse you for that expense (but only if we had discussed it first!)
    • More info on clothes to bring
  • You pay for missed flights
    • If you miss a flight we pay for, you may need to pay for some or all of a replacement flight
    • More info

Here’s some things other companies might ask you to pay for, but we never will:

  • “Portfolio fees”, “listing fees”, “service fees” “agent fees” or similar.
    • We never charge you for things for that.
  • Flights and accommodation for travelling to shoots. We pay for 100% of these.
  • STI tests. We pay for these.
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