Anyone thinking about competing with AAG, forget it.

AAG has some well-seasoned mainstream modeling photographers. Some of their guys even shot the A&F catalogs and other stuff on that level. Not to bash adult industry photographers, but nobody on our end has the skills and equipment to do what mainstream can for a project like this. Just a fact.

And good luck finding models for such a site. Even great porn models are "guys next door" compared to legit mainstream models. So you aren't going to recruit them off the street at the rate you'd need. You'll be using agencies. Then of course they aren't going to work for $200 like a desperate twink will.

The pro mainstream photographer will cost you. And don't forget the hair and makeup professionals you'll need on hand also... or the wardrobe.

Great potential for such sites, but not something you decide to do on a whim... or a budget for that matter.

Anyone from our industry attempting such sites will be putting up cheap knockoffs. But I'm not saying anything you don't already know.