Today's post is about a rather unfortunate part of life - SCAMS.
They come in all shapes and sizes and I think effect everyone in some aspect of their life. Everyone has gotten emails or phonecalls or offers that sounded too good to be true (and were). Or even, like today's example, seemed completely harmless... but aren't.

In this business especially (the business of being SEXY), scams are rampant. Here's a recent email I got.

Sounds legit, right? You immediately think, 'Poor Kenny. What a sweetheart. Of course I'll send him a photo!' ... Don't do it.

By the way, this isn't my first "Kenny" email. Click below to see how I break it down to show that this is actually a (rather common) scam...

This is particularly frustrating on MM where the credit option is built in, or on FB where tagging people is mind-blowingly easy. Hell, FB even recognizes my face now (not that I find that thought reassuring necessarily..) So pretty please, just tag me.

I'm getting to a point, click below...

So apparently someone got wind of how much I love Food Should Taste Good's products (mentioned among my fav snacks in my JNT "Model Diet" blog post) because I got a rather fantastic package in the mail recently....

Curious how they fared? Click below to read all about 'em!

Being a fairly fit and little model typically comes with one of two assumptions; Either I am one of those lucky gals who eats whatever, whenever and stays itty bitty, or I am lumped in with the negative stereotype that as a model I must have an eating disorder.
NEITHER of these are true, actually.

Michael Sullivan Photography ©2010

This post will give you an idea of what the JNT "Model Diet" looks like.
I'll give ya a hint; it's NOT this:

This is a 'Do what I say, ignore what I Instagram' kind of post...
Click below to see how I'm SUPPOSED to eat!

While writing up my "When Working with a Photog for the First Time - *Model Tips*" post, I did a search to include a link to tips for models should the situation get innapropriate (specifically in regards to sexual molestation) and I was appalled by the lack of actual advice. Even in the Model Mayhem threads, a site dedicated to this industry, had nothing of real substance to offer.

The one piece of advice that kept reoccurring was, "Kick him in the balls." 
...
Are you shitting me?!

Some REAL advice is on it's way, click below.

©Myke's Photos 2013

For those of you not in the business, the technical term is "a tease"

Mykes Photos
One of my favorite glamour/lingerie photographers in the LA area, I was super excited to finally team up with Myke! Click below to see the pics! 

so most stories that begin with, 'well, i saw an ad on craigslist....' don't end too well.

Being a model can sometimes put you in crazy situations. I'm sure that if I ever told my Grammie that I was, "..meeting with a man I've never met before in the middle of the desert so he can take pictures of me tied up and nekkid next to some pretty cacti" she would have a brain anurism! It's true though, and such outrageous sounding statements are not an uncommon thing in a model's life!

So let's talk Model Safety.

If you are looking to work with a new photographer for the first time, be sure to do these three things first:

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