Over the next few weeks, there were more shoots, more fees, and a lot more encouragment. I really enjoyed working with Taylor and his assistant,Denise.
Denise was a lot of fun to be with,we became good friends, she even visited me in my dorm even though she was about 30. Taylor took a lot of random photos,he kept assuring me he was sending my photos to his associates for review. I wish he would have been straight-forward and said pimps, then I would have known what was coming.
Then Taylor called with what he called a "break". He said an account executive was intrested in me modeling his bathing suit line! He said Denise would go out with me and by some clothes for the shoot. I was nervous. Fantasies are one thing, but I am not sure I am ready to actually appear in front of a camera half naked. But Denise and Taylor are great people so I decide to see what it is like.
I was really surprised. Denise and I went to a discount store and bought very basic clothes sets for me to be photoed in. I wasn't going to be photoed in a bikini unless the client was ready to commit and pay. The closest I came to a bathing suit was shorts and a halter top. I could handle that. The only thing I found odd was that Denise bought clothes for me that would be more appropriate for a 15 year old girl, and I didn't think it looked good on me. Denise assured me that ad people noticed a young woman's form (so do pimps, but she left out that detail)and that anything that could emphasize mine would add to the likelyhood of a contract and increase the fee.
The shoot was the next day and Taylor took lots of photos. They were both very encouraging and very easy to work with. They made sure I wore clothes that were revealing but not threatening. Taylor called me on Tuesday
and said the ad man wants to come to the next shoot personally and see how I would do in a bathing suit. I was nervous, but Denise assured me that the suit would be a very modest, plain, two piece and she was right. I wouldn't be afraid to wear this anywhere.