Health and Wellness from Target TV- from beyoumag.com

I wrote an article on Beyoumag.com about "Health and Wellness from Target TV." Instore TV is showcasing the latest hip Target products. - Maybe they need some models?

Target TV is Customized for the Wellness Trend.

Waiting for your prescription at Target just became a little more fun. The design-for-all retailer recently rolled out their very own in-store health channel, appropriately named, Channel Red. Now, shopping at Target is a multichannel, in-store TV experience.

The network features health and wellness products from various categories which, conveniently, can be found just down the aisle such as, sports clothing, exercise videos, electronics, apparel, and organic groceries.

Showcasing the latest hip Target products, Channel Red monitors are located at the end of all aisles in addition to the prominent placement in the pharmacy department and could come to define what destination shopping is all about.

Target is obviously taking the rapidly growing digital trend to the highest extent possible with customized imagery that not only introduces Target merchandise, but also spotlights their community activities and promotes the advantage of healthy living.

All I have to say is, look out, Oprah.


For more interesting articles on fitness and health and skin care stop by beyoumag.com. It is a magazine based on healthy living.

Being a hand model- day in the life

Today ,before my hand modeling casting for a shampoo brand, I went to the nail salon. Usually I get my nails done the day or morning of the casting so they are fresh...(or else I might ruin it). So I got a beautiful French manicure-perfect!

Went to the hand dryer and felt like a princess, but my hair kept getting in my face..maybe from the hand dryer?- So I slowly reach for my face and delicately pick the strand of hair out of my mouth. But then noticed I ruined the tip of my French!

I reach in my bag, ruining another three fingers and grab a five dollar bill. I sort of throw it anxiously at the manicurist and say “ I will give you 5 dollars if you fix my nail.”

She says” Ok, ok. Don’t worry, no don’t worry.” I tell her I will give her ten. I ruined her beautiful French master piece. She accepts the five. She fixes my nails perfect again, -and sitting there watching her work I feel like the little kid in kindergarten that can’t keep herself clean.

And at the casting, the lady doesn't just take a photo of my hands,- I point, show the front, -but she wants to hold them, I hand her my hands, and she says 'wow yuo hand models, have to get manicures so much!"

If only she knew how bad I was at keeping mine clean.

Modeling Tips and Advice: Using the web to get ahead as a model

It is so easy to submit yourself to a modeling casting you see on a website, and electronic submissions for certain castings can be great, save time, and work out well. But here are some things to consider before you take the next modeling job.


Is there a brand involved?
Is there a product involved?
Does this photo shoot have a point beyond "just feeling hot today?"
Is this modeling job going to benefit me and where I want to be as a model?
Is this modeling gig going to improve my modeling portfolio.
Think about the aftermath-sometimes it does involve math and ask yourself, " is this modeling opportunity, really an opportunity?" "Is this 100 bucks worth my time and resume?"

Remember: "It is better to do three really great modeling jobs a year which benefit your modeling book and help you get an agent, than accept thirty modeling jobs that only boost your alter-ego but get you really no where."

Be your own promotional service for your modeling pursuits

You don't need a website to promote yourself, you don't even really need Myspace or any of that. What you need is a compcard, a headshot and a modeling portfolio. You know that little black book that the tall models carry around that has photos of yourself inside.- which you show at castings and to casting directors, photographers, editors, and art directors. Yes! Go on, go buy one right now.

Don't think that the internet is the only life line you need for your modeling pursuits. You need physical tools more. Mailing your compcard in the postal mail to modeling agencies, ( commercial print modeling agents and bookers) will get you ahead quicker as a model, than just counting hits and clicks on your modeling page.

Be more than a hit or a click. Modeling means promotion, and yes it is nice to have the internet tools to assist, but remember, without a compcard, at a casting you migt not be remembered, and a modeling agent doesn't really care about how many hits and clicks your internet modeling page gets.

What matters is your photo presence and how you look on camera. Focu son quality images, and submitting your images to modeling agencies, magazines and photographers. Yes even buy a book of stamps. :)

modeling beauty: My facial routine

I moisturize each night. It is so important to keep your skin supple and soft.

I also lotion up my legs, and basically whole body before I go to sleep as well.

I use St.Ives scrub on my face in the shower. Also I use Neutrogena products as well.

Before I put on my foundation I put on face cream as well.

For zits I use Clean & Clean and St.Ives scrubs help to keep my skin fresh and blemish free.

I don't over load my makeup or foundation and blush, I like loose powder, I use i.d bare minerals and also I use N.YC and Wet n Wild cosmetics often.

Brad Pitt Designs for Environmentally Conscious Dubai Resort

By Isobella Jade
First Published at www.beyoumag.com

He is known for his captivating on-screen persona, but recently Brad Pitt, with his passion for environmentally-friendly architecture, has been named designer of a green hotel and resort in Dubai. Aside the L.A.-based architecture firm GRAFT and Zabeel Properties, the movie star will be part of a team of design consultants for the 800-room, five-star hotel.

Getting his hands dirty on the design board is not new for Pitt. He has also built affordable, environmentally-friendly homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and has been a powerful presence with his design efforts for Global Green USA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

As Pitt’s first major construction project, the “socially conscious” resort in Dubai is planned to be a world leader in the environmental sustainability scene by going green without losing the glamour. Unveiling the development plans for this hot spot won’t happen for a few months. The anticipation, however, is surely growing as we await for not just one of the hottest and most environmentally conscious men in Hollywood to live out his architecture passion, but to find out how much it costs to stay in one of his hotel rooms.

Check out Beyoumag.com for more articles on healthy, trendy and fitness related helpful stuff.

The First Miss America was five feet five inches tall

I thought this was cool to know. A nice fun fact to throw at someone at the next summer bash.

The Miss America competition originated on September 7, 1921, as a two-day beauty contest in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event that year was still called the Atlantic City Pageant, and the winner of the grand prize, the 3-foot Golden Mermaid trophy, wasn't even called "Miss America" until 1922, when she re-entered the pageant. The pageant was initiated in an attempt to keep tourists in Atlantic City after the Labor Day weekend.

The first Miss America winner was Margaret Gorman and her measurements were: 30–25–32
she was five feet- five inches tall and only 16.

Here is an article about the crowning in 1921 published in the New York Times on September 10, 1922, Sunday.

The History of Fashion Shows

I found this great article at Slate.com about the History of Fashion Shows.
I am really trying to find out how tall the first Miss America's were, and if they were really up to the standard height of today's Miss America. Or if they were a few inches shorter.

William Leach writes in Land of Desire, his excellent study of the rise of capitalism, that in 1903, a New York City specialty store called Ehrich Brothers put on what was likely this country's first fashion show, in an effort to lure middle-class female customers into the store. By 1910, many big department stores, including Wanamaker's in Philadelphia and New York, were holding shows of their own. (American retailers had likely witnessed what were called "fashion parades" in Paris couture salons and decided to import the idea.) The events were an effective way to promote merchandise, and they improved a store's status in the eyes of its clientele: Showing couture gowns bought in Paris, or, more frequently, the store's own copies or adaptations of these garments was evidence of connoisseurship and good taste. The irony, of course, was that the stores emphasized the exclusivity of French couture, even as they made it—or some approximation thereof—available to a mass-market audience.

By the 1920s, the fashion show had gone mainstream. Retailers throughout the country staged shows, often in a store's restaurant during lunch or teatime. These early shows were often more theatrical than those of today. They were frequently organized around themes—there were Parisian, Persian, Chinese, Russian, and Mexican shows, Leach notes—and often presented with narrative commentary. Wanamaker's 1908 show, Leach writes, was a tableau vivant styled to resemble the court of Napoleon and Josephine, and the models were escorted by a child done up as one of Napoleon's pages.

The department-store shows were wildly popular, drawing crowds in the thousands. According to Leach, the throngs were so disruptive to city life that merchants in New York City and elsewhere were eventually required to obtain a license for shows using live models. In New York, police threatened to put an end to the shows altogether. Indeed, the phenomenon became so widespread that in 1950 Fairchild published a book titled How To Give a Fashion Show, which begins with an appeal to the executive assistant: "Have you ever been called into the boss's office at the end of a hectic day to be greeted with, 'Miss Gordon, I've been going over the figures of the ready-to-wear division today, and I've decided that what we need to pep them up is a fashion show. I'd like you to go to work on one immediately'?" And in 1954, Edna Woodman Chase—former editor of Vogue and organizer of the 1914 "Fashion Fete," an event to benefit the war-relief effort that is often (apocryphally) called the first fashion show—complained in her memoir about the ubiquity of the phenomenon: "Now that fashion shows have become a way of life … a lady is hard put to it to lunch, or sip a cocktail, in any smart hotel or store front from New York to Dallas to San Francisco without having lissome young things … swaying down a runway six inches above her nose."

what is the weight and size of a woman in the 1900s and today

After doing some Googling I have found that in:

1800s: The ideal was plump, fleshy, full-figured. Corsets made waists artificially tiny while accentuating hips and buttocks and making for digestive tract problems.

1900s-1950s: Thinner became more fashionable. By the 1920s, the Victorian hourglass gave way to the flapper, who bound her breasts to achieve a washboard profile. By the 1950s, a thin woman with a large bust was considered most attractive, thanks largely to Marilyn Monroe. Women now needed to rebuild the curves they had tried to bind and restrain.

1960s: For the first time in history, a severely underweight woman became the female ideal with the arrival of model Twiggy. Weighing in at a shapeless 91 pounds on a 5-foot-6 frame, she had the look of a prepubescent boy.

1970 to today: As the average American got heavier, Playboy magazine promoted slimness through 1978. Miss America winners after 1970 weighed less than the other contestants. The 1980s beauty ideal remained slim but required a more toned and fit look. The 1990s body ideal was Pamela "Baywatch" Anderson, an almost impossible combination of anorexia with gravity-defying breasts.

Today: Thin is in, as is artificial means such as liposuction lessen hips, buttocks and fat in general. In 1975 top models and beauty queens weighed only 8 percent less than the average women. Today they weigh 23 percent less. Both eating disorders and obesity are on the rise.

Until the early 1900s, all clothing was custom-made so fashion and clothing was really not defined by height, it was more about "could you afford it?" Most people didn't have so many pieces of clothing and instead just a few nice outfits.

Gap tooth girl in Black Book Magazine, Photography by David Roemer

Did you notice in Black Book Magazine this beautiful editorial featuring a girl with a gap between her teeth! Go Black Book for loving some personality.

I have a gap between my teeth too, not as large as this model's but my gap something that I consider part of my personality. I am a little of a misfit, and I think a gap is original and sassy and I plan to keep mine!

Great job with the editorial David Roemer who shot the piece. (p.s. call me)

I also think the other photo is a hot and creative way to show a fashionable booty shot. Pay attention models who want to work your curves.

Elle Magazine proves "Implants are not a protector. They're along for the ride." The reason I won't get breast implants

So much of the word model can mean breasts and sexy curvy breasts, and perky breasts and I really love my baby B cups. Today I did my daily ritual of visiting Border's and getting inspired for my writing, and photo shoots by reading magazines, while reading Elle magazine an article called, "Terms of Endowment, by Sarah Bernard caught my eye.

The article gave me inspiration to never ever even sort of consider breast implants, and although they are the most popular cosmetic surgery for women, I am not planning to join that pain-wagon. I don't need bigger boobs to model anyways!

The article stated one out of ten implants rupture within five years (that sounds like fun whoooaa) and this means that doctor visits can be up to three times or more in ten years to fix them and in a person's lifetime you will have to make some adjustments to your breasts implants too, to keep the form and appearance depending on how your body ages-, since implants do not last forever. (The last thing I want to worry about are my frickin boobs needed medical help)

I already hate going to the doctor, even for just a yearly check up, and to consider getting implants means considering that these silicone breasts ( inside your body-YUCK! the thought) could bust inside of you, ruin your breast, and cause more unhappiness than good.

I loved the quote by Lawrence Reed, "Implants are not a protector. They're there for the ride."

For better or worse.

Sorry I will skip that risk and stick to my wonderful padded bra from H&M which I love and it takes care of my wonderful B Cups perfectly, I still get gawked on the subway with them, and to get my hot boobie look it is only $12.50

An Artistic refreshing Drink with Patricia Field for Diet Coke

Following in the footsteps of fashion designers Julian MacDonald, Matthew Williamson, Jonathan Saunders and Manolo Blahnik, Patricia Field - New York stylist to the stars and the fashion genius behind Sex and the City - is the latest designer to collaborate with Coca-Cola Great Britain. This time Patricia Field has teamed up with ‘diet Coke’ to create four dazzling bespoke designs to appear on its iconic original glass bottles available exclusively to Selfridges...until now, as Patricia Field has 25 sets available for sale.

The limited-edition ‘diet Coke’ City Collectionreflects Patricia Field’s renowned urban and edgy style, and brings to life ‘diet Coke’s’ aspirational brand heritage.

Patricia Field explains: “The ‘diet Coke’ City Collection captures today's modern women, confidant, glamorous, sexy and more in charge of their own lives, and represents the areas of life that are most important to them such as: ‘career’, ‘passion’, ‘love’ and ‘fashion’. In addition the designs represent ‘diet Coke’ as a sexy, sassy brand perfectly compatible with today's woman."

The gold bottle represents ‘Career’, the red bottle ‘Passion’, the pink bottle ‘Love’, and the turquoise bottle ‘Fashion’.

Each bottle is about 8.5" tall and contains 300 ml of refreshing Diet Coke in classic glass bottles.

I love shopping at her store!

Almost every day at 10 a.m. on the dot, I slip on my yellow bikini

Almost every day at 10 a.m. on the dot, I slip on my yellow bikini and I sit on my terrace and soak in he morning sun rays. With a glass of water at my side and a laptop on my thighs, I embrace the new day. And if you, like me, love the sun and how it feels on your skin, then it’s easy to forget that something that feels so good is actually your skin’s enemy. Read more of my article at beyoumag.com

Here is a photo from a fun day at Governor's Island this past weekend

I love hats!

The Internet's Modeling Marketplace!- sort of makes you out like a piece of meat!

Recently a girl asked me if she should join Onemodelplace.com and modelmayhem.

Well, since they internet is the first place most wanna-be, newbie models go, of course she would want to join the site,- it seems alluring, welcoming, exciting,-- but my opinion on those sites is not so enthusiastic.

My experience on the internet modeling marketplaces, and internet modeling social sites has been the majority of the time unhelpful. I think a lot of girls think that because they are being” exposed” and seen on a modeling site by downloading their photo and daily counting their hits and click, they will then be discovered and made into a cover model or suddenly be a famous model.

Yes, you will be sought out after by amateur photographer’s but if that is your only goal then go for it. Otherwise I would skip all the crap on the internet modeling websites, and get over the hits and clicks and comments, because some random comment by a random photographer isn’t going to make you a model.

Instead a better solution is to use google to find quality photographer's, maybe Google:

Photography + your hometown and you will find better results. You will want to work with a photographer who is talented, and takes the craft of photography seriously.

I used to not be as picky as I am today about who I choose to work with, and usually when I wasn't picky it meant I wasn't thinking about 'what it really takes to model.'

If you are just "playing with the idea of being a model," then these social sites might be a fun playtime, but if you are really trying to be in the magazine, get an agent, and be a model, and you will need to find a professional photographer.

My basic rule for working with a photographer is:
Why do they shoot? - is it only to shoot sexy girls or do they really know the craft of photography.

being a good model

Do you care about being a good model, or do you care about being seen?

I understand the industry and the craft. I model because I know I can model, I have seen results. The ego isn't there, it is about why I want to model, it is about knowing there are ways I can model, without taking the easy way out and only thinking of being seen, but more about being a good model.

Submitting photos to magazines

I posted a video blog on Youtube recently about Submitting photos to magazines. I hope you find it helpful.

Visit this, and other video blogs here:

http://www.youtube.com/isobellajade

I love being a petite model

My obsession with shoes keeps me grounded and loving my petite size. If I was taller I couldn't wear 4 inches heels and look as good.

A lot of girls want to be something they are not instead of using what they are to get ahead. Or trying to be taller, or get breast implants, or change the things that really have nothing to do with getting ahead. A lot of girls dwell on their height, and let it hold them back.

A girl recently on Models.com asked in the forum which is for new models, and it is a place where girls can ask about being acceptable for modeling. First of all I hate all the negative response from the website. Some other model can comment on if you are good enough to model or not. It is nuts!

The site is to much about being tall and good enough and fashionable, or good enough for the fashion world that it limits the commercial print market.

I also think the girls who sign up to post their photos on websites like Models.com are letting judgemental limited view create an image of what it means to be a model that is simply terrible and wrong- a mislead view.

I love being petite and instead of letting someone's opinion about me hold me back, I have learned that there is modeling work out there for a petite model, a shorter girl. It just comes down to marketing yourself the right ways, to the right agencies, maybe doing a little more research than typical -Giraffe models, and having to mail your photos to an agency (commercial print modeling agency) a few times, -maybe it involves some real work ahead of time to get an agent,- but the most important thing is having photos that can sell you to the right area of modeling that is best for you.

More and more models are getting work regardless of their perfect height and weight. The fashion world will have to accept that the "beautiful" are also the shorter.

Screw Fashion Shows and being too short to model

I think it is fun to watch fashion shows, but being in them is not my style. Or my height. Although I don't understand the big deal with the height requirement. I guess that the way these designers see it is that if you are "looking up towards the model, then you are admiring her more?" That is my guess?

I don't like it.

Imagine a girl watching a fashion show and actually feeling like " wow I can totally picture myself in that dress?" Why are the runways so scared of this, I am only whining because a lot of girls I talk to and who contact me about modeling advice ask me all the time about why they can't be models since they are so short?

I try to think of these designers and the clothing they throw on the runway and although I don't think being a runway model would be that exciting,-except many to model for Betsy Johnson-but why is it considered attractive to have the tallest, skinniest chicks prancing down the latest fashions?

The Fashion Industry doesn't limit the chances of the short girls because the short girls won't be considered anyways, they never had the chance. But when it comes to the print work, the agencies have no excuse.

If a modeling agency ever tells you that you are too short to model you can tell them that is nuts because there is a lot of work out there for a girl who isn't 5'10" or 5'7". (the standards for print modeling these days.)

If you are proportioned and can photograph well then you keep on trying and submit to commercial print agencies. I have a list of a few on my blog roll.

Some really nice buzz from down under in Sydney today on my book and Apple Store experience

This is the fantastic press my book and Apple Store experience got today in Sydney. Holy moly! You can read the article in the Sydney Herald here.

no time to tweeze the eyebrows before a shoot? Try New York Color Browser Brush-on Brow Powder with Grooming Wax and Tweezers

I suggest not waxing. I am not a fan. I hate pain and the ripping sound. I suggest if you do not have time to tweeze then go to the local CVS or Duane Reade and pick up some cream or light tan colored eye shadow to put on your lids which can also cover the stray hairs. Or try the Browser Brush-on Brow Powder with Grooming Wax and Tweezers by New York Color. It is only $3.99. It is a lot less painful on the pocket and face than waxing!

Long-lasting grooming wax holds hairs neatly in place for all day perfection... powder fills in bare spots.

Beauty routine of a model with Sephora, i.d bare minerals, n.y.c cosmetics, michael kors

I am over liquid foundation. I had a shoot this weekend and the makeup artist used i.d bare minerals and reminded me of the whole Explosion of mineral makeup. I do like to loose powder feel on my face. Almost every single brand out there has some sort of it. Today I bought a single dose of i.d bare minerals, a pretty price of 25 bucks but I really love the results. For a cheaper but very similar look I do enjoy using N.Y.C cosmetics - also known as N.Y.C. Color-just as much and especially on the go. ( it is only like 6 bucks.)

I like the light lipstick with the dark eyes look, a flip of the lashes.

Today in the Sephora line I also picked up an interested Michael Kors container. The one I picked up though is smaller than the one shown here. It looked almost like a mini deodorant. For ten bucks it is a handy and small leg shine. I tested it out on my forearm though. I liked it and loved the smell too, smells like beach time! I wonder if it will be a regular item in the store. If so, I am sold!

What should be on your modeling compcard

Here are some suggestions for what should be on your modeling compcard. I use Print NY in NYC and also www.compcard.com for when I need a quick card or some backup cards since modeling compcards can run expensive. Usually compcards are about a dollar a piece for an in color on both sides.

Front of the card

A nice headshot, think about hair care boxes and the way the girls smile naturally or jewelry ads are also a good sample of a nice idea for a front shot. Similar to a headshot, looking fresh, not a ton of makeup and like a beauty shot.

Your name should also be on the front of the card, down at the bottom would be good.

I would stick to making the text simple and readable, no fancy cursive is needed.

On the back of the card:

I have seen girls do it many ways. I think it is best to ONLY show your best images that show your personality, that show you can model a product, that show your smile and diversity.

You don't always need 4 images, it could be only 3 on the back and it could be in many styles, the most important thing is to not clutter your card. You only should show 4 max. Any more can look very messy and it is too much to visualize.

You will put your height, Dress size, bust, waist, hips, hair, eyes and shoe on the back of your card:
Mine reads:
Height: 5'4" Dress: 0/1 Bust: 32 Waist: 22 Hips: 33 Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Shoe:6

( yes I fib a couple inches on my height but only because my legs are proportioned and lean and I look taller in photos.)

You can view my compcard designs here at compcard.com for ideas, or also go to some agency websites like FFT Models, or Flaunt models, or R&L models, and you will see some samples of what commercial print modeling agencies want to see on a compcard.

These are some samples of my own designs at compcard.com
http://isobellajade.compcard.com/

Congrats for making a compcard! You are on way your way, you need to have your marketing tools to market yourself. :)

Mobile and Models and growing my reel

Today I did a shoot for a mobile company that is presenting a commercialized video to their clients about bar scan codes and the change in advertising. It is interesting that the changes in advertising is allowing my resume is grow with more acting and modeling jobs.

These days there are voice overs more and more, and usually for a commercial ad or product there is more than one face needed to represent a brand, so that many models, sometimes up to ten on one shoot is needed. Watch a commercial, whether it is for a phone company or a beer brand, there is usually more than one actor or model in the shot.

I was one of three, not the lead today but one of the two friends and it was a great thing to see a girl from Trinidad playing the lead for this commercial.

So many types of models are needed, the other friend on the shot was a short haired model and I once had short hair so I can apreciate a good face that can pull of a short bob. Many you think that modeling is only for the tall, and acting is only for the beautiful, but it is not true. Let your unique'ness book you work and chase you opportunity.

We shot in Madison Square Park and it was a great shoot.

Modeling production: I picked 14 images from the contact sheet today

Well who ever said modeling is just looking pretty is totally wrong! today I picked out a wopping 14 images to be scanned from my shoot on Thurs!

I love the process of film too. The shooting style, the perfection needed, the talent from the photographer, especially since we were in a rocking boat with leaves and tres creating shadows, and balancing the boat, and also directing the model. Shoot! I made the photographer work for this one.

Then the film is developed and hand dipped, and the three contact sheets are dwelled upon and then I circle the ones I like with a red pencil.

I have to be picky about what I print, and submit and the expression has to be right on, I sit there and stare at an image for like 3 minutes -then debate more, comapre it to a couple others until I KNOW that image speaks. And that is the one I want.

Don't rush your image selection, when it comes to your own promotion, compcards, marketing materials, you need to be picky and always pick the best!

I am so excited for Monday to see the scans!

shoe modeling confessions

The minute I hear I have a shoe casting, I think about my heels and how my foot is smashed in my shoes right now. I quickly take it off as if it is going to burn my foot and put on flip flops or sandals. And start moisturizing – it is a balance between being me and loving high heels and fashion, and knowing my feet and body is what makes me a model, so I have to preserve it and take care of it.

Dolce & Gabbana ad for Light Blue, Isobella Jade for Canoe

Rocked the photo shoot today hotter than the Dolce & Gabbana ad for Light Blue, put those art directors to shame. Shot film, with Robert Caldarone, which I love and only true photographers shoot film and it was so sick, so sick!

Despite that my hair got a little wet in the swamp-ish green water, it was still amazing.

I will share images later or hopefully you will see them in a magazine or newspaper.

Shooting in a canoe tomorrow!

So excited, I am shooting in a canoe tomorrow, well a little nervous actually. It will be a shot for my own promotion for my book and press kit. I am so excited and hopefully will get it published.

making your own beauty products is easy

Today on my podcast at 8pm I will be talking about easy ways you can use home items, food, and lotions, to make face scrubs and your own masks and foot scrubs!
It is not only cheaper to make your own beauty products but it is helpful to prevent waste as well- you can turn your banana into more than just lunch or a snack before your shoot.

Tune in at 8pm for Beauty Tips on: At home beauty. Making your own Beauty!

www.blogtalkradio.com/isobellajade

A book for the Undiscovered by Debra Winger

I was blown away this morning when The View featured Debra Winger, and her book called Undiscovered and flashed back to her films like Urban Cowboy which I loved!

What I admire about Debra is how with or without Hollywood she acted. And when she says, "I love the work," "and don't much care for the business."

She is a rare star. Someone worth reading about.

I plan to read this book and I hope you consider to read it as well. As a model and hustler to do what I love, I always think it is important to read about survivers and dreamers as well and those who strived to do what they wanted to do and find a way and create their own, like Debra.

Modeling Questions and modeling advice

A girl on Myspace recently asked me "how can I get started modeling because I want to be the next short girl out there."

I answered her by of course refering her to my blogs and also here are some ideas to start your modeling pursuits:

1. Photos. Do you have any? and are you really Modeling in them? Do they look like ads and editorials or are they just a photo of you showing it all or just standing there?

2. Have you researched modeling agencies? If you are under 5'7" have you researched commercial PRINT modeling agencies?... and have you looked at the girls they represent? Do you have any photos that match the type of models they represent? You should send photos out with the type of look that can co-side with the style of the agency. Do you only have fashion photos and you are 5'0"? You need some smiles, energy, and laughter and personality in your shots because to model you will need to sell not just your look and cute body but your personality.

3. Once you have your photos ( could take a few months to get what you need sometimes) have you considered making a compcard? You should. And have you considered mailing your photos to magazines in your town, city, and to contact some aspiring designers and brands and ask if you can model or them?

4. Sometimes you have to market yourself. Discover yourself. Get some work as a model yourself by mailing your photos, get some work in magazines yourself by mailing your photos to the photo editors, get new photos, and re-try, and re-try to get a modeling agent and build a portfolio.

There is no easy way to become a model these days. You have to do the work, do the research, keep trying. Keep trying is really a big thing. Don't expect someone to always make your goals and dreams come true. Sometimes you have to make it all happen for yourself.

A model with experience and some magazine tearsheets and something to offer more than just her model attitude will get a modeling agent.

Belmont Big Brown Loses but Isobella Jade had a blast

Even though Big Brown lost this weekend at Belmont, I had a blast! I love horses and watching them run, race.

Be Your Best SELF in NYC with Self Magazine and TVLand

If you are feeling too old to model, think again! I love what Self Magazine and TV Land are doing and I love that they are welcoming that beauty is older than 30!

TVLand's She's Got the Look and SELF magazine are sending one lucky winner and a friend on a fabulous trip to NYC to live like a supermodel! She's Got the Look has set out to discover a sophisticated, beautiful and confident woman 35 or older destined to become the next great supermodel…And now you too can enter for a chance to have supermodel experience in NYC!

One lucky entrant will win a dream trip to NYC, stay at the ultra-exclusive Core Club in the heart of Manhattan, visit the SELF magazine office for a makeover and tour the legendary Wilhelmina Models, Inc. and have a photo shoot with a top fashion photographer and MORE!


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When an agency says no it is ok!

Do you know how many No's I have got? About a million trillion! Seriously modeling is an industry of No's. So, just because a modeling agency says no don't let that define whether you should pursue your goals. Maybe you should change your photos, update your portfolio, make a new compcard, submit again! Maybe you could try a different approach. Maybe you could try to take control of your goals and even submit your photos to some magazines, other agents, or photographers, don't let the spirit you have for something you want to do die just because someone says no!

Take the no and use it to create more ambition, don't wait, don't fret, and do your homework, and research, and work, because being who you want to be is always worth the work.

Modeling Tips on Video with Isobella Jade

Now you can hear and see my modeling tips on video! Using my webcam I am now giving one -two minute modeling tips clips which you can find on my Myspace, Facebook, or on Youtube.

I hope these video tips help you, the first ones are based on hand modeling, compcards, and getting free photos. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/user/isobellajade

A sun kissed Perspective, using airbrush for your photo shoots

For a sun kissed look this summer, without sitting in the sun damaging your skin, you can choose to use airbrush tanning or airbrush makeup instead. One of the first times I used airbrush makeup was when I was shooting a body editorial with Time Magazine and the makeup artist used airbrush makeup on my face, neck, and torso. It felt flawless!

In New York City a fantastic airbrush tanning option is Sundara Airbrush Tanning at 425 West 46th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. For an airbrush makeup application class consider stopping by Kett Cosmetics which is based in Long Island City, and is only a couple stops from Manhattan.

Sundra Airbrush Tanning is a great choice for spray on tanning and at the salon you can even receive custom color according to your skin type. You will have no tan lines but still have that great sun kissed skin. At the salon you can also purchase products designed specifically for use with Sundara's award-winning airbrush tan including: Sundara's Cane Sugar Body Scrub, Sundara's Coconut Body Butter, and Sundara's Watermelon Tan Extender which keeps your sunless tan looking great for up to two weeks. I also love that Sundara, means "beautiful" in Sanskrit, and that the salon specializes in giving a customer a natural sunless tan.

For any aspiring model, or working model, having an even skin tone is so important which is why a sunless tan is a perfect asset.

Also, especially if you are a model, makeup artist or a photographer you might want to consider using Kett Cosmetics for your next job. Their slogan is "makeup for the digital age." The airbrush makeup technology that Kett Cosmetics uses was created for the camera and was tested under the high definition camera lens. Kett Cosmetics also conducts Basic and Extreme Airbrush Seminars to enhance your own makeup application ability for the Beauty, Fashion, Print, and Television or Stage worlds. Kett's Hydro Foundation is water based, odorless and a blendable foundation that can be applied with an airbrush, fingertips, sponge. Brush/ Airbrush makeup also covers blemishes and limits shine. For photo shoots, airbrush makeup is great to quickly conceal and clean up the appearance of your bikini line. You can have airbrush makeup applied to even your skin tone and face and you can even cover tattoos when using airbrush makeup.

At your photo shoots and jobs you don't want to have settle for the cakey makeup look that makes you appear tired and worn out, you'll want to look fresh and airbrush makeup gives you that natural glowing look.

A few other great products to consider when you want that sun kissed look are:
St.Ives Firm and Glow (Available at all drugstores)
Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs, Face, and Body (Available at all drugstores)
Skin Drench Whipped Chocolate Tan Mousse (www.sallybeauty.com)
Tanwise Exfoliating Self Tan Remover (www.sallybeauty.com)
Daily Radiance Facial Self Tanner Serum (www.sallybeauty.com)
Super Sheen Bronzing Mist (www.sephora.com)

To learn more about Kett Cosmetics and airbrush makeup visit: http://kettcosmetics.com

To book a sunless tan session and learn about the products from Sundara visit: http://www.sundaranyc.com



The sun kissed angelic nude oil painting above is by British painter Anthony John Gray, and it is called Time Will Tell, which spans 74" x 52". Harkrider Fine Arts is based in New York City and has a long history spanning over twenty-five years with the artist. Harkrider Fine Arts is currently producing a line of accessories based on Anthony John Gray's oils.

To learn more about Anthony John Gray's work please visit: www.harkriderfinearts.com.

The Roots of a Success: Video on Patricia Field on Current.com

I recently saw this video feature of the red haired success Patricia Field on Current TV, it is an inspiring feature on the stylist and fashion legend, and it covers insight into her life and lifestyle and pursuits and success.

Show your body in a full piece bathingsuit

You don't have to show it all to be sexy. I enjoyed modeling in my one piece bathing suit and gracing the dunes in Montauk this past weekend, you can show your body, and create a shot that is both stimulating and attractive- that even your mom could see!

Shoes for Modeling Shoots: Stylist Patricia Field designs for Payless

How exciting! Style is getting better and better at Payless! I love my corky shoes from Payless and the Fioni brand,-- but now a fashion legend is at Payless too.
The Stylist from Sex in the City, who also has a store at 382 W Broadway (between Broome St & Spring St, Patricia Field , now designs for Payless

I love the bathing suits at the store too. Especially for a petite size.

I am so looking forward to these shoes at Payless! The Gold shoes are hot!

Stylist Patricia Field was born in New York City and raised in Astoria, Queens! I used to live in an apartment in Astoria, and in my modeling memoir I talk about the time I spent there, although I did have a strong love/hate relationship with that city!

Swimwear modeling on Montauk, Long Island

I love modeling in one piece bathing suits.

Isobella Jade in Montauk Long Island

I love the natural beach of Montauk, Long Island. So peaceful. A perfect spot for a photo shoot if you can manage a small crew you can get away with shooting all late afternoon and evening. Bring just what you need, and light makeup for the sun highlights and the dunes shadows.

Fashion Icon Yves Saint Laurent Dies at 71

Women's Wear Daily reports the sad news that today Yves Saint Laurent, the designer considered by many to be one of the greatest in history, died in Paris late Sunday at age 71 after a long illness.

He started his career at at age 22, he burst onto the scene as the sensational new designer at Christian Dior, replacing the late Monsieur Dior himself.


I really respect the pursuits and start of a successful person's career.

modeling and beauty tips: The beach can be a great pedicure!

Did you know that the beach can give you a great pedicure. The sand is great to smooth your skin and dead skin. I was just at Montauk and my legs and feet and heels feel soo smooth!

Also when it comes to giving yourself soft skin try moisturizing your feet at night and then put socks on to keep the lotion soaking into your toes and heels. You wake up with soft feet.

Put alittle of your face scrub on your toes. Sometimes the package doesn't have to read foot scrub to be a great one!

Planning a Beach Photo shoot

This is what I am Packing for my beach photo shoot, I like to pack only one bag and keep it simple and to the point:

Two bathing suits
Sandals and heels
Scarves, hat, sunglassses
Jewelry: earrings
Makeup: Bronzer, mascara, light and peachy and gloss
Nail polish- for any touch ups.
Hair clips, and a brush
Shaver- for touch ups
tooth brush and toothpaste, for fresh smile at the shoot

I might bring some airbrush makeup spray to touch up before the shoot, but if it is hot airbrush and creams and lotions and oils can drip and make a mess, so it is better to not use them on a really warm day.

Enhance your photoshoot by Covering up at the Beach?

Yes! Covering up with a scarf or cover up is a fun way to still show skin but not ALL that skin. Consider adding a scarf to your shoot this summer.

Other accessories are jewerly, handbags, beach towels, and of course some sand on your skin always looks nice.

It is going to be a fun weekend, I am off to Montauk for some shooting! I will be sharing my pics with you soon. I will be modeling a yellow bikini and a one piece bathingsuit. So excited!

Modeling Casting Confessions: The Casting said" Looking for a model that is 5'7" but...

I submitted anyways to the casting that said " Looking for a model that is 5'7" and I ended up booking the job. It was for a lingerie editorial in a magazine and I hope this inspires you to take a chance on yourself.

Even if the job asks for a model that is taller. If you have the look, a body that photographs tall, and a proportioned body you should stil try.

Commercial print modeling advice

If you are under the standard modeling height you can still model. Stop dwelling on your height and also stop dwelling over how many hits and clicks you have gotten on your internet modeling portfolio and start focusing on the photos you really DO need. That will get you ahead.

Your images are what will get you representation.

There could be a very beautiful girl, with bad images, or images that DO not suit her and the area of modeling she could pursue.

What a petite girl should focus on is commercial print modeling and submitting your photos to a commercial print modeling agency, and the type of photos you need to submit can be found right inside the magazines you might already read. There aregirls/ models modeling for brands and products who are not tall for ad campaigns and product ads.

The next time you read a magazine or watch TV, start to notice the ads you see and the people in them.

Keep this style of photo and posing and energy in mind.

It would be best to find a commercial print or lifestyle photographer who can shoot you holding products- handbags, wearing shoes, and making your shots look like ads and editorials. When it comes to finding a photographer, in this day and age you sometimes have to be persistant and contact photographers yourself, you have to ask a lot of questions, and ask yourself if their work is quality and them approach them about a shoot or test shoot. It would be best to not leave it all to the photographer but to bring ideas to the shoot and energy, intrigue them with your ideas, be picky about who you work with, it would be better to have one GREAT shoot that will produce photos that will get you ahead as a model, than shooting a lot of bad photos. These days it is hard sometimes to figure out who is a quality photographer and who is not. It would be best to work with photographers who have worked with brands, who take photography seriously, who has done editorial photography and commercial photographer.

Everyday looking attractive people with energy book modeling work every day. It could be you.

If you are wondering why you do not have representation maybe it is the agencies you are submitting to. Maybe they are the wrong ones.

If you do have an agent and need new photos: Another option is that you can ask commercial print modeling agencies that you work with if they can suggest a photographer as well.

Swimwear for petite's

Today I bought two swimsuits today, one from Becca Swimwear, and one from Thomas Wylde. Both Were XS. While in the changing room, it didn't take much to have that feeling of "YES!!" because they have a size XS. It can be so upsetting to go bikini or swimwear shopping when you are petite. I have a nice bottom curve and a B cup and I want a suit that makes me look and feel proportioned. I stuck with a yellow BECCA bikini with cubism.

I also really love the fit of the Thomas Wylde 'Sahara' high neck swimsuit. I bought it in black and white- ( a similar textile shown in the picture is aqua. The style works great for petite's. Don't be afraid of a one piece, one piece bathingsuits can look really good on petite's.

Why don't models smile?

A lot of attractive girls who are petite forget the importance of smiling. Models are used all the time for editorials, product ad campaigns, and commercials involving their energy and smile. Enclosed are some examples of a smile that you should consider adding to your modeling portfolio or modeling compcard. Also don't think that modeling is just being sexy, or just being tall, or just being a certain size or height. Many models are used for commercial print modeling and this type of modeling is great for a model of all heights and sizes.

This summer I am focusing on getting more smiles at the beach, and also in some cute dresses. It is important not to miss an opportunity and while many petite models turn to internet modeling or only doing glamour modeling they should remember that a smile can go a long way and it can also equal great pay. You will also have a great chance to get with a modeling agency if you USE what you got and having energy shown in your photos with smiles is big and important for an agency to see. For being involved in a commercial or ad campaign involving a product for hair, or skincare, or a soft drink it can involve smiling and it can also equal a great pay check!

I didn't have to PAY a modeling agency, modeling school or photographer to get ahead as a model

I didn't have to pay a modeling school, a modeling agency, or a photographer to get ahead as a model. What I did do was:


1. I use my research skills and I read a lot! I find out what agencies accept petite models by googling: commercial print modeling agencies. Or print modeling agencies. I also use The Ross Reports and I do a lot of research on the internet trying to find agencies that accept models of ALL heights. Usually they want a model with personality and an attractive look.

2. Even if the agency has had a height requirement, I still have sent my photos because they are quality and represent me with personality and with a proportioned body. You have to try. There is nothing worse than not trying.

3. I used my personality and creative ideas and I pitched them to photographers I wanted to work with and I submit myself to modeling agencies that have working models of ALL heights.

4. There is a list of the agencies I work with on the right side of this blog.

5. I also am not afraid to mail a magazine editor or photo editor my photos. I am not afraid to email the brands I want to work with and ask if they need models. It has resulted in modeling jobs and tearsheets in magazines, and it helped my gain a modeling portfolio.

6. I have my marketing tools. A compcard. A headshot. And a resume. At the start when I didn't have a resume, I just posted my skills on my resume and soon started to grow a resume and then lead roles.

7. It might take a few months, weeks, years, but if you put the energy in, if you are aggressive, and striving, and smart about your pursuits you will get what you realistically can get and you can beat the odds.

8. I think about modeling not just as fashion. I think about the brands and magazines that DO use models of all heights.

9. I don't give up just because I get a no.

10. I always think of what else I can do for my own modeling pursuits.

A commerical print models needs to use her personality

If you are going to be hired for a half day or whole day of shooting for an ad campaign or editorial shoot the client will want to hire someone who not only has the right look but also has personality and someone who is easy to work with.

Modeling isn't just sitting there and looking pretty it it is also important to be on time, and be more than just a face. Bring some personality to your jobs.

day and the life of a body double

A body double or celebrity inserts: replaces a featured actor for close ups of certain body parts. Parts could be legs, hands, whole body, hair, feet, stomach, backside. a body double can get up to $1000 per day or more.

Body doubling is something petite models can do- it can be for movie posters, movies, films, print, and commercials, movie trailers, and more. Usually a petite body double is needed for an actress who is 5'1"- 5'5" and most petite models are this size.

Body doubling can involve being fully clothed and wearing the outfit the actress wears in the movie/film/ print ad/ commercial. Or it can involve being nude.

For this audition today I did get down to my underwear and I had to show my backside, my front, and my profile. It is for a film and for a well known actress. We'll see!

It is good to submit your body photos ( could be in a swimsuit) to a casting director or modeling agency that has opportunities for body doubles. I would google them! This is a good article on Slate.com on body doubling and butt modeling if you want to check it out.

The girl with the most tearsheets wins!

It is true having tearsheets and exposure in magazines and editorials and working with brands ( even if they are small and growing) is important. Tonight on my modeling pod cast Model Talk I will be talking about the truths of having a tearsheet and why aspiring models need them!

Why models should go to tradeshows

Whether you are working and modeling for the tradeshow or not, you should still attend if possible.

I was recently at The Makeup Show and it is great to network, to research and to learn about industry topics. There are other tradeshows models should consider visiting and working:

The Accessories Show
The Swim Show
The Beauty Show
The Shoe Show

Most tradeshows are in larger cities such as: Chicago, Miami, Vegas, NYC, LA, Dallas, but you can research upcoming shows by visiting convention websites and conference websites and using Google to learn about being involved with tradeshows and attending them. For example Google: Your city + conference, or tradeshow.

If you can find out who the exhibitors are at the upcoming show you could contact them. Or ask the leader of the tradeshow or conference how you can get in touch with brands who might need models?

It is good to go to the shows also as a visitor so you can pick up business cards and then contact the brands after the shows by email and email your photo and ask if they need future models. (Usually it is best to not approach brands at the tradeshow if their booth is busy,but just pick up a business card and contact them later).

Working tradeshows is a way for an aspiring model to get something on your resume with a brand.

You might not be walking the catwalk but as a model you should take ahold of your pursuits and use every opportunity to grow and claim your goals.

A beauty leader: Kett Cosmetics

Sitting forever in the makeup chair for an hour isn't usually fun, but Kett Cosmetics gives new meaning to "having your makeup applied." Kett Cosmetics is meant for the camera and was produced in the lab and tested in the studio in front of high-definition and digital cameras. Tomorrow I will discussing with a makeup artist from the beauty leader of airbrush makeup the details of their brand Hydro foundation, their products and tools, and the benefits of using airbrush makeup for photo shoots and on the go any day.


Stay tuned for more from Kett Cosmetics at Model Talk.

the height of your dreams

There is no height requirement to be a model. It is a totally misleading image and the truth is models of all heights are used everyday for commerials and ad campaigns but knowing this...are you taking advantage of your pursuits... are you really chasing your goals as a model? Do your photos speak about where you are trying to go...or are they not helping you? Are you seeking representation to the right type of agencies? Are you really trying? Are you letting the chance pass you by or are you creating it?

Modeling Dilemma:You busted your leg and now are black and blue!

Legs look bad? Do you have a photo shoot? If you have a nasty black and blue on your leg these are some hints into making your skin look fresh again to prepare for a photo shoot:

1. If it is a black and blue don't forget to ice it! It makes the swelling go down.

2. Then lotion your legs as you normally would but don't put too much shine on them because you are not done

3. You should have a few shades of foundation, it is best to have a lighter shade than your own color and then of course your shade. Spray your leg with a Sally Hansen spray that is lighter than your legs. Then do it again and this time with a shade that is a normal color for your legs. By putting the lighter shade on first you will lighten the appearance of the black and blue. And you want your legs to look natural so use your natural spray color after the lighter shade dries. Then you can use a poweder over the spray if you want to touch up. Bronzers can be helpful but don't over do it: Thank god for photoshop!

Other options fix your bruised or blemished legs are:
Sephora Brand SuperStars - Super Sheen Bronzing Mist (Original Price: $18) $12

Or if you don't want to use a foundation spray use Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer.

You can also have very good luck using an airbrush makeup spray.

Also be careful, as a model you have to protect your legs so try not to bang your knee into anything. Be careful with your skin, if you need it to model. If I bang my leg into something or my hip, or arm or hand, I get mad! Not at only the pain, but because my body is what I need to model.

Swimwear Photo shoots 101 on MODEL TALK Weds at 8pm

On Model Talk this week learn about some swimwear trends, posing, and how to plan and prepare for a swimwear photo shoot.

Tune in at Model Talk at 8pm on Weds for a Swimwear 101 session.

How a Model can Use her Body beyond Glamour Modeling

There are ways you can use your body beyond glamour modeling. Here are two other options to consider:

Body part modeling- this can involve all body parts for commercials, ad brand campaigns, and magazine editorials. This can be for hands, feet, stomach, breasts, behind, eyes, the profile of face, stomach, and back.

Body doubling-
This can be for movies and also print. If a celebrity is going to be featured in a magazine they usually hire a fit model that is the same size as the celebrity to fit the clothing first. For film it can involve nudity when an actress doesn't want to be naked on film or wants a double to portray her body, this can be with clothing and also without for an acting sex scene, shower scene. I have body doubled for an actress also for a movie poster and it was clothed, I wore the clothing that the actress wore from the movie.

Are you just showing your photos on the web or are you modeling?

There is a big difference between showing your photos on the Internet and getting work as a model. The major difference between Internet Model and working model is that a working model, or a model who makes modeling apart of her career, or her career is that she is working with brands, magazines, and well respected agencies.

An Internet model shows photos but doesn't really model a product at all.

To start getting work as a model for brands and magazines you need to focus on your images and limit the obsession you might have with the Internet. Because while the Internet can be a helpful research tool, it is also entrapping and it can lead to a circle effect of getting no where, and shooting over and over with the wrong photographers, working with the wrong agencies, and not really chasing the right opportunities that are actually OFF the Internet.

Do your photos look like ads?
Do your photos look like editorials?

If you answered no then you need to work on your photos if you want to have a better chance of getting a modeling agent and get modeling work with brands.

Should I pay a modeling agency?

Nope!
No you shouldn't. Paying a modeling agency is like saying they do NOT have to do any work. What is there motive to market you if you PAY them ahead of time. Legit modeling agencies only take a percent. There are so many scams, and some agencies that have a nice office and appear to be honest are NOT. Be bold and ask questions, just like the agent will ask questions about you, YOU should ask questions about them.

Think of it like a job interview. They are not just picking you. You are picking them.

I would stick the agencies mentioned in Backstage.com or inside the booklet called The Ross Reports. I would mail your compcards and headshot and become a model business woman about your pursuits. Don't waste your time with shady modeling agencies. Usually the quality agencies DO NOT advertise either!

You have to find them. You have to mail them your photos, compcard, snap shots and if you are short. Meaning under 5'8" you should stick to a commercial print modeling agency which is more open to height but you SHOULD make your own compcard and mail it out to print agencies or talent agencies ( all found in THE ROSS Reports, or backstage.com) and get ambitious because there are agencies that accept models of all heights...you just need to mail your photos to them and it could take a few times before you get a call.

Is it legit for a casting to be at night?

The answer is NO. Castings for legit brands are during the day and usually end at the latest at the very 7-8pm.

Don't be so desperate for modeling work that you fall into bad situations.

I have been reading some shady castings on the Internet, both claimed to be from national brands, but have some very weird times for the castings.

One was for an all night shoot in Flushings, it paid $200 for the night. It didn't say from 6pm-4am...it said ALL NIGHT, so this alone makes me feel weary. Also the production company wasn't bluntly announced on the email and this also makes me weary, there was a name for a guy who was going to take care of the extra's but when I googled his name nothing other than the word 'intern' came up! Sounds really weird to me. Then I googled the number and it turns out to be an honest casting service, but WHY wasn't there name mentioned in the email? Makes me feel like I wont get paid EVER and who knows what the job will be, or if it will be worth it.

The other casting was for another national brand, and the casting looked like a club promoter posting that was desperate for girls to show up! Funny but more so it is Terrible! Because you know some girls WILL show up!

A magazine party at a club is one thing, but most honest brands DO NOT have castings at clubs, and they do not film at NIGHT unless it is through a very professional production company that has an industry resume.

be cautious!

Use each day to get ahead as a model

Today it is raining in NYC and it is a perfect day to put some mailers together and print come cover letters and resumes!

What is the difference between a commercial print model and what is a fashion model

While walking down 18th Street yesterday, going to pick up some prints at Adorama, a tall girl walks by. Model. I say to myself. Then I start to wonder: What is the difference between a commercial print model and a fashion model.

A fashion model is based on standards, measurements, and having a unique look and plays a part in the fantasy of the art of fashion story telling. Her mouth is usually closed.

A commercial model is based on energy, and involves more of being yourself. She sells T-Mobile, or McDonalds, OPI nail color, is seen in a commercial for anything from Dipers, to an apartment or condo duplex, she models to sell a product with her energy, holding a handbag or wearing a Payless shoe. Her mouth is usually open!


I love modeling because I love to sell, and use my energy to do just that.

www.adorama.com/

Wore my sexy Payless tan Korky shoes today

I am loving my Payless tan kork shoes, and here are some other brands I have noticed having some great shoes at a great price.

MIA shoes, love the pink and white potka dot sandel
Beverly Feldman Love the prints and color diversity.
MODA- love the mix of color of Spring and summer!
Jessica Simpson- love the heel hight and colors
Nina shoes- love the quality and diversity of style in the heel heights.
Charles David- Love the height of the heel of course! Simple sexy black heels!

Enjoy hearing about How to Use Google to Get ahead as a Model tonight!

Enjoy a segment tonight at 8pm about how to use Google to get ahead as a model, aspiring model, freelance model, and model of all heights and sizes.

www.blogtalkradio.com/isobellajade


Internet Radio, Citizen Broadcasting, Social Media Podcasts - Blog Talk Radio
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/isobellajade

Review of Speak by Isobella Jade

I recently reviewed a book by Laurie Halse Anderson, on her book called Speak.It is a touching tale about rape, and the highs and lows of High School, and I hope you enjoy my review!

http://www.afewvenialsins.com/post/Speak-by-Laurie-Halse-Anderson2c-Reviewed-by-Isobella-Jade.aspx


Isobella Jade

using GOOGLE to get ahead as a model. On Model Talk this week!

This weeks segment is about using GOOGLE to get ahead as a model.
The best thing to do is to keep striving! Keep researching, keep shooting and promoting yourself.

It might take some time before you find a good agency that calls you more constantly, or before you get some modeling work and tearsheets but don't undermind the opportunity you can also create for yourself by being active within your pursuits! Like using Google as a great research tool!

This week, on Weds at 8pm, I will be discussing on Model Talk, my modeling podcast, ways you can use Google to get ahead as a model, with just a click of the mouse!

www.blogtalkradio.com/isobellajade

Sincerely,
Isobella

Give the hand models a hand!

At my hand modeling casting it isn't just my hand I am paying attention to- It is my whole body. I have to hold a beer as if I am passing it to a friend at the bar.

That is all I am told.

So I pick up the beer. So I imagine my boyfriend as I reach out with a smile on my face, I make sure the label of the beer is facing the camera and even though my face is not in this shot, and this casting is only for my hands...I smile.

By smiling and pretending to be in the moment of passing my boyfriend a beer, my hand relaxes, looks natural and hopefully comes across the way the photographer and art director picture the ad, and I get booked!

Beauty tips: Don't forget the Sephora brand!

I love going to Sephora, but honestly I love the Sephora brand makeup and accessories. These are a few of my favorites for under $10 bucks!

1.) Black Travel Mirror- only $6
What it is:
A must-have, dual-mirror compact.

Click here for more details.


2.)FACE Eye Makeup Remover To Go -Only $5
What it is:
A two-phase, non-oily eye makeup remover

Click here for more information on the makeup removers offered by Sephora

3.)Maniac Long Wearing Liner in Rouge Passion -Only $6
What it is:
A highly pigmented, long-lasting lip liner.

Click here to see all the shades!

Should you be Exclusive with a modeling agency?

I don’t think being exclusive and with only one agency is a smart thing to do in the start of your pursuits.

It might feel cool to have an agency on your side, or to say to someone, “ Yeah I am exclusive with so and so…” but when you are starting to model, it is normal and expected for you to freelance with a few agencies to get your modeling portfolio together.

Then if it does come down to being exclusive I would pick an agency that is getting you the most work and who pays on time and who seems the most into booking you.

Still, I would make your own card regardless whether you have an agency or not. I would never rely on the agency making me a card because then I don't have cards to promote myself with too. You can make a comp card and mail it out to many agencies, magazines, and photographers.

Modeling isn't about waiting these days; it is about having your OWN marketing tools too. So if you want to make a card with the agency and you think they might be able to get you work try it. But don't be exclusive in a rush!

Exclusive can limit your chances for jobs and opportunities.

I work with four agencies. And sometimes one books me, and sometimes the other...I am NOT exclusive.

Sometimes being exclusive can also mean IF you were to book a job on your own or through someone else, that the agency would want a percentage regardless even though they did nothing to help you get that work!

It is normal these days to have many agencies working with you; I think the agency as a marketing tool.

Freelancing with many agencies is normal in the commercial print modeling world.

I am half naked ALOT as a model

I am half naked or basically naked alot as a model. I don't have an issue with being comfortable nude but I do have my peeves about the type of photography I like.

I feel fine and sometimes even more comfortable nude than with clothes on. And as a body part model I use my body to get work as a leg model, back model, behind model, hand model, breast, and shoe model. The casting or shoot could be on a weekend, it could be anytime.

Granted I am older, but I do look young. And in my modeling memoir I write about my highs and lows with nudity, with growing up, with being a model, and over coming the odds and my own mistakes.

I think being sexy and overly showy is raunchy, but I think being naked, showing a little, can also mean you are powerful, comfortable, open, and fearless.

I hope I look that way in the photo enclosed. I also think more girls should shoot a straight on shot, a shot looking directly into the camera. No more tilting the head and only showing some of yourself. Look into the camera, with your eyes, both of them, two eyes, straight on and let them speak.

Don't worry Miley Cyrus, you rock!

I am not a huge fan, but I think Miley Cyrus means well, I think she will have a very long career, I think she is smart, beautiful, and talented, she is rare. Her artistic images in Vanity Fair are to me artistic, some are saying she made a mistake.

What I think of more are girl on the Internet who download photos without thinking where they could end up. It is a nice reminder of being careful what you do show and how the public can embrace it or hate it.

Most 15 year olds don't want to be cute, and by the time they get to be 14 or 15, they are embracing their curves, and becoming a women,--- and I think Miley can grow from mistakes, be more than mistakes, and become from it. She will still be a role model!

Dolly Parton at Radio City Pours a cup of Ambition

I think we can all learn from Dolly Parton's lyrics of 9-5 when she says, " Tumble Out of Bed and Stumble to the Kitchen;
Pour Myself a Cup of Ambition,"

From now on when someone whines about something, or even I feel a little weird about the day, I am going to sing that part of the song, because we should all "Pour ourselves a cup of ambition!"

While your wait for your modeling agency to call

Here are some suggestions of things to do while you might wait for your modeling agent to call. To get work a model you have to do THE WORK.

1. Update your photos, plan some shoots, (some models and actors think that if they have one headshot that is ALL they need.) I think you should always show more than one photo, whether it is on your website, compcard or your headshot, -you can also show diverse looks.

2. Update and work on your resume

3. Do something for your soul. Like go see a play, see a band play, go to an art museum, read a book, do something that inspires you.

4. Look through some magazines and plan where else you could send your compcards yourself. Mailings are so important, and consistant mailings are best to get more work.

5. Mail your cards to also Other agencies, many models and actors these days are freelancing with many agencies. Not just using on source, so get busy!