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Why are they so attracted to a camera? Why do you model?
I carry a D70 around clubs and parties. It's an instant magnet for all kinds of people who make easy assumptions. They start asking who I work for (boring), so I tell them it's vice magazine (cools down a few, warms up a few). In fact, I am posting their asses on some lame party website. I also got into many New York clubs by lying about my credentials. So why do you think THEY are so attracted to the camera? A related and more serious question - why do YOU model? cheers dB. Apr 24 05 01:42 am Link Posted by dB.: I know this is off subject but, how does lying about your credentials make you feel? Apr 24 05 01:57 am Link Makes me feel like I should actually be working for vice. They rarely believe it anyway. I think most take it with a sense of humor and if they press even a little, I will tell the truth. On the other hand, most NY clubs are BS anyway. The private lists, the private parties and the exclusiveness are a non-substantiated concept. I am only playing their game. No? Apr 24 05 10:27 am Link I model because it is expression..I model because I don't see myself really doing anything else but modeling..I model because I love creating new ideas and constantly bettering and improving myself. Finding people that will work with my size and making me beautiful..I model because I love it!! Apr 24 05 10:31 am Link I'm an exhibitionist. Apr 24 05 10:47 am Link Partly - Im an exhibitionist... actualy, a lot of me is But seriously, I love art Apr 24 05 10:57 am Link It feeds the narcissitic ego of the individual. That would be my guess... Apr 26 05 12:13 pm Link I had to take the LIRR (Long Island Railroad) to go to a shoot the previous weekend. So, I am carrying my photo backback, tripods, portable backdrop etc... for some people, I was clearly a photographer without showing my cameras. Anyway, while I am waiting at Penn Station, I noticed quite a few pretty and shapely girls constantly staying in my vicinity and prancing up and down... and I KNOW I am not as cute as I was a few pounds ago... It was interesting to observe, I am convinced that some of the girls actually waited for me to talk to them... they wanted to be "discovered" or sumting... Swarming like bees around the beehive. Damn girls... all they want is my long... lense...  I feel used... LOL Apr 26 05 01:02 pm Link I've always been fascinated with modeling, especially runway. I always watched E! and anything I could find on modeling and fashion. It might be that I had a mom and a stepmom growing up. Neither of them really took the time to show me anything in the dept of makeup, clothes, doing my hair, shaving my legs, blahblah. I basically relied on mags, and watching tv. I think I held of so long to start modeling cause I guess I thought people would judge me and think that I was stuck up or full of myself. Well you know what? I got judged anyway. Just for being a young beautiful women. Even in an office environment, I don't even feel comfortable. Since I've started modeling, I have met so many people that I can relate to. I love every aspect of art and expressing ones self. Even if it's not really my thing or forte, I can appreciate someone else's passion for it. Plus, they way I finally decided to start modeling, why not do something I have a deep interest in and make some damn good money at it, eventually. I haven't made squat as of yet. But at least I feel I am fulfilling my purpose within myself. And surprisingly, when I started this whole thing, my family and friends were not very resceptive to it. I mean the only one who really was optimistic about it, was my dad. Go figure! My mom was like, well you've got nice curves and all but, don't you have to be really skinny to be a model?...OMG, MOM! Talk about disheartening. Not to mention my mother-in-laws reaction. And who might I add, that her niece, just happens to be miss Dita Von Teese herself! I woulda thought she'd been more open to the idea of me modeling, even if it's not nudity or fetish. I called up Aunt Bonnie, who is Dita's mom and got her advice and asked what she thought about when Dita started modeling and then did Playboy. Let me update you though, I had never met or talked with Dita or her mom. I just decided to give it a go and hope she didn't tell me to get lost. Anyways, she said that she was right there with her when she did her Playboy shoot, and did her nails and everything. And now Dita's laughing her way all the way to the bank! Basically, I decided that I was going to do this whether anyone liked it or not. Take me or leave me! So my greatest hope...is that one day, my face will be all over the place and I can educate people on things that really do need attention. IE, the goverment, Social Security Benefits, Unemployment, War, you know the downfall of mankind. I am 25 years old, I've never really left MI, except for Cedar Point and Syracuse, NY. I just couldn't fathom the idea of myself working in a cube @ GM for the rest of my life. Little did I know, I'm not really that kind of girl. I'm too bright, intelligent and beautiful of a women to waste my time working and dying to survive. Let alone feel I have no purpose. God I can babble and babble forever! sorry! xoxoxo LadyLamia If anyone has any thoughts or comments feel free to let me know!  Apr 26 05 01:06 pm Link Posted by * Visual Mindscapes *: Posted by dB.: I know this is off subject but, how does lying about your credentials make you feel? Screw credentials... how about lying on their stats! How the heck???? Apr 26 05 01:23 pm Link Well...I had a lot of people tell me I should do this from the age of 16, and I finally decided to get started at age 27! LOL. I like to be fashionable and creative, and want to be a part of creating various looks and attitudes. So far, I am really enjoying myself and constantly striving to improve and expand, and become a "living work of art"! Apr 26 05 01:28 pm Link Posted by Udo R Photography: Damn tarts... They are everywhere... Apr 26 05 01:29 pm Link Posted by Reese, VA . MUA: Posted by Udo R Photography: Damn tarts... They are everywhere... Hahahaaa... yeah... tough job... but someone's gotta do it... Apr 26 05 01:44 pm Link Wow..don't get me started. I love the excitementof being photographed and the way it makes me feel. It brings me to another place and away from the outside world. Modeling to me is an art and expression of myself and would love to make it a career or even a hobby on the side. Modeling is an Art and perfection to an artists eye. Apr 26 05 01:51 pm Link hmmm... Apr 26 05 02:10 pm Link Posted by ActresM10~Maria: Well photographers... That's a "deep thought." Apr 26 05 02:11 pm Link Posted by Reese, VA . MUA: Posted by Udo R Photography: Damn tarts... They are everywhere... I like tarts ... Apr 26 05 02:32 pm Link It's a natural extension of my dance career, both in terms of art and relativity. I've always loved clothes, makeup, having my picture taken; modeling is like playing dress-up as an adult. (Well, depending of what kind of shoot it is anyway.) I enjoy the business end of it too: meeting and talking to new people, contacting agencies, finding work, updating my website, etc. Apr 26 05 02:57 pm Link I see it as a form of art and almost a spin off of drama/acting/theatre which I love. I can dress myself up in different looks, and have different moods and expressions captured. It's particularly why I like doing retro, artistic stuff because it is different, and fun. I like to think of picture ideas in my head and hopefully work with photographers to create them. Apr 26 05 08:33 pm Link dB. wrote: The D70 is not the ideal camera for clubs and parties. The low light performance on the D70 is not that good compared to a Sony A7iv or Canon R6. Also the megapixel count is very low. People say that megapixels don't count that much but the megapixel count is very low on the D70. Dec 24 22 08:04 pm Link veypurr wrote: the D70 was hot stuff in 2005! Dec 24 22 09:19 pm Link I think most models do it because they enjoy it, because it pays, and because it's a way to meet people rather than because they're particularly turned on by photographic equipment. Dec 25 22 02:54 am Link veypurr wrote: Why are you digging up these threads from nearly 2 decades ago? The OP has not logged in since May 2010 and those 2 cameras you suggest were not even made or released for purchase until 2022. As far as I can tell, you dig bringing back zombie threads. I'm not being mean, just curious as to how you find these and why? Dec 25 22 03:31 am Link Patrick Walberg wrote: Don't knock Veypurr's replies to fossilized threads. The very faint pulse is the only thing that's keeping the fourms from flatlining. Dec 25 22 09:30 am Link 1 - daddy issues 2 - a paycheck generated by a lifestyle that enables me to hold off getting a "real job" anytime soon 3 - neurodivergency. Apparently being weird makes one creative. Dec 25 22 10:37 am Link veypurr wrote: Next, dig up a thread from 1948 and tell why you think a Crown Graphic is not right for parties. Dec 25 22 12:49 pm Link veypurr wrote: MN Photography wrote: And then try to explain that to WeeGee... Dec 26 22 01:42 pm Link MN Photography wrote: Don't get me started, you kids don't know how good you've got it. When I began, it was taking Dec 26 22 04:29 pm Link Motordrive Photography wrote: Right, don't get me started. Dec 26 22 07:34 pm Link Ivan123 wrote:
Dec 26 22 07:53 pm Link Ivan123 wrote: You win! Dec 26 22 08:48 pm Link |
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