A lot of photoshoots here in CS are based on the sexy females with all kind of themes - uniform, manga, bikini, lingerie whatever. Makes me wonder if it's necessary for one to fork out so much money for time with these 'sexy babes' in order to improve your photography. Sure, there are experienced models that can help you get good pictures, but there are also a lot of awkward ones as well. Why not practice on grandma, friends, some people on the street (with their permission)? They may not have sexy attire, curvaceous body, well-endowed funbags, or a pretty face. But if you really want to improve, don't you have to portray natural emotion and inner beauty, beyond what is on the outside? I might be mistaken after all, but I believe this process of learning those things do not require sexy models or the like right?