silly model girls

Most of the models I work with are very bright people, very realistic and very involved in collaborating to create strong images. Because I don't do a lot of mainstream work, I rarely encounter the unrealistic demands that I hear about from some photographers. But I do occasionally stumble on them while browsing random portfolios. I just found a good example, one that I'll share to showcase a particular subset of what apparently happens a lot out there.

She says:

"I gained about 15lbs since I was released from the hospital so I'm now 135lbs and working on working it off"

"I will currently only be taking on paid shoots"

"Only other way I will shoot TFCD is if there is atleast 1of following -MUA, hairstylist, or wardrobe stylist. Or if its for a tearsheet. Sorry if that sounds harsh but it is what it is!"

"I DO NOT SHOOT NUDES UNLESS IT INVOLVES BODYPAINT!!!! ok got it? great!"

She's 5'3" and her avatar photo is so badly underexposed it's hard to tell what she looks like. I've never heard of anyone she's shot with. All 20 shots in her portfolio are technically uneven in quality, and... to put it bluntly... she looks like a slut in most of them. I assume that's what guys are paying her for, but those guys rarely happen to be talented photographers and they aren't doing tasteful, sensitive work.

She's far from the worst I've seen... no demands for all of the images on CD right after the shoot, nothing about bringing her boyfriend along, or any of several other standard items. And at least she's done a few shots, she's not a total newbie.

I guess I just don't understand why she gets any inquiries at all. Either a lot of guys are really desperate, or else there's a market that wants to buy what she's selling.