Props are essential to any actor/talent/porn star’s bag of tricks. Depending on what you’re doing, from soft-core to fetish, there is a huge array of props – from sex toys to furniture, from lotions and creams to whips and chains…the imagination literally knows no bounds in this arena.

I took a look at the actual legalese that is the Title 18 U.S.C Section 2257. Like most legalese, it is hard to read, is extremely cumbersome to understand, and makes you wonder if the courts come up with the confusing wording on purpose.

If you’ve gone through the initial email/IM/phone exchange and you’ve established when and where you are meeting (and you’ve determined whether or not this is a shoot or an audition), you still should not be letting your guard down.

Instead of dwelling on what might not be, or thinking about losses, try to plan for the worst case scenario in regards to your content and how it can be marketed.

I will discuss contractual paperwork later, but let’s talk about what you need to bring to set with you.

What should you be taking with you to a set so that you appear professional, prepared, and ready to not be taken advantage of? It depends on the shoot, but primarily a “kit” will consist of:

Once you’ve figured out what your niche is, I would suggest you search online to see what kind of content is available in that particular niche, to make sure that you have an accurate assessment of what it is that you think you are suited for. There are several “free” porn sites that are perfect for research purposes.