Expert: Todd Bingham - 11/20/2007

Question
Hi, I was just curious to know how to get involved in the adult industry.  My girlfriend and I live in New York, and were trying to make some extra money. We are very comfortable with our sexuality, and though we've never done anything like this before...we wanted to try it out.  She enjoys both men and women, whereas I only enjoy females.  Can you help us with this?

Answer
Thanks for the question. Are you okay with working with other partners? If so, then your options will be far greater than if you are only interested in doing things together (albeit I understand that you are okay with *adding* people to the mix). But if the male can go his route and the female hers, you will likely have more combined success. The reason is simple-- content producers have more options to work with you depending upon how flexible you are with the types of scenes. Also, your physical shape and appearance always has a lot to do with this. Yes, this is porn, but it is modeling, even though it's nothing like traditional modeling. And as such, it comes with all the things that you might expect with traditional modeling -- people choosing individuals based on how you look, how you act, and more specifically for this kind of modeling, how well-endowed you are - breasts for the female and penis for the male. So, it's much more to it than being comfortable sexually or with other people-- it's also your look, style, and how well you can control yourself (for the male). It's great that the female out of the two of you is open-minded to both men and women. But as for the male, it's going to be very tough to break into the industry only being open to straight scenes and nothing else. There are tons of straight guys looking to do the same, which creates an almost impossible environment, unless there's something that REALLY *physically* stands out about you. There have, in the past, been some very successful couples in the industry, but those are few and far between... and is the exception rather than the rule.
I know there isn't any clear-cut answer here for you, but I encourage you to search around for companies locally, and then perhaps nationally. If you're able to take some very clear revealing digital photos of yourselves individually and as a couple (both kinds, solo and together), then you can submit them to agencies and studios and see what comes up. You never know, but it's worth a shot if you're truly interested. New York definitely has some companies located there... not as many as California of course, but there are some nonetheless. You can also try national web site directory listings like adultstaffing.com or agencies that pull from around the country like fcfagency.com . Good luck to you! And hope this helps! :)