FINALLY! The exposure of this Convicted Sex Offender, who
has been sexually exploiting many Models, has met his breaking point! "Well after alot of thought over the past few days I have decided to quit photography. My sites are down! I have been shooting since I was 16 yrs old and loved it with all my heart, photography was my passion. due to recent developments I have decided to just walk away from the photography business totally. Yes the models that I have booked shoots with I will still honor that commitment. I am taking a real job for the first time in years! I have devoted so much of my life trying to make it in this business and for quite a few years I did really well, I am thankful for that and the experiences that I have had. Thank you to the models that I have photographed, John Apollo " WARNING!!!
- Photographer/Sex Offender
who SCAMMED ME and many, many other Models - WARNING!!!
After some research here is what I found on him in public records:
The Kansas City Star (MO) These popular modeling websites have removed his profile from their databases and has banned him from posting new profiles: www.ModelMayhem.com , www.OneModelPlace.com , www.FreeModelCentral.com , www.OneTalentSource.com A recent email testimony to me from a former Model of his: 07/04/07 A recent email testimony to me from a former friend of his: 05/31/07 For approximately the last 3 years I have put the thought of Kevin Rew aka John Apollo out of my mind. Unfortunately his named resurfaced today when a young girl that used to work for me contacted me about him & claims he made to her about modeling back when she was 18 years old. She was asking me about things she read on your web site. I had seen your web site before & knew about the rift between the two of you since I first met John in 2002. Truth be told, I was not concerned about it because it did not affect me. However, it DID make me aware of potential problems. I also know that he acknowledged his real name to me back then & was honest about the entire legal situation. I will give him credit for that and the fact that he was forthcoming with the truth earned him initial credibility with me. I will also state right now that the picture on your web site is unequivocally Kevin Todd Rew aka John Apollo. Unfortunately, I also saw firsthand how he operated his business. I watched the constant strife he created for himself and others. I watched how easily it was for him to deceive & twist the truths without remorse. I also saw the constant conflict he had with other models and photographers... with just about everyone he came in contact with. As I watched all of the conflict, disagreements and unfulfilled promises I realized there was only one common denominator...John. It eventually eroded my relationship with him since I got tired of watching the same problems constantly repeated...just with different people. It even happened with me once when John was online chatting with a model blatant lies about me while I was on the telephone with her at the very same time. As this was going on I walked into his home while the conversation was still on his computer AND she was still on the phone with me. He was caught in the act. Needless to say there was a lot of yelling (by me), begging and crying (by him). Truthfully, I'm convinced that he wasn't crying because what he did was wrong but because I'm twice his size & he feared personal injury. I slowly distanced myself from him and he eventually moved from the area, but not without leaving a trail of bad blood from residents and creditors. I watched him cheat people out of money that I have business and friendship relationships with... to the degree that one of my friends owns a auto dealership and allowed John to borrow a vehicle from him because John could not afford to buy one. John proceeded to wreak the vehicle beyond reparability. He had no insurance and faced criminal charges if only my friend chose to file charges. My friend did not do so because of his relationship with me even though I told him that should not be a determining factor. And to this date John has never made any effort to pay a single dollar. NONE. Another of my friends leased a property to John when he moved here and needless to say it ended on bad terms, as well, with John not paying his debt. See... I tried to help the guy straighten up his act because I do believe everyone deserves a second chance. John just could not do the right things, the ethical things. As such, he does not deserve respect. Towards the end of John's stay in this area he even decided to make disparaging and false statements about me around town to which I've never concerned myself with. I cannot worry about the comments of a person that completely destroyed his own credibility with an entire community, much less the beliefs any person naive enough to believe his rants. People who know me, or know of me, know that I'm straight-forward and don't tolerate the lies and other crap that comes along with people like John Apollo. John knows that himself, which would explain why he waited until he was bolting out of town to spew his lies. I will say that I do believe that John is a talented photographer which is contrary to what some have tried to claim. In fact, I've met a lot of models whose best images have come from John. However, as I told him face-to-face on several occasions, he is the most deceitful, unreliable, unprofessional and pathetic businessman I have ever met in my life. I believe that John initially had good intentions but his fraudulent, unethical, fly-by-night ways will always be the norm for him. Bottom line: John WILL screw you because it is easier for him to be unscrupulous than ethical. It is natural for him. That is disappointing for me to say because I really tried to help him and believe in him. The next statement I am going to make is simply my gut feelings based on my experiences and observations of John Apollo and in no way should anyone try to claim it is fact: If John has truly moved to Mexico as his MySpace account states, then there is probably a reason for it. Based on his past actions, my guess is that he is running from something again. He ran from Kansas City, MO to Osage Beach, MO... Osage Beach, MO to St. Louis, MO... and now St. Louis, MO to Mexico. I anticipate possibly reproachful comments from John regarding me when he finds out about this e-mail, but I'm really not concerned with them. As good as John thinks he is about fighting battles behind a computer, he really can't hide from the truth. Feel free to contact me, or have anyone contact me if they feel it necessary to address or question my comments. Yours In
Health, My response: WOW! Finally! Someone else steps up to reveal Kevin for who/what he really is! Thanks for your story and info. Would you mind if I posted it on my webpage on him? If you read my page you would see that he says he has quit photography and getting a regular job. One, I don't believe he quit photography, he just wants me to think that so I'll stop trailing him, and TWO, I do believe he DOES need to get a regular job, especially from what you've said. I know his photography, so I will easily spot it once it starts coming up again. And yes, I'm highly sure the reason why he moved to Mexico is to run from debt, and the law. That page on him will NEVER come off my website though. He'll resurface at some point, and that mug shot will help others notice him. And I have others that have more time on their hands that are continually trying to track him. As for him being talented as a Photographer, I'm going to have to disagree with you there my friend. He's just another guy who has an expensive camera and has learned how to use the bells and whistles on it. He clicks ever 2-3 seconds and then at home goes through thousands of photos and finds the good ones. I mean come on now, he shoots HOT girls, how hard is it to get a few great shots of HOT girls when you shoot a thousand shots of them? He only shoots outdoors so he doesn't have to use lighting, as he doesn't know how to arrange indoor lighting. He shoots in the sun, he has the girls face the sun, put their chins up to not cast shadows, and then click, click, click, click, click, click... I've shot with 38 Photographers 78 times, JUST for my portfolio use, never mind all the paying jobs I've been shot for. I know talented Photographers. They wait for a great shot by first setting the setting, the lighting, the wardrobe, the Model, checking all angles, shadows, conflicts, the background, foreground, exposure, aperture, focus, speed, etc., then take 2 or 3 shots and gets that pose out of those 2 or 3. Kevin just has the girl move around, keep posing, while he just goes click happy. The girls are the talented ones by being hot. Kevin is just another guy behind an expensive camera. If he was shooting and you walked up and took the camera out of his hands and kept shooting for him, do you think you would see a difference? Of course not. As for everything you said about him, yes... he's a total asshole! Thanks again, And his response: 06/01/07 I never really worried about him after I had my fill of his crap. It was sort of like "good riddance." It's not that I was ever afraid of him doing anything. He just wasn't worth the time & effort for me to worry about. He was gone and that was good enough for me. When the young girl called me yesterday with her fears I promised her I would look into things for her. I do understand your points regarding the way he does shoot. Basically, he has established a particular type of shooting that he doesn't deviate from very often, and YES he does click away. So, I can see where you are coming from. And YES, you can spot his images very easily. Like you, I've also worked with other talented photographers who have done things quite differently than him, and are considerably more accomplished and successful than him. Hell, you & I have worked with some of the same people. Truth be told, we shouldn't even worry about if he is talented or not, but about the unscrupulous way he conducts himself. THAT is what people need to be protected from, and not just unsuspecting models. I also agree with you that he will resurface and that he has no intention of retiring from photography. I think he wants A LOT of people to think he has quit photography, not just you. He has simply moved on to a new location of unsuspecting females. His post on the MySpace account is most likely a self-serving smoke screen. If you really read the statement you can tell that it is not sincere by some of the things he said. One, he says photography WAS his passion, as if it is past tense. I don't buy that for a second. Two, the exclamation point behind the statement that the sites are down. He would NEVER be excited about that. And three, he states he is totally walking away from photography business which you & I know is not happening. Jimmy, I had to deal with his probation officer over the whole sexual exploitation situation, so I KNOW the truth. On a similar note, unless there were more than one girl with the same story about chatting in One Model Place with his real name, I am very familiar with that whole situation. Unfortunately, I was involved in that situation and her statement on your site is not completely accurate. This is just information for your knowledge since I do believe you are trying to project the truth. You can post my statement on your web page in its exact content. I have no problem with that. Please keep it anonymous. John will know EXACTLY where it came from because of the details that no one else would know about. If someone wants to know more, you can feel free to let them contact me through my web site. Good
luck. Maybe we'll meet the next time I'm in L.A. Testimonies from Model who have shot with him, or friend's of Models:
What's he's doing NOW is the same as what he was charged for above, only now it's with girls OVER 18! He's selling partially nude images of Models he's shot, and for his own profit without their knowledge!!! These include nipples showing when the Model doesn't know it, and while their eyes were only half open and they were adjusting their clothes or poses. Being the unprofessional and untalented Photographer he is, he just clicks, clicks, clicks with hopes that he gets a few good photos from it. If he was professional and talented, he would wait for the right shot and then take it, not click every 1-2 seconds and get 100 shots of one pose. I strongly believe that his reason for doing this is to capture areola/nipple and crotch shots of the Models, which he clearly shows on his website where he sells these photos, and these Models don't even know it. He's now marked those galleries private, but many of these sexually exploiting photos of various Models have already been saved, before he marked them private, to show anyone for proof. He posts the entire series of shots, including eyes closed, blurry photos, and nipples showing when there are no other photos showing topless or with intentional nipple showing in the entire set of photos he shot of those Models. Of course the Models who shot nude are different stories, but he takes advantage of his digital camera by click, click, clicking and then selling those indecent photos for his own profit. How on earth would any Model know if he sold any of their photos? As for his BS story about me on his MySpace profile, if you scroll down below you will see the actual emails he and I had. His only response/defense is to say that I am lying and that I edited the emails that I posted, and then claims that he has the actual emails. Then why doesn't he post them? Because he's lying. He never told me, or my Model friends he also shot, anything about WEB SIZED photos until AFTER our 3 days of shooting. What Model on earth would shoot with someone in exchange for 350 pixel high images with a big yellow logo across it? As for John's other lie claiming that I said I represented 11 Playboy Models, he is so full of it! As you can read below, John contacted me only DAYS before he was to come to CA. He asked me if I could get any female Models for him to shoot. I told him that I had 11 possible Models in the Los Angeles area who are willing to shoot for TFP, but that I would have to check with them first as it is an incredibly short notice. Out of the 11 potential Models, only 3 were available and interested at such a short notice, and for TFP. So afterwards he was all pissed off that he spent so much money and time coming to L.A., which he was coming here anyway, with only a few Models to shoot. Was it my job to provide him Models? No! I never promised him ANYTHING, other than myself and the 3 female Models who showed up. I was doing him a favor by trying to get him Models, as he didn't have any of his own in CA to shoot, just the two Models that he brought with him. As for claiming that he now has another attorney, well then who is it? I've yet to be contacted by ANYONE regarding John Apollo, oh sorry, by Kevin Todd Rew, and you know why? Because if I were to be contacted by an attorney they would have to say that I am being sued by Kevin Todd Rew, not John Apollo, which means that he would be proving to everyone that he is in fact Kevin Todd Rew, which he continues to deny. Not only that, I am doing nothing wrong, I haven't told a single lie, and there is nothing that he can charge me with or sue me for. I just wish these Models he has shot who have given me their testimonies above, would not be afraid to allow me to reveal who they all are, as he can't do anything to harm them now, besides sexually exploiting them of course. He can't ruin their career as he has no contacts with anyone to blacklist them, or to spread false rumors about them. Why do you think I have had this info posted on my website for the past 5 years and still continue to add to my resume with more modeling work? And why do you think these popular modeling websites listed above have removed his profile from their databases and has banned him from posting new profiles with them? Try asking him that question. He has a bad reputation online, and there are many other people out there who are trying to prove to everyone as well who he really is. As for my previous MySpace profile being removed, that's a no-brainer, that's because I was posting a photo of his mug shot on it, which you can't do on MySpace. I'm the furthest thing from a cyber bully, which he refers me as, just a fellow Model looking out for other Models, and potential Models, so that he doesn't take advantage of them. You can all go to my website's resume page and see all the Photographers and Models I have worked with and feel free to contact any of them for their opinion of me. His claim that many of my Photographers have contacted him privately telling him that I have tried to blackmail them is such BS. I have NEVER shot with a Photographer who has requested, or even asked, me to pay them. Everyone if completely free to contact any of them, any time you want and ask them yourself. He claims all these lies, but why doesn't he show any proof of his made-up stories? He'll post the claim, but not the proof. I'm offering you to contact any or all of my Photographers personally and ask them if his BS is true. Would I do that if it was true? Don't let his lies fool you. Look at the facts and weigh them out for yourself for what sounds more believable. Why do you think he has had so many new website domain names while the old ones are no longer up? Why not still use all those domain names and point them all to his current website? Because those website domain names are all known to be affiliated with a perverted, scam artist Photographer. Gee, I wonder who that is??? Add the facts up people. Here's a quick list for you: 1.) I'm showing you that John Apollo is actually Kevin Todd Rew, the
convicted Sex Offender on 2 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He has yet to defend anything I have said or shown. He has yet to show any proof of anything he is saying in his defense (his attorney, our emails that differ from what I posted, emails from other Photographer's of mine to him, proof his real name is John Apollo and not Kevin Todd Rew, why he was banned from those popular websites, etc.) His
only defense has been: "Blah, blah, Jimmy's lying, blah, blah, cyber bully, blah,
blah." Cyber bully? Does he really think that I am
just mad about him screwing me over 5 years ago on my images?
Please! I have had dozens of shoots since him, some where I haven't had the chance to even look at and/or post the photos from those
shoots. I don't need the images he shot of me, they're 5 years
old. This page is here to expose Kevin for who he really is, what he
has done to me and the Models I booked for him, as well as what he is still
doing to Models, so that everyone can be forewarned about him, his past, and
his current actions as he is still photographing Models. Over the past several months, MySpace.com has been hammered by media reports, portraying it as both a safe haven for sexual predators and a dangerous place for naïve teens who post personal, and potentially damaging, information for all the world to see. In response, the Rupert Murdoch-owned company has boosted its security and public relations efforts. In April 2006 it brought on Microsoft veteran Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam to fill a new post of chief security officer, and launched an advertising campaign promoting online safety. So contact MySpace abuse and report him as the Sex Offender he is and request them to remove his profile. Do you want MORE data??? Go here: And YES!... Kevin and John are the same person. He shot me when he was going by his real
name "Kevin", but was also going by John at that time as well, which you can see
in his emails below in how he signed his emails, and in my sarcastic responses about his
two names. Wait, there's more! From another Model Kevin shot:
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You'll see on various profiles online that he lies about his age; I've seen him list himself as 29 and 33. As you can see above, he's actually 38.
Here is what happened between Kevin Todd Rew (John) and me (Jimmy Thomas)... Followed by our exchange of emails about our shoot:
Back in 2002 Kevin tricked myself, and 3 other Models I provided for him, into only giving us web size (350 pixels high) images with his bright yellow, plain font copyright stamped on them from our TFP (Time For Print) digital shoot, instead of full-size resolution images, and told us that if we now want high res images or prints then we would have to pay him $10 a piece for them. Nothing was ever mentioned about paying for images or web-size content images-only to any of us. So then he said he didn't want bad blood between us so he would send me all the full resolution images that I wanted from our shoot. But then after 2 months of not hearing from him, he then said that he changed his mind and wouldn't send them because I told the other Models, that I got for him, not to pay the $10 a print. He also didn't tell us until AFTER our shoot with him that his photographer's release was a CONTRACT to be with his "so-called" agency for 5 years as well, and if we didn't sign it then we didn't get our images... which is ILLEGAL! I sincerely apologize to the 3 Models that I scheduled for the shoot. Here are some of the emails that he and I swapped during this time, notice that he signs his name "Kevin" at the end of his emails, not "John":
From Kevin (John):
"I am going to St. Louis to shoot a Playmate and all she wants is web sized images...And is very happy with the contract as it is...I guess that is the difference between west coast and mid America folks. Had I known that your models were going to flake and that you would not purchase prints and wanted a full rez cd I would have turned you down for the shoot as well. So lesson learned. I do not want any hard feelings between us or the other two. Remember that I had Paying shoots while I was down there and lost out on that. To shoot with you and your 11 models. I felt that that would be worth it for my portfolio and would help you as well. However only you and 2 models showed, this was aggravating and turned out not to be profitable in any way as of yet.I can only hope that the sale of the images is possible. I have been shooting for over 15 years Jimmy and before the divorce had a very successful agency, and will again in short order. Tatianna told me that her attorney was going to look over the contract, and have not heard from her about that yet. If she would like to change the contract let her know that she can either email or call me to discuss it."
I then did some research on him and found the article about him being on "probation for child pornography" and sent it to him showing him that I will advertise it on my site if he doesn't send me the high res images that was originally discussed. He has done nothing but tell me lies. My Models didn't flake; he contacted me only a few days before he was to arrive in CA and wanted to know if I could get him Models to shoot, so I showed him a page of 11 Models that I put together that I book for other Photographers for jobs and he said "ok, set it up". However I told him it was last minute so I didn't know who would be available. I got him three great Models to shoot, four including myself, I never promised any others to him.
If he was so set on his web content images-only then he would have made that crystal clear, but instead his objective was to lead us to believe we would get high res images like EVERY Photographer does, and then after the shoot tell us that we have to pay $10 for any prints we wanted. After I sent him the child pornography article I found on him, he THEN all of a sudden had a change of tone and emailed me one high res that I needed for my "Mr. Romance Novel Cover Model" contest in October 2002. I then sent him the list of images that I wanted in high res that he told me to send him, but I didn't hear from him for 2 months, which he then sent me this email:
From Kevin (John):
"Thanks for the email Jimmy glad your doing
well. Let me know if you want a few of the shots that we did in High Rez ( I can upload
them the same way we did last time) Also I know we got off on the wrong foot, but I don't
like to have enemies out there so let me know if we can repair what I thought was
beginning to be a friendship. At this point I think that if you still want the high rez of
you solo I would be happy to do that. I have talked with several people out in LA and even
though it pains me to say this "you were right and I was wrong"
Any way when you get a free sec shoot me a call and lets catch up on a few things.
Kevin"
I again sent him my list of images I wanted in high res and two months go by and NOTHING from him! Then I sent him this:
"Come on Kevin, what happened to
maturity??? What is taking so long on the CD and a response from you?
I have a magazine that I just wrote a fitness and kickboxing article for and they want me
to give them photos that relate to the article to post in the magazine. I don't have
any active fitness/exercise shots except for old ones in a gym. I want to use a few
of the ones you shot on the rocks in Malibu (maybe DSC_0158, as well as maybe DSC_0899).
So if you want your images published with your credit, then send me the CD at high
resolution ASAP. It is going in the April/May issue of "Industry
Magazine" under their "Fitness Trends 2003" article. So they are
needing it ASAP. I just proofed the write-up to publish and gave them other bullet
points info on me regarding my fitness background. All they need now are my
photos. I could very well give them others I already have, but I want to use the
ones you shot."
And he IMMEDIATELY responds with this:
From Kevin (John):
"Dude,
Just got back in town...have not been checking email sorry. Let me know what high rez
shots you need for the mag and your comp.
Also need you to fax a model release signed for the shots that we did. As far as the low
rez of the girls they have the cd's but i will burn you a low rez of those. The high rez
you want are fine just let me know what specific shots and what magazine...i will sign a
photo release to that mag on those shots.
kevin"
Ya right! After two months of no responses, he JUST got back in town and responds within MINUTES when it's about getting one of his images published??? I knew that I could get out of his 5-year contract because it had a ton of loopholes in it and by just not accepting any jobs that he may send me; which he doesn't have any contacts for sending jobs to Models to begin with, so I sent him this:
"I've emailed you many times to get your address so I can mail this signed release I have sitting in front of me. I signed your contract/release already, your 5 year deal contract, so until you get my new one of "per job" commission, that one that I signed is binding for release from me.
So he says that before he will send me my high res images he wants me to sign and send him a NEW release from HIM, which is a release that ONLY protects HIM, and he expects me to sign it. Here is how it reads:
"Adult Model Release
In consideration of my engagement as a model, upon the terms herewith stated, I hereby
give to Apollo 1 Media Inc. his/her heirs, legal representatives and assigns, those
for whom Apollo 1 Media Inc. is acting, and those acting with his/her authority and
permission:
a) the unrestricted right and permission to copyright and use, re-use, publish, and republish photographic portraits or pictures of me or in which I may be included intact or in part, composite or distorted in character or form, without restriction as to changes or transformations in conjunction with my own or a fictitious name, or reproduction hereof in color or otherwise, made through any and all media now or hereafter known for illustration, art, promotion, advertising, trade, or any other purpose whatsoever.
b) I also permit the use of any printed material in connection therewith.
c) I hereby relinquish any right that I may have to examine or approve the completed product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in conjunction therewith or the use to which it may be applied.
d) I hereby release, discharge and agree to save harmless [photographer], his/her heirs, legal representatives or assigns, and all persons functioning under his/her permission or authority, or those for whom he/she is functioning, from any liability by virtue of any blurring, distortion, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form whether intentional or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking of said picture or in any subsequent processing thereof, as well as any publication thereof, including without limitation any claims for libel or invasion of privacy.
e) I hereby affirm that I am over the age of majority and have the right to contract in my own name. I have read the above authorization, release and agreement, prior to its execution; I fully understand the contents thereof. This agreement shall be binding upon me and my heirs, legal representatives and assigns.
Dated: _____________________________________
Signed:_____________________________________
Address:____________________________________
City:_______________________________________
State/Zip:____________________________________
Phone:______________________________________
Witness:_____________________________________
This the one that I was talking about. I need this faxed with any additions that you need. This is the Industry standard and I belive this is what you were talking about when you told me this is what you signed with your other photogs."
So I responded with:
"Like I said before, you HAVE my signed contract/release of the 5 year one I signed of yours before. The one I am MAILING you is the NEW one I told you I wrote that you said you were fine with. It's the "per-job" release/contract. So you already have my release of the images."
He writes back:
"Yes Jimmy you did sign the release...then
said that you had your attorney look at it and it was filled with loopholes and wouldnt
stand up in court. I am not being paranoid at all Jimmy, just taking your advice."
So I faxed him MY release that had my stipulations in it, which he stated himself "I need this faxed with any additions that you need." Which for me to do that I would be re-writing his entire release. My TFP release (which you can download here) has everything that is in his release PLUS my stipulations and additions to protect ME as the MODEL as well. You don't have to be a brain surgeon to figure out that re-typing his to add my inclusions would be ridiculous and a waste of time. But of course he responds with:
"Not the right Doc....the one that i sent you in email is the release i need signed remember you said "your agreement is worthless"
So I responded with:
"Listen John/Kevin, this is my last email regarding this. Your original contract/release I said had loopholes in it as for the "contract" part of it. A "release" is SIMPLE, and I just sent you a signed release for you to use the images as stated. Why you are being so damn difficult is beyond me. You are full of drama and are so damn paranoid and reek of manipulation and deception.
Both the other Photographers already emailed and mailed their releases to the magazine as well as already sent me full res of ALL my images we shot. Did you read that? ALL the images we shot. In fact I have the slides from one of the shoots so that I can do what I want with them; copy them, make prints of them, and/or scan them for my own use as I choose.
These are well established and published Photographers. Photographers who know the ropes, who don't play games, who continue to be published, and on top of that continue to have great respect from all the Models, magazine editors, and others that they work with.
I sent you a signed release. Either send me my images and send the magazine their release to use the image, or forget the whole thing. I have no problem getting one of my other Photographers published, I have hundreds of images to use instead. And I wont submit any of your images to the fitness magazines as well when my packages go out, and any opinion asked of you will be exactly what you have shown to me.
You have some serious issues that you need to tend to John/Kevin. So far I don't know any Model that likes you that I know that has worked with you. What does that tell you? Your call, do or die... it makes no difference to me, I'd rather publish a Photographer who is easy to work with. You're a headache and do nothing but stress me out! I've shot with well over 3 dozen Photographers from TFP, stock, magazine, and other paid and published modeling shoots and have NEVER had problems like I have been having with you!"
His response:
"Fine
IMAGES WILL BE DESTROYED
Look Jimmy,
I am done with you and your attitude, you believe it or not you do not control this situation. YOU stated in the email a while back that I could not use the contract against you in court and that you could do anything you wanted with the images bla bla bla....
I have decided that ya know what, use the other images from other photographers I really do not want ANY thing to do with you and frankly I am getting rather tired of you.
I really would like to know WHAT models do not like me...um I talk to them all except you 3 on a weekly basis and have NOTHING but great feed back from them.
You can now take ALL my images down from your site and I will do the same. Then the images of you alone or with the gals will be destroyed.
I would rather destroy the images than allow you to try and manipulate or per your last emails extort them from me.
This is your last chance at being able to use any of MY images (I own the copyright) Don't make this get ugly Jimmy lets just call your shoot a waste of time and be done with it."
As you can see, he is the furthest from being a professional. He would rather have bad blood and bad word spread about him than to simply send me my high res images that were expected from the start. But instead, his pig-headed ways and stubbornness is causing himself all kinds of headaches. It costs him nothing but a stamp to send me the CD. The shoot was all digital so it's not like it is costing him anything for film and development to give me my high res images. He has already had a number of Models that he wanted to shoot with tell him "NO" because they heard about him from me or read all this about him on my website. He has even emailed many months later to ask me what it will take for me to remove this page form my website because it is costing him a lot of work.
ADVICE to all Models - Be sure to get a signed release BEFORE you shoot with anyone, no matter how well you think you know them, or how trusting you think they are! Protect YOURSELF!