Blog Entries tagged 'Photo Shoot'

Professional Photo Shoots: Getting Ready

chaordic@gmail.com — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

When preparing for your first professional photo shoot, there are a million and one things that will be running through your head. Every model has their own rituals, but here are a few quick tips that will serve you well when getting prepped for your next shoot.
Keep to a strict (but smart) health and fitness regime. You want your body to not only be in shape, but also to look healthy for your shoot. I don't what you see on TV, thinner doesn't always mean sexier. There is nothing sexy about [...]

Runway Models: Tips to Mastering the Catwalk

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100

If you ask any aspiring high fashion model what their goals are in their career, 99 times out of a 100 her answer will be that they want to be a successful runway model. Although a model can have hundreds of jobs for magazines and advertisements, they haven't truly reached the top of her game until she is a regular face on the catwalks of New York, Paris or Milan.

So what does it take to be a knockout runway model?

The first thing that you must do is look at the facts. Un [...]

Am I a coward?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Am I a coward?

For almost two years now, I have nibbled at a certain project idea but never actually bitten in to it. On a deep intuitive level, I know that this project would produce some of the best photography work I have even created. I also know that the raw, primal energy that would flow through the results would be absolutely delicious.

Why am I hesitating?

Well, the first excuse I have is knowing how difficult it would be to find a model with a strong enough pe [...]

What You MUST Ask a Photographer Before a Shoot

chaordic@gmail.com — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100

A wonderful model and friend called me the other day and I could hear something a little ‘off' in her voice. It's funny, I am in such deep rapport with so many of our models that I can instantly pickup the slightest change in their voice or writing style in their email. My ‘photographer hat' and my ‘concerned friend hat' at times can look like the same thing sitting on my head. I can't help it - that's just who I am.

This girl is just starting out in modeling and up until then ha [...]