Category Archives: My Portfolio: Screw-ups, Make Up and Up-Do’s
Behind the Make-Up
Everyone who saw my first set of testingphotos said the same thing: “ohmygod these photos are amazing…and they look nothing like you!” It was seriously insulting–and convinced me that, as you can see in this video, without a lot of … Continue reading
Meet the Flower Girl
Please mommy, can I stay over at Amber’s house tonight? Okay, so at least it’s not sleep-ware but I still look seriously un-sexy in the flower-girl dress (and yes, that is a bow on the top of my head).
More and more pajama catalogue!
Okay, I think I’ve made my point… (P.S. I did not actually drink the soy milk in that glass).
More pajamas!
I sure didn’t get into modeling imagining a future in flannel and slippers but apparently getting the cover of Vogue wasn’t as easy I’d thought it would be. My favorite part of this shot is that I look like a … Continue reading
My glamorous life…in anime
The only way the make-up artist could have made me look more like an anime character for this booking was if she’d had a pencil and a piece of paper…
Cover Girl…NOT!
My first ever Professional Modeling shot (one of many pajama pics in varying colors and patterns). Not exactly the glamorous Cover Shot I was hoping for–in fact it kind of reminds me of another first time shot…
Scenes from a Casting
Every day (that I wasn’t working) in Tokyo was filled with castings, where me and the other girls would find ourselves sitting in front of a panel of suits. Here are some of the grey suit men flipping through my portfolio. … Continue reading
testing, testing…rounds 3 & 4
I remember once reading how Naomi Campbell was discovered by an agent while shopping with a friend, and then BAM, just like that, the next day she was on the cover of Vogue Magazine. I always wondered if she felt nervous … Continue reading
testing, testing: round two!
My parents forked over some money for a second testing about two years after the polka dot disaster–this time with a photographer that had a little more fashion sense. Unfortunately, the results weren’t much better… A word of advice: don’t bring your … Continue reading
