What motivates models?

[badreligion]

umm not really i just asked what i said you found so funny how you made that leap is beyond me and you cant psycho analyze someone you dont know so yea

 

[chicago]

Fetish modeling seems like a good way to pay for college, drugs, and/or further your career in the wrestling business.

 

[badreligion]

Fetish modeling seems like a good way to pay for college, drugs, and/or further your career in the wrestling business.

whats the connection between pro wrestling and fetish modeling ?

 

[chicago]

whats the connection between pro wrestling and fetish modeling ?

 

[BellaRisa]

Having known and worked with both professional fetish models and 'regular' girls, and I'm assuming 'regular' simply means girls who don't plan to be professional models:

Most do it because it's a pretty quick, interesting and usually fun way to make extra cash. A few producers, like myself, have had good friends volunteer to let us film them free of charge just because it was a fun and a way to help out our businesses. Often we've returned the favor for them in one way or another: for instance, one of my 'lees had a boyfriend who loved for her to model shoes and pantyhose for him, I filmed a private video just for him in exhange for her working for me

Most of the folks I've filmed or filmed with weren't terribly concerned about being 'outed' because A) the internet is *huge* and our kink is relatively small compared to what's out there; they wouldn't want to be in a Girls Gone Wild video but tickling is way more obscure and very often more clothed so they feel pretty safe, B) they're young enough that they figure by the time they get serious about a career some tickling video from yrs back won't be a factor, and/or C) they're self employed and have no boss to answer to or care about, OR they work in a laid back industry that doesn't give a rat's heiney as long as they do their job.

 

[DownUnder]

Thanks BellaRisa, that was particularly comprehensive.

the overriding message I'm getting here is that fun is an important factor, at least as important as money.

My main photography experience comes from product/stock photography, where you spend more time working with lights and products than with humans. Not to say I don't enjoy my work, but "fun" wouldn't be how I'd describe it. thanks for this additional insight.

I love how you boys keep saying "regular girls", what are we, "UBERTAINTEDFEMME" ?

I only made the "regular" distinction because BadReligion was differentiating between those two. For me, the word "model" covers them all.

Fetish modeling seems like a good way to pay for college, drugs, and/or further your career in the wrestling business.

They must have linked up with rich big-time producers if they earn enough to pay for college!

 

[Redmage]

"Models" can be defined as anyone that appears in a photoshoot or a video, I don't mean it exclusively for camera-hugging types. Random girls also count, but I don't suppose there'll be too many "randoms" here.

I don't think that's a useful definition. Or if it is, then the tourists that appear in your vacation photos are models.

Out of curiosity, where on his site does the owner of California Beach Feet claim that his models are unpaid?

Regardless, the motive for every model that I have ever worked with has been the same as that for any other person that does any other job: it pays well enough, and it's work that they at least don't dislike and think they can do well.

 

[chicago]

They must have linked up with rich big-time producers if they earn enough to pay for college!

I was insinuating that continuous modeling, (i.e. multiple vids, multiple producers) would do so. Look at AddieJuniper. She's gotta be pulling in some good cash making the rounds and running her own site.

 

[DownUnder]

I don't think that's a useful definition. Or if it is, then the tourists that appear in your vacation photos are models.

Out of curiosity, where on his site does the owner of California Beach Feet claim that his models are unpaid?

Regardless, the motive for every model that I have ever worked with has been the same as that for any other person that does any other job: it pays well enough, and it's work that they at least don't dislike and think they can do well.

Well, the terms of reference of this discussion was about tickling, so people included in your party snaps don't count as models.

I can go back to The Mousepad to dig up relevant discussions re. CBF not paying models. Came straight from the webmaster's mouth. And he sounds proud of it - and so he should be.

I was insinuating that continuous modeling, (i.e. multiple vids, multiple producers) would do so. Look at AddieJuniper. She's gotta be pulling in some good cash making the rounds and running her own site.

Fair enough. And I'm sure Addie has been around for long enough to make plenty of friends in the community. I'm more intrigued by people who (1) are not heavily into the community and (2) will probably only appear in a few videos, if not just one. "Casual" models, shall we say.

 

[ReyaFet]

This is old as crap and some people may be annoyed that I dredged it back up, but I think it's a good thread. And I wanted to provide some input.

What's the motivation besides money...was the original question, correct? I'm not sure I understand. I'm not sure what some of you all do, career-wise, but I'd imagine you're doing it both for the money and because you enjoy it (hopefully). I have several reasons in no particular order; I like working for myself, I like creating, I like film, I like setting my own hours, I like being able to travel, I like the excitement of watching my business grow each year. And duhhh I like tickling. Psymon and I shoot other things, too. We're kinky, crazy people. But we both enjoy tickling or we wouldn't be shooting it.

And as for public perception, personally, I just don't care what people think. I have some friends from high school who judge me, yet they have 9-5 jobs they hate and they live for the weekends. That's just not the kind of life I want to have. I don't think I'm doing anything immoral or wrong. I'm having fun, I'm sexually liberated and I'm making money. I couldn't ask for more.

🙂

 

[badreligion]

This thread is old as dirt , and looking back at some of my responses wtf was I smoking that day ? I feel like a total bonehead for being so stupid .

 

[DownUnder]

Thanks Addie for bringing this back up, and for the insight. Owning your own business is certainly an enviable lifestyle - I'm fortunate enough to be doing that at the moment (nothing to do with fetish or tickling, unfortunately 🙂 ) and Addie you are very fortunate to be doing what you're doing. I admire your work too.

You're 100% right too in saying that many of us do our jobs for both the money and the pleasure. I'm sure unless the situation is desperate, no one would want to do something they don't want to, unless the money is REALLY good. And I don't know if too many fetish models would have the dedication to work to a stage where they could command a good fee if they actually hate what they do.