JustB.BBreezy.Com | B. Breezy Modeling Tips: Part 2

Branding Yourself

Do you have an uncommon physical attribute that sets you apart from others? It may be an eccentric hairstyle (or hair color for that matter!), extremely long legs, extraordinary eyes, bold personality or freakishly big hands! LMAO! Whatever it is, use it to your advantage! Tyra is known for her eyes. Giselle Bundchen, her back. Cindy Crawford, her mole. There is something unique and beautiful about each and every one of us. Find out what your remarkable beauty is and PUSH IT! If you're not quite sure what "it" is, listen to the compliments that others say about you. They view you in a totally different light than you see yourself. For me, my haircut and my legs seem to draw the most attention when others make comments about my photos or meet me in person.

Ok now that you know what makes you unique, the next step is to introduce yourself to the public. Let people know who you are! I will say this time and time again...use the internet to your advantage! Its the biggest audience you can have plus the majority of the time its absolutely free. Join social networking communities, get a website, write a blog. This is all in addition to attending castings and submitting your pictures for modeling gigs. Do whatever you have to do but ALWAYS be professional. Now while I am on this subject, let me point something out. If you are are trying to get the attention of fashion industry professionals, talent scouts and agencies...why in the world would you make your profile PRIVATE??? The internet is so vast and broad; you will always have people watching you. The thing is you never know exactly WHO is watching you. I can't begin to tell you how many models I come across who have private profiles on social networking sites. It's a deterrent to someone who may want to know about you or even view your pictures. If you want to have a personal private page, then keep that totally separate from your BUSINESS page. I strongly advise that you not make your business page private. Keep your doors open for opportunity!!!

Building Your Portfolio

It has come to my attention that most aspiring models don't believe they should pay photographers for photo sessions. Why they think that is far beyond me but apparently this is a common perception. There's absolutely nothing wrong with shooting with photographers for free but please understand, that most of the time you will pay for what you get. Honestly, you can't expect much if your not willing to pay for a photographer's services. Browse through the portfolios of various photographers and compare not only the different styles of photography but also the QUALITY of the images. You may not have realized this but you know excellent quality images when you see them. They're used all the time in magazines, on billboards, etc. This is the barometer by which I judge a photographer's work...including my own. I strive daily to make my work meet the standards of well-known publications. You have to understand that your port represents WHO you are as a model and WHAT you are capable of doing. If you have poor images in your portfolio that doesn't look good. If you are just starting with your modeling career, aim to shoot with a photographer that will (a) give you good quality images and (b) help you with posing while you're on set. Now, it's not entirely on the photographer to pose you. Have a base set of poses to work from and expand from there. If you're practicing everyday like you should then varying in your poses should not be difficult. Another thing to remember, do poses based on what the project is. For example, if your doing a glamour shoot of course you won't be doing fashion poses unless that is what the photographer is going for.

Don't know where to look for a photographer in your area? Websites such as modelmayhem.com, onemodelplace.com and modelcoast.com have made this task quite simple. These are online fashion communities where models can meet photographers as well as makeup artists, fashion stylists and more. You can browse by zip code, state and professional title. It's free to sign-up so try it out. Good luck!

Use Your Available Resources

It amazes me how aspiring models claim to watch "America's Next Top Model" religiously but then turn around and go about their own personal modeling career like an amateur. I'm not saying you should know everything about modeling just by watching that show but let's be honest, there's a great deal of information to be learned just by listening to Tyra's tips. She is a PROFESSIONAL model so naturally she knows what she is talking about. Please don't be naive about the resources already made available to you. Of course her show is not the only place to find help. There's also plenty of books you can read and videos you can watch. Again, the internet is loaded with free available resources to use...USE THEM. Educate yourself about the ins and outs of the industry so you can lessen your chances of getting scammed out of money and your precious time.

I truly hope this post helps someone out there! Like I stated before, I don't claim to know everything about this industry but I am more than willing to share what I do know. If you have questions about anything related to this post, please email me at bbreezy@bbreezy.com. I'll be glad to help if I can. ;-)

Much love and success,

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