Tag Archives: modeling
organize yourself
when I joined Folio Models in Tokyo, I was issued an official agency organizer, containing a handy calender with tiny lined spaces next to each day. I think the idea was that models were supposed to fill it up with … Continue reading
male models scare me
what is wrong with this picture? if you guessed, the girl looks like she’s looking for an escape hatch, you’re totally right. if there was a thought bubble over my head, it would say, “if i look at the floor … Continue reading
you meet the strangest people in the fashion industry
this is dicky. i don’t know why he gave me a signed polaroid of himself at the end of the shoot, but he did. he was our stylist (which means he was in charge of the clothes and shoes and stuff … Continue reading
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before i was even seventeen
is it me or does it seem weird to you, too that by the time i was seventeen (according to my portfolio) i was married… and pregnant… and had become an old lady. Creepy–no?
in real life this is called dorky
because seriously, would you and your friends ever wear matching outfits and think that’s cool? i don’t know why japanese photographers are so into this.
girls in park
i can’t tell what this reminds of me of more: two little sisters sulking becuase mom made us wear these stupid hats, or some strange lesbian fantasy thing. disturbing either way. this one’s a little more normal–we’re all, ‘too cool … Continue reading
casting: the end
we’re back in the van, off to another casting–here’s one post-casting comment that sums it up best…
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casting: scene four
there is nothing more awkward than being stared (and ignored) by a panel of grey japanese suits….
the casting: scene three
ken, the manager, briefs us on the casting details (this one for a poster and tv commercial) in the last few moments before we’re ‘on’….
the casting: scene two
this is our manager, ken. he’s camera shy–kind of ironic for someone in the modeling industry!
