(See also, What expenses do I have to cover myself?)
We cover the following expenses associated with making a shoot:
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We pay Shoot Producer fees
- Our Shoot Producers are contractors (like you are), meaning they are not paid a wage or salary, they are paid for submitting a complete shoot, made to our specification.
- Shoot Producers will never ask you for money.
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We pay for return travel from your city to the Shoot Producer’s city
- eg, flights or trains to the shoot city, and back to your home city
- Once the date is settled between you and the Shoot Producer, we’ll book and pay for this. We’ll consult you about specifics, and provide the e-ticket to you.
- More info on how travel works, and tips on travelling with us
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We pay for any special baggage
- If we have discussed bringing special props to use in the shoot that is an unusual shape or are large, we’ll pay for any extra costs in transporting this. For example, a cello or a sousaphone.
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We contribute to Transfers between your home, airports, accommodation, and shoot location
- See the full details on our Transfer Allowance
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We pay for accommodation.
- We’ll select and pay for appropriate accommodation for you, with a minimum of three stars. It will typically be AirBNB or similar, the “entire home” option (that is, you’ll not be sharing with the AirBNB landlord or anyone else).
- Occasionally, we may organise accommodation for two female models in the same home. You’d always have your own bedroom, but other facilities may be shared. We’ll always check you’re ok with this first.
- It’s likely your shoots will also occur at the accommodation
“I loved the apartment! It was a really nice apartment in Amsterdam! The layout and decor were very cool. It looked very artistic. Lots of different elements to play with. Couch, settee, pictures, plants, including the kitchen.” (Sascha, Feb 2020)
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We pay for lunch on the shoot day.
- Your Shoot Producer will provide a modest but filling lunch on the shoot day only.
“It sounds weird, but Hermann [Shoot Producer] made amazing food! It felt like such a reward to be taken care of that well after the kind-of exhausting photo part.” (Flo, Apr 2021)
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We pay for STI tests.
- Most of our girl-girl shoots involve sexual contact, so we require recent STI tests for both models, indicating they are not infected. We’ll provide detailed information on what’s required.
- You pay for this upfront at your local clinic, and we reimburse you when you provide us with a valid receipt.