Q: Can I be your assistant?

A: No. Anyone who asks this generally just wants to be in the same room with naked women. You will be no use to me standing in the corner trying to cover your erection. If you want to see naked women IRL, go to a strip club and pay them.

In reality, although I would love to have an assistant, it's another person in the room. A lot of people need a long time to be comfortable being naked / sexual in front of other people. The model's comfort is always top priority.

@squidcopter Love everything about the respect and professionalism shown in this thread. I rarely photograph people, but I'd hope everyone I've pointed a camera at would feel I lived the the values you expressed.
@abstractcode Thank you! Honestly, it's not that hard, and it's mostly basic respect for others. For people wanting to get in to this, it's a basic "intentions" check that unfortunately a lot of people fail.