tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476145593291228608.post206181657312944854..comments2021-08-22T05:35:58.759-07:00Comments on Art Model Log: Joy to the WorldDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865501716995054495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476145593291228608.post-36156563797567827672012-12-11T04:53:45.733-08:002012-12-11T04:53:45.733-08:00I tend to blame that newsletter that went out the ...I tend to blame that newsletter that went out the night before saying that the class had not made. The arts center will cancel a class if it has fewer than three artists signed up (because the model will get paid for the session if he or she shows up for it, even if no artists come). This one apparently had three people signed up right when the newsletter went out, and I'm thinking that that scared the other two away.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865501716995054495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476145593291228608.post-58216602800512593742012-12-10T19:55:10.056-08:002012-12-10T19:55:10.056-08:00Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that :(
Unfortunate...Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that :(<br /><br />Unfortunately, it does happen, and it's happened to me a few times. I was at one drawing group back in 2010, and *no one* showed up. At all. And the person monitoring it said that the previous week, they only had four people in attendance (and this group generally has at least 8-10 people when it's go-time, plus another four or five that come in later). So basically I walked away with no money out of that gig.<br /><br />Another time, I was modeling at a college, and they ended up double-booking models, and I was definitely not the model they needed for that session (they needed a model to bring swim trunks, which I was never told about and the other guy was). Now I was told by a model coordinator at that college that if there was ever a double booking or something similar, I was entitled to collect an hour's pay. Because I was relatively new, I declined (I was honestly concerned that I'd get the money and be marked as a "complainer." Seems silly looking back upon it now, but that's how I felt at the time).<br /><br />But kudos to you for being a professional and modeling for the one person in the room. The show must always go on! I remember one time, it was close to kickoff time, and there was only one person in the room, who was a friend of the professor. And he asked me "if no one shows up, would you still model for me." And I said of course! Eventually, a few more people showed up, but I thought that as long as I being paid, even if one person showed up, I still had a job to do.<br /><br />I think the hardest part is to not get worried that it's a condemnation of you, like people got the email that said "tonight's model is 'so-and-so," and people went "oh man, I don't want to draw that person!" I'll admit, when I had that no-show gig, that was exactly what I was thinking.<br /><br />I'm confident that the lack of a crowd at this session of yours was a fluke. I'm guessing that the proximity to the holidays had something to do with it (people caught up in holiday shopping, cutting back on spending, etc.). I know when I had my no-show gig, it was an extremely hot day right after the end of summer, which I'm sure had something to do with it. <br /><br />But you handled it like a real professional! I'm sure there would be other models there that would have tried to cut out early. But you stayed and gave it your best, and that's something to be proud of!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com