Recently I replied to an ad listed on Model Mayhem by a company titled "Portraits International" so I followed the instructions and was polite and sent several well-taken photos from my portfolio and my contact information (I did not include my phone number because I've had creeps try to solicit "favors" from me when I responded to their ads with my phone number) and a woman named "Tricia" (who is not the photographer but claims to be a casting director at his company) wrote this to me:

Hi,

You sent us numerous emails.

All containing no information and yellow people with fake hair and fake names.

Read our ad.

Do what it says.

Do not omit sharp, crystal clear front and back photos, no side garbage. No wigs. No fake names. And you did not include your telephone number. You sound like a dude.

Plus, we do not ask for what you wrote about.

Read.

Do.

Obey.

A model who cannot read or follow directions is not eligible for the free test photoshoot.

Tricia
Casting Director
Portraits International

PS: No cell phone garbage photos please.We need to know what you look like. Front and back photos. Just read the ad and if interested, follow directions. Do not send photos to this Craigslist address, you must visit our Facebook site per the ad and Like our page. No one lazy or on drugs. No more spam, just send what we ask for and what you think will be helpful. Yellow people like in your photos are useless photos. Pink hair is weird.

You sent us nothing I could give to Ian for him to see if he'd be interested, since you ignored our company's ad
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I was confused to what she meant by "fake names" (my name is Aria so I don't know why that name sounds fake but yeah) and I have native american ancestry so I didn't really know what to say when she mentioned my "yellow skin" and "pink hair" (in ONE of my photos hair was clearly red but in the other photos my hair was auburn and golden brown). So I wrote this as a reply

"Wow. First off, those photos were real. And I sound like a "dude" just because I didn't include my phone number? Garbage photos? I included my side profile just so you could see my dimensions, but I realize now you didn't want those either way. Yellow people? Pink hair is weird? Look, I understand if maybe the pictures I sent weren't the type of photos you had in mind, but honestly, there's no reason to be nasty and rude about it, Ms. Tricia. All you had to say is that you weren't interested, and you didn't think Ian would be either. There are ways to turn down applicants who may not be what you are looking for without resorting to rudeness - which is unprofessional. But nonetheless, thank you for your response and take care. "

Honestly if she wasn't interested she could have responded like an adult.