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!