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Originally Posted by pam
I'm paying for your air fare and your hotel and meals, well, you can bite the bullet and not expect additional payment for a test shoot that takes half an hour at best
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Pam, I know you know what you're doing, but perhaps the main reason to pay a model *something* is so that the consent form is valid. (This is not legal advise, or course, just an observation of being in the photog biz since the 70s.)
Hotel, airfare, and meals may not be looked upon as valuable consideration in return to secure a properly executed release from the model. These expenses are not for the benefit of the model; that is, he/she would not have these expenses were it not for the shoot itself. To ensure all the t's are crossed, the valuable consideration should be for the benefit of the model alone. Your paying direct expenses is merely a convenience for the model, and not strictly consideration.
The old gimmick was to pay a buck to make the contract valid, but these days I think it's safer to pitch in $20, $50, or (what I do) $100.
I guess I'm fortunate that I live in an area (SoCal) so replete with qualified models. While I usually invite my models to dinner or lunch, as a friendly courtesy, I'm grateful I don't have to pay these kinds of additional expenses.