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.