Dude, I live in NYC, models are a dime a dozen here, so are fashion photographers.
Met two Japanese models last weekend and their friend who didn't model was hotter.
Oh, Ive got friends who shoot fashion and assist, $1000-$6000 a day sounds good but if you factor in expenses and they don't work consistently then yes, I do make more than most of them.
I know of three people now going belly up because of the economy looking for 9 to 5's
Tootsie, I'm not talking out my ass, I know models that have made the cover before, my friend Scott dated one for two years,
she was only a nice penis ornament in his own words after they broke up, my opinion of her was even lower.