Am I Good Enough To Be A Model, Or Should I Just Give Up On My Dream? Total results: 23 Pages: 1 | 2 [ 2] |
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| Date: 2007-04-11 13:52 Does anybody think that I am good enough to become a model, or should I just
give up on my childish dreams...please tell me if the pictures that I have
uploaded here are good enough to, or if I should change them... |
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 ID: 189741 Posts: 214 | Date: 2007-04-11 13:58 NEVER EVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS!!!!
[I]no matter how hard it may seem never ever give up on them.[/I]
Try changing your shots though, there all pretty similar all taking at arms
length.
Try getting somebody else to take them add more diversity to your portfolio.
Try a headshot and a portrait body shot. Then add others to suit the catagories
you hope to get into.Live life to the max and never look back!
People are less likely to let their fears win,
When they can do what they want when they try. |
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 ID: 185837 Posts: 336 | Date: 2007-04-11 13:58 I think you need some better photos to kick start your modeling. Those on your
profile are not doing you justice, though they are better than nothing. Try
approaching some local photographers with good portfolios for some TFP. That
should give you a good starting position. From there you can gauge interest more
effectively.***** Spring approaches and soon the fairies will awaken ***** |
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 ID: 179598 Posts: 118 | Date: 2007-04-11 14:09 Yea i agree - I think you can do well but just need better pictures  which are not taken in
a mirror  * Love the Life*  |
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ID: 189741 Posts: 214 | Date: 2007-04-11 14:11 I like the idea she is getting with the mirror. But try getting someone esle to
take it so it shows you all.
Or try one where your getting ready to go out so your doing your hair or make up
and have someone else shoot it. just a thoughtLive life to the max and never look back!
People are less likely to let their fears win,
When they can do what they want when they try. |
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ID: 185837 Posts: 336 | Date: 2007-04-11 14:16 You don't actually even need someone else... just time, a chair, a pile of books
and a digital camera with a timer
Still approaching a half-decent photographer for TFP is a lot easier!***** Spring approaches and soon the fairies will awaken ***** |
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ID: 189741 Posts: 214 | Date: 2007-04-11 14:21 lol yeh thats true. but its so much easier someone else taking them lol, like
for angles and such.
But yeh your idea on the approaching a photographer is a good oneLive life to the max and never look back!
People are less likely to let their fears win,
When they can do what they want when they try. |
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 ID: 171693 Posts: 58 | Date: 2007-04-11 15:19 I'll be brutally honest in order to get to a point. Hang with me until I make my
point and don't get offended!
Judging by your profile, no. You don't. The pictures are pictures you would see
on MySpace in every single girls profile. Nothing stands out in the least bit to
me and I would guess to 90% of photographers looking at your profile.
I said that to make a point. Pictures in your profile are very important. You
know how they say that "first impressions are lasting impressions"? You want
people to look at your avatar and want to click to view your profile. Then you
want them to see the pictures and want to click each one. Having nothing but
self-taken pictures in your port doesn't make someone want to do that. You are
not alone, there are plenty out there just like that.
You are attractive and you COULD make it in commercial/print work, and possibly
glamour. The only way for anyone to say with certainty is to see quality
pictures of you. By quality I don't mean spending a lot of money to get a
photographer to take pictures, but do your homework, find a photographer near
you who is trustworthy, and see if you can do a TFP/TFCD. You have an attractive
face, but that is all we can see in your pictures. We can see part of your boob
in your avatar also, though! 
Long post to say this... Do you have what it takes to be a model? We can't tell
without decent pictures. You have potential but we need to see more.
JeffJeff Green - Model, Glamour, Portrait Photographer - Xandria Gallery
817-691-6261 Arlington, Tx |
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 ID: 185732 Posts: 110 | Date: 2007-04-11 15:56 Everyone is good enough as long as they put their mind and efforts in whatever
they want to accomplish. Love |
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ID: 185837 Posts: 336 | Date: 2007-04-11 16:25 Christine Lokiru:
Everyone is good enough as long as they put their mind and efforts in whatever
they want to accomplish.
Politically correct, but sadly not quite true in the real world...***** Spring approaches and soon the fairies will awaken ***** |
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ID: 171693 Posts: 58 | Date: 2007-04-11 16:34 fairydreams:
Politically correct, but sadly not quite true in the real world...
lol I was going to comment on that but I didn't want to be harsher than I
already have been. BUT, you are right. Some people are not cut out for modeling
just as some aren't cut out for brain surgery. I am one of those who wouldn't
make a good doctor or surgeon... my memory is horrible and that isn't good for a
surgeon!! lolJeff Green - Model, Glamour, Portrait Photographer - Xandria Gallery
817-691-6261 Arlington, Tx |
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 ID: 187342 Posts: 36 | Date: 2007-04-11 16:46 Look into the mirror and ask yourself that question, trust me you'll find the
answer [*Link removed*] er |
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ID: 189741 Posts: 214 | Date: 2007-04-11 18:40 My sincere thoughts go to you
Im really sorry that happened to him,
But yeh dont worry about about modelling for awhile you take all the time you
need dearyLive life to the max and never look back!
People are less likely to let their fears win,
When they can do what they want when they try. |
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| Date: 2007-04-11 18:41 um, thanx for the advice...but I don't really have much time anymore since my
father almost died of a massive heart attack two weeks ago, I have pictures of
me from other people, but I don't like them because of the way my body looks, I
would'nt even consider myself a plus size model...I'm just really worried about
other stuff, but yea, I will take into consideration of your thoughts, and I
will try new things, thanx. |
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 ID: 183878 Posts: 1387 | Date: 2007-04-11 20:47 "don't like them because of the way my body looks"
Here's a small tip. Hardly anyone like the pictures they see of themselves. They
especially dion't like them if the are taken with a your typical amateur
wide-angled lens which stretch out parts you don't want to stretch. But here,
most of us could make a better judgement of those other pictures than mirror
shots alone.
Everyone has said to get a photographer. Good advice. Maybe there is a photo
school nearby or some place that offers photo classes. Even a student
photographer would likely be a good way to get what you need.If I haven't been there, I'm still planning on going!
If I haven't done it, I've still got time to try! |
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ID: 185837 Posts: 336 | Date: 2007-04-12 07:37 One other tip, from the not liking your body, is you need to be able to
dissociate from that. You need to work out the difference between a bad pic of
yourself and a good pic which shows aspects that you personally don't like.
I remember working with one model who had a lovely smile
Sadly she didn't like her smile.
Of course, this didn't come out until after the shoot 
It meant a lot of wasted shots.
Now if she avoids smiles on her portfolio, she will be downplaying herself as
that was a great smile ***** Spring approaches and soon the fairies will awaken ***** |
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| Date: 2007-04-12 08:02 ok, ok...thanx everybody for helping me.... |
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Mystique Eyed Phoenix IonU |
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 ID: 114505 Posts: 937 | Date: 2007-04-12 08:12 Xandria Gallery:
[fairydreams: ...]
lol I was going to comment on that but I didn't want to be harsher than I
already have been. BUT, you are right. Some people are not cut out for modeling
just as some aren't cut out for brain surgery. I am one of those who wouldn't
make a good doctor or surgeon... my memory is horrible and that isn't good for a
surgeon!! lol
"Xandria"
Hello
If you're doing Photography, doesn't that make you a Pixel sort of Flash
Surgeon?...Then you're memory must be fine!
Hug that magical tooth fairy slip note. |
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ID: 171693 Posts: 58 | Date: 2007-04-12 18:10 Thanks, Tekhanei! lol I guess that's one way to look at it! 
I'd also like to issue an apology to the O.P.. Apparently, judging by PM's I
have received from her, I shouldn't have been honest in my comments. When she
said, "please tell me if the pictures that I have uploaded here are good
enough", I attempted to do that but apparently didn't do a good job. Instead of
trying to explain myself in PM's to her on what I meant by my simple comments, I
am choosing to apologize for attempting to help her.
I humbly bow out of this thread because honesty wasn't what the O.P. truly
wanted.
Jeff GreenJeff Green - Model, Glamour, Portrait Photographer - Xandria Gallery
817-691-6261 Arlington, Tx |
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| Date: 2007-04-13 06:17 I think until you've worked towards making your dream a reality, there should
never be any talk of giving up! All it does is undermine your confidence, it
makes you feel like you're not 'good enough'... and that's a phrase that should
never have come into being. There's no such thing as not 'good enough', because
good is such a general word it takes in everything about the individual. I used
to think because I'm not the skinny type I'd never be any good as a model, then
recently I said, this doesn't make sense, it's not only skinny people who
model!
Never say you're not good enough for something, you'll only make yourself feel
terrible. If you think something about you isn't quite suitable for what you
have in mind, analyse why, and then see how you can present it in such a way
that it -will- be suitable for what you want to do!
Don't be afraid to experiment. Smile, pull faces, try every expression in the
book, play around with your hairstyles... see what you're best at, what you
like, what you don't like, and then -why- you don't like it.
I'm sorry to hear about your father's heart attack, I'm glad he made it through,
not many do! |
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