Never ever pay a deposit and for damn sure never pay the total amount in advance for a session. Also never pay for a session with any sort of electronic payment ever. I don't care how beautiful the girl is or what her reputation is it's always a bad idea because in the past I have had top shelf providers ghost me after paying a deposit so it's something that I never ever do if that is an absolute requirement then I just move on to someone else. MJ Originally Posted by MammiejammerAbsolutely sound advice!