Another thing is that no one wants to say to people like the police, “I was going to/did shoot with a photographer from online naked.”

I started a thread on MM about exposing a scam, but I didn’t recieve a good deal of helpful feedback.

It makes sense to ask Doug for advice; he’s a great guy.

He tells the ladies he’s going to bring his stuff down to his car, and then come back up and help with the ladies’ bags… only he never comes back.

To also get models to pay attention, he says he’s shot with some famous names (Julie Simone for one). I’ve known Julie for years (My wife and I are friends of Julie’s) and she’s never worked with him. She was scheduled to fly east to work with him, but she cancelled because of a bad vibe she got from him. A good call on her part.

I know Doug L. at Restrained Photo has heard of this guy and I recommend anyone who books with a photographer in the Richmond area talk to Doug first to get the lowdown on folks there (he seems to know a lot of folks).

The cops in Richmond don’t seem to want to deal with this situation, not because it isn’t a crime, but because, to them, it’s a minor crime. Unfortunately, the number of victims keeps growing and they seem to be ignoring the problem…