I’ve done one piece for the dancers. And you get an inkling of sometimes it is hard to be in this business and constant training is a must. Not all of it are fame and glam and definitely not all of it is about sex and drugs.
So do Model. A lot of people didn’t realise that they are true people as well.
They have normal life, normal friends and family like all of us. The only different is that their career requires them to look good. And trust me it’s not easy. You think that they are just standing there posing and how hard could it be? Well, beauty is a really subjective matter. Sometimes the photographer likes it, the clients don’t. They might have more rejection and hardship thrown to them on a daily basis than most of us. How well can you handle criticism? Taking it is one thing but having it thrown at you and still you can make it work? That’s a deal breaker. Cause can you actually stand there be as beautiful as you can be and still someone would smack in your face and say you are ugly? The thigh is too big. The nose is too sharp, the forehead is too wide. Can you take it every day and still smile to the client or even turn it around and make them think you will work for their projects?
That’s how good they are when they are good. And that to me takes a lot more patience than anyone I know of.
And one more thing, how many times we actually work out in a day?
They work out at least 5 times a week, 2 hours a day. And you think they got nothing to do than keep their body fit.
As I know one of my friend actually wake up at 5 in the morning and work out 2 hours before going for his day job until 3 and then a night job after that. Months before he got his first modelling gig. Even after that he’s working on 2 loose part times before he make it big. That diet and the workout doesn’t come out cheaper than anything we have work for.
He is a skater, climber, and a biker. And have been almost around the world by now.
That is great. And a lot of the time there’s no glamour to it. Totally different from what the outsiders sees.
Well, I wish all of my friends in the industry just head strong, be strong, be your true self, and work hard and the Best of Luck.
While we are on the subject of fashion and modelling. It reminded me this one section in “The Devil wears Prada” that I think is a great example how life is for a lot of us and how we should face it head on.
The section is when Meryl Streep Character scolded Anne Hathaway character and Anne ran to Stanley Tucci office and cried.
The conversation goes like
“When I do something right, she doesn’t appreciate it and she don’t even say thank you.”
“So quit. Millions of girls who want it would take it in 5 minutes.”
“I’m not gonna quit. I’m trying”
“Oh Stop it. You are not trying. You are whining”
“Poor you, Miranda is picking on you”
“This industry where it house the greatest artist of the world. Their creations are greater than art. You live your life in it.”
“The magazine is an Inspiration, it’s the shining beacon of hope. And You don’t realise it and worse you don’t even care.”
“When most people are Dying to work here, you only wane.”
“And you ask Why she doesn’t kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star for doing your homework at the end of the day. Wake up.”
There are a lot of people that is working and yet everyday they complains about their jobs and how they are not appreciated. I’m not saying that we are supposed to blindly follow our boss’s order to do stuff. But a lot of time we are merely doing what we are paid for. So you say why you are not given a raise or better bonuses at the end of the day then I’d ask do you think you are a better man, work harder, knows better. Not compare to anyone in the company but as yourself. Are you really worth more than what you are getting now? If it is and you think your superior is treating you wrong. Then you deserve better and leave right? And if not then shouldn’t you re-evaluate your life and work now? Make the necessary changes yourself. Stop making up reason over reason. Just find the real reason and work over it. Oh! Worst of all, to complain and blame or making excuses. So don’t just work on what you can work on. Best of Luck. Be creative. Be a better person.
Just like everyone in any work or career we don’t understand. They are living their lives. As long as it wasn’t against any law then it’s fine by me.
Respect is the key. For no matter what excuse you give. There are far more than underneath that meets the eye. and in a lot fo cases they are far better people than you’d thought they are. I remember one phrase from a professor who says that “Just give them enough time, they’ll show you their Good in the end.”
I am very tempted to do whatever everyone else is doing. Posting great photos on the web and let everyone just admire it. and make it even an obsession. I feel that I have more to offer than just pretty photos.
I hope that everyone would get inspire instead of just wow by pretty faces as they are more than that and a lot of them have a great life to match it. that’s the story I wish to tell.
With the models on the Elite, Ford and Major list, and the great photographer that actually taking their models photos, they are bound to be flying in no time.
Let’s just talk about some of the male models this time.
Will Chalker
He has been in the industry for years now and still going strong. There’s no one that have a face like him. He looks great in every style yet he is not the kind you’d call beautiful. His face is masculine, intimidating yet attractive. And with a great body, he is the perfect look for all workout poster and action shots. Yet we knew by now with a slick back hair style he could eb the classic gentleman with charm. He has been in every major fashion label catalog.
Terron Wood
How do you talk about this guy. He is one of the most usual looking guy I think. Not exactly the Boy next door type. Nor the graunch guy with a beard. Yet there’s just something in his stare that captivated you. It’s not a stern stare that would makes you becomes afraid of it. you know the look of models walking down the runway with a blank stare right in front? His is more of a passionate one. That area between his moth and forehead is enough to get you. It spell serious and security most women are looking for. And I find that it shows in his life as well. Out going and secure and confident with who he is.
Chad White
Well, if you are looking for a perfect person with the cute look and the most perfect tanned body. Chad is the perfect example. That is the most natural tanned you should get. That color of skin. Adding that smile and that eyes you just melt. When you look at him in a Dolce and Gabbana suit you’d think that the shape of his body is the perfect fit.
Garrett Neff
One new name that has been popping up on the model industry is Garrett Neff. He has done, the CF Man Fragrance one year earlier, then there’s CK Jeans and now it’s CK underwear. And with the exclusive coverage of all CK products under his belt he is the ultimate CK man of the year. Great face, perfect body and the combination is a killer. No one can resist a boyish looking guy with a manly appearance. He is the perfect shot for any photographer on a perfect man that can take on both the mature and teenagers market.
Travis Wolfe
Would be a new name in the industry. But not in the photography and model circulation circle online. He’s got the boyish and boy next door look. Yet not too young that would lead you to think he is a boy. He got a great athletic body shape to go with it. although he is in the usual spot for all internet aspiring model coming out with some not so flattering photo sometimes. But I think the good one is enough to convince people that he got something there. And he does. Nailing some model jobs and a lot of circulation of photos of his in every online model blogs and catalog.
Kerry Degman
He is the it boy of the year. Hailing from a photo shoot of Tetu magazine. He is a hit since the magazine first publish the editorial. He is the totally boyish guy you could think of. But with a body to die for for any man that’s hook on work out. He has the perfect work out body. Not exactly the tallest model you’ll find but his muscle proportion is perfect with his height. Well, that’s why he is the new most sought after model of the year.
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