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2011-03-01T06:43:00.000-08:00

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Sk...: "SKIN CARE Skin care, in our opinion, should be simple! You shouldn't need fancy 3 step processes that..."

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SKIN CARE

Skin care, in our opinion, should be simple! You shouldn't need fancy 3 step processes that cost you hundreds of dollars to use.

Most over the counter products only treat acne after it shows up. They do not get to the source of the problem though. Acne forms underneath the skins surface and needs to be stopped before it makes it to the surface.

We have made a list of tips which are from skin care professionals.

For minor acne, these tips are quite effective. Sometimes though, keeping your skins surface clean is not enough. You may have to go to your doctor to fix the problem.

Skin care tips

Don't squeeze a pimple unless the tip is white, otherwise it will swell and will take longer to go away. JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE! Most of them will go away!
If you sweat, then clean your skin afterwards. Even if all you have is water.
Wash your skin with a non medicated and non scented soap at least 2 times per day (morning and night).
Don't use a lot of moisturizer. Just a tiny amount about the size of a pea or smaller. Use a non scented moisturizer. One with vitamin E is a good choice.
Drink at least 8-12 glasses of water per day. This will help keep your skin clean and healthy.
Sleep at least 8 hours per day. Sleep is when your body repairs itself the most, so you must give yourself good amounts of sleep.
Most importantly, try not to stress. Worrying and checking the mirror every 5 minutes will just stress you out. When your mind is stressed your body will reflect it.

The less stress you have, the better your skin will get. When your mind is relaxed, healthy and at peace, your body will be the same. Your immune system will do what it is supposed to do.

When you stress though, your skin will get worse. We suggest taking 15 minutes every day to just let gooo. Just relax, forget about your skin, forget about the past and the future. Just relax.

Forget about everything. Just lie down or sit in a chair and RELAX. For this 15 minutes, just let go of everything.

Stress has been proven to causes aging, acne, sickness and the breakdown of DNA. Doing what we have just mentioned, has been proven to reverse aging, dramatically improve or eliminate acne, prevent sickness, cure sickness and maintain your DNA structure.

Do the relaxation before you go to bed as well. When you have a good, long and deep sleep your body repairs itself the best.

Most people do not practice relaxation on a daily basis. Try it for a few weeks and it will improve your skin and day to day life dramatically.

*Check out our how to become a model source for specific relaxation and meditation exercises.

If you have tried all this before, without success, then your acne most likely needs to be solved with antibiotics. Go to your doctor and find out what is the best option for you.

Don't be embarrassed!

Don't be shy! Go to your doctor and get more information. Your skin needs to be clear for modeling. Make up can cover some, but not all acne. And a modeling agency simply can't send a model out with bad skin.

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2011-02-27T21:23:00.000-08:00

MODELING POSE CAMERA: kids modeling: "Child Models: Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Thai.Child ModelingChild modeling is not entirely same as modeling with adult..."

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Child Models: Japanese, Filipino, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Thai.

Child Modeling

Child modeling is not entirely same as modeling with adults. There are certain aspects of child modeling that parents aspiring to establish their children in the modeling world need to take into consideration.

A successful child model needs to have the following qualifications.

§ A child who appears younger than her age has the opportunity to feature in advertisements depicting younger roles. Handling really young children is a difficulty for ad makers, and the younger looking child models have the advantage of the maturity to understand the directions given to them.

§ The child needs to possess a charming personality; they must be sociable and comfortable around strangers.

§ Not only ad-films, but photo modeling requires some acting. So a child with acting abilities or the skill to express emotions as per directions have a definite plus point. It is a good idea to provide them with formal training in singing, dancing and acting.

§ The child needs to enjoy the work and like what they are doing. If the modeling is what just the parent wants and the child does not yearn for it, then things may not work out. The child model needs to be focused and able to meet the demands of the work. This is possible only if the child itself is eager to do the modeling work.

§ The child needs to have someone readily available to take them to castings and assignments.

§ They need to have flexible schedules at school, or the permission to be absent from the school occasionally to take up assignments. Hence, the school authorities need to be supportive and accommodating. Also, the child will need to be able to handle the pressure of academics and maintain acceptable grades along with the modeling work.

§ The parents need to understand that they should not throw instructions at the child during a shoot unless specifically asked to do so. This hinders the shoot and also might interfere with the desired outcome.

Opportunities for child modeling are scarce, the requirement for child models is limited. Not many agencies are willing to represent children, and even if they do, they promote them as “talents” and not as models. This is simply because there is not much mainstream demand for child models and the child needs to be able to do more than just look nice in advertisements in order to get substantial work. Moreover, the child models are not paid as much as the adult models are. This should be borne in mind by the parents before their child embarks upon a career in modeling.

Children change very rapidly. They lose teeth or may get braces, or grow into a different size than the client desires. The agency handling the child needs to be updated about such sudden alterations.

A reputed professional photographer should be hired to provide a few good quality photos of the child. They must not be "glamour", "portrait" or "fashion" style. Local photographers and “Internet photographers” lack the competence to shoot them.

Finally, a word of caution. A parent should be alert and steer clear of agencies that sell fraudulent promises of acquiring a thriving career for the children by offering modeling classes, portfolios, and admittance to modeling conventions. These are no good and are only scams to make money out of credulous parents. The parents should only look for the guidance of only those agencies that are involved in booking children as models.

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2011-02-27T06:18:00.000-08:00

MODELING POSE CAMERA: some modeling secrets..: "Back in July, I did a makeover on the Forever21 dress below (replacing its original suede straps with shiny gold chain). However, before I..."

some modeling secrets..

2011-02-27T06:15:00.000-08:00

Back in July, I did a makeover on the Forever21 dress below (replacing its original suede straps with shiny gold chain). However, before I was able to post about the project, the piece had sold out, so I followed up with a DIY version of it instead. Necessity is the mother of invention, after all.

Today, I'm happy to report to my Young & Posh audience that the original dress has recently been restocked online ! This means you can finally order your own, and make your own easy (and extremely affordable) update. It's just the thing for soon-to-be-here spring!

photo shoot

2011-02-26T21:29:00.000-08:00

A Photo Shoot

OK, if you are going to be a professional model and work in front of a camera, what goes on when you are working? Here is a photographer's perspective on how a model should handle a photo shoot. This is still leading to what you should know to be a photo model, but maybe seeing the end result will help the training process. I must apologize if I sound a little gruff on this but a photographer can get a bit demanding on the job. Also, keep in mind if a photographer has hired you for a shoot and things go wrong, it is the photographer who is held responsible, not you. The photographer has to make sure everything goes right. It sounds a little dramatic, but if you heed these points now it makes everything more fun later. Again, when you're a famous super model you can forget all about this and let every one wait on you hand and foot.
The first rule is to make the photographer's life easy. The reason you are being hired as a professional model and we are not pulling someone off the street is that you are going to do things that will allow the shoot to go quickly, easily, and more successfully. I can take anyone off the street and make him or her look good (that is what glamour portraiture is all about) but a model who knows what she or he is doing will allow me to get the job done in less time and with a lot less hassle. That's why we pay you the big bucks.
Get a good night's sleep and stay healthy. If you are tired it will show both on your face and in your attitude. Please do not party the night before a shoot. The photographer, ad agency, and client will have invested a lot of time and money in a shoot and will depend on you to arrive ready to do the job. It is part of being a professional. In Milan or New York they may put up with partied out super models but in a secondary market, if you arrive for a shoot only half-there, you will not be there again.

Before the Shoot

Get your items ready and packed up. Unlike the big fashion scene you may need to provide items of wardrobe and props for a shoot. This should all be discussed and worked out before the shoot. If you have talked about bringing certain items please be sure they are packed and ready to go the night before. This avoids last minute running around and forgetting. Reliability again is part of being a professional.
You may need to put on a base make-up before leaving for a shoot. In a secondary market you may need to do your own make-up as there usually isn't a budget for a make-up artist or there isn't one available. By taking care of your contouring and base items before the shoot it helps speed matters along. This is not meant to cheat you out of billing time at the studio, I would expect to pay more per hour for someone who can do their own make-up and who comes prepared.
You may need to have no make-up on at all before you arrive for a shoot. Confusing isn't it? There may be times when the make-up has to be done at the shoot and not having any make-up on speeds the process. This is why a photographer appreciates a model he can communicate with so that all these things can be worked out ahead of time.

At the Shoot

Arrive on time. Studio time is often based on an hourly fee. If time is being wasted waiting for a model to arrive it either costs the photographer in time that can't be billed or it costs the client in time they are paying for nothing. In either case you just made the photographer's life less easy and you may not be asked back.
After your arrival and pleasantries are done, you will review with the photographer how to proceed with the shoot. (The game plan, or the 'plan your work then work your plan' bit.) Next it is off to finish your make-up and change clothes. This part may vary a lot depending on budget and purpose of the shoot. You may be left to schlep in your own make-up case and wardrobe and get prepared in some corner of the studio or you could be whisked away by a make-up artist and hair stylist while the caterer brings you delicacies. In the meantime the photographer will be making last minute lighting and set adjustments, schmoozing the art director, making sure the client is happy, trying to find out why something that was promised hasn't arrived yet, rechecking the cameras, directing the photo assistant, checking on how things are going with the model, and, oh yeah, trying to have fun. Now you see why rule number one is 'make life easy for the photographer'.
Ok, now it's show time! You are ready to get in front of the camera. Communication is very important at this point. You need to follow the verbal instructions of the photographer and give feed back. As a model and a photographer work together more, this give and take becomes easier, but the first time out it can take a while to develop a rapport. Also, it is important to establish a touch-or-don't-touch understanding up front. When working with large format cameras the posing can be very slow and precise. It may be quicker and easier for me to physically move you and your arms, head and legs where I want them. If you are uncomfortable with that or other posing issues, please state it up front. This is one time it is better not to make the photographer's life easier if it is going to make your life miserable. All of this should get worked out and become part of the professional working relationship.
Another challenging part of the photo shoot process is trying to stay relaxed and comfortable. I may be telling you where your main light is, where your posing spot is, the expression I want, having your arms and legs going in different directions while you're trying to hold the product so you don't cover the label, while a crowd of folks look on, and through this all you have to stay relaxed so the tension doesn't show on your face. If only it was all rock music playing and dancing around in front of the camera like they show on TV. In secondary markets it is a lot of product, illustrative, and catalog. But in spite of it all this you can still get a lot of excitement and electricity going.
I still find it strange, how this electricity and excitement can build between a photographer and a model. And it is even stranger when it suddenly stops during a shoot. Its like a switch is turned off or you run out of gas. One minute everything is really happening and you are doing great work and the next minute, for no reason, the energy drops. I used to try to work through that energy drop and keep going but it just doesn't work. If it happens in the middle of a shoot, it means, "It's break time". Time to recharge, brake for lunch, socialize, change sets, change wardrobe, or something. This part is always hard to explain to a client though sometimes they can feel it as well. If it happens close to the end of a shoot you may as well just call it a day. You hope you have all of the primary shooting done and you are just working on the extras so it is a good time to wrap up.

After the shoot

When the shoot is over it is time to clean up, pack up and go. When you're starting out you may want to stay and ask questions about modeling or if there is more work, or where else you can find work. A little of this is fine, but remember time is money and the photographer may need to move on to another project, so don't stay too long and wear out your welcome. Also, don't be too quick to dash off. The photographer may indeed have another project coming up, but does not want to talk about it until the client and art director have left. More confusion! Also, try not to leave things behind again part of being professional is being organized.
Lastly, the inevitable question, when will the pictures be ready? You know you want to see them. Try to work out a time when you might be able to return to look at them. What is excellent, is when you are starting out and the photographer can take time to review the photographs with you and not just leave something at the front counter. A critique of what the photographer saw and how you might do better can be a real ego bruiser, but can also help you learn and improve.

Post Shoot Stress

Some people will end up very excited after a shoot. Some will be burnt out. Whatever your reaction, you need to find a way to regain your normalcy quickly. Staying up or down can lead to more stress and that starts to take its toll on the body. You need to be able to unwind or rewind in a few hours as you will need to get your rest. You have a shoot tomorrow.....!

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MODELS NEEDED

2011-02-26T17:31:00.000-08:00

The Barbizon Child Modeling Agency is one of the largest and most respected top child modeling agencies in the world. Children are represented in modeling through offices in the United States and abroad. Many Barbizon Modeling Schools maintain modeling agencies for kids to assist them upon graduation in entering the field of modeling. . Barbizon child modeling agencies use their vast experience to help our graduates work as models and are always trying to help our models meet their goals.
In order to be seen by potential clients, a child model should be represented by a child modeling agent. Barbizon's top child super models have graced the pages of Girls Life, J-14, Delia*s, and Alloy as well as appeared in fashion shows for Gap Kids, Libby Lu, and Limited Too just to name a few.
So, what are you waiting for? You could be Barbizon's next modeling discovery! For more information, visit our location finder or contact us.