What do your friends and family think of you being a model? I have had so much support from my friends and family since I started, and even from people that I don’ t know. It’ s so lovely knowing that something you do is appreciated and admired so much. I know my parents are proud of me – to be honest they just love having such nice photos of their daughter!
What is the furthest place you have travelled for a shoot? When I first started out and was living down south, I went on a four day location shoot up north which seemed like a very long way away at the time – strange that I’ m now living up here. There are so many parts of the world I want to see, and hopefully there will be opportunities to travel to other countries with my agency in the future.
What preparations do you do before a shoot? There are so many things to think about before going on a shoot – finding clothes you may need if they’ re not all provided, choosing a suitable make-up selection. If I’ m doing my own make-up I arrive at the shoot with the basics done so we can start with a natural look to build on, and it saves time too. When working with a make-up artist my skin needs to be cleansed, toned and moisturised so they can work their magic! Above all you need to be as prepared as you can – it’ s not always set in stone exactly what is going to happen on a shoot so plan ahead!
What do you think makes a good model? I think it’ s important to be as down to earth as you can be. Having any kind of ego isn’ t going to get you anywhere in this industry as people just don’ t have the time or patience for it – they simply won’ t want to work with you again. A model also needs to be prepared to work hard, both on the shoot and off. A lot of people think we just turn up looking beautiful and pout in front of a camera for a bit but it’ s just not the case. You need to have patience and professionalism, as well as the understanding that it’ s not just about you. The image itself is the photographer’ s work, the make-up is the make-up artist’ s work, the outfit is the stylist’ s work and so on. A model is part of a creation and the face of the concept, but there’ s more going on than just that. It’ s a team effort not a solo mission!
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