Five of today’s top fashion photographers reveal the characteristics experience has taught them to look for in new models. Find out if you have what it takes.
IN DEVELOPMENT: Stunning new asian model Xiao Wang hopes to ignite her modeling career by working with photographers who can bring out their best.
Photographers deserve great respect for the crucial
part they play in the success of both a model’s and an actor’s
career. Many of them can be very influential with designers, magazine
editors, and model agents, because of the models they have photographed
and, in some cases, discovered. The photographers I interview here modestly
protest that there is nothing magical about their inspiration and talent,
but, as with anyone in the arts, they have innate gifts that sets them
apart. To see a fashion tableau come to life under their direction is
amazing.
A new model should always work with an experienced
photographer, and the ingénue who has the opportunity to shoot with
such impassioned professionals is fortunate. If both are new to the
business, the results could be an expensive mistake, which happens from
time to time. If the shoot is free, it can be a learning experience for
both parties.
As a former model, I have worked with many fashion
and commercial print photographers, and I always could tell from the very
start of the shoot, based on the photographer’s disposition and
personality, if it would be fun or a nightmare. A photographer’s
demeanor is very important. He or she must instill confidence and bring out
the very best in the model or actor, and vice versa. That is why certain
photographers work with the same famous faces repeatedly; the chemistry and
rapport has been there from the beginning. These two factors are a dynamite
combination and contribute to financial success and fabulous pictures.
Great runway models aren’t born, they’re made with a combinations of strong natural gifts, instinctive moves, and plenty of tough love from a coach like Michael Maddox.
Occasional strolls down a runway may spark an interest in expanding into full-time modeling, acting or pageant competition. Whatever the case, here are some expert tips to help you take the next steps toward achieving your goals. By Eve Matheson
It Happens Every Spring — it can happen to you: Modeling and talent agents convene each year at the Waldorf=Astoria on the lookout for the stars of tomorrow. With any luck, you too can be discovered.
Made in Japan: One of America’s hottest exports in the Far East may be its fashion models. Here’s why girls who cross the Pacific are practically guaranteed to profit from the trip. By Eve Matheson
star pupil, star maker: The lifeblood of the entertainment industry is people like Charlie Pasarel and his PMTS International, where so many benefit from his IMTA success as a performer, producer and mentor.
face-to-face with stardom: The 2006 iPOP! convention brings bright and promising John Robert Powers students up close to Hollywood's legendary siren's call.
Beautiful dreamers: Ms. and Mr. Barbizon winners discover the training and cool confidence required to reap Pageantry’s rewards at their modeling convention.
Our expert’s radio call-in show appearances have elicited a number of common questions from prospective young models. Here’s the version of her advice that you can conveniently tear out and keep.
Members of a small Tennessee-based talent firm compete in front of some of the biggest hitters in the modeling and acting agency-management professions.
With its proximity to a plethora of dream makers, IMTA/Barbizon in New York City offers an alluring combination — a chance to be seen, heard, and discovered by those in the modeling and entertainment industry's inner circles.
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