Model Focus

If you tuned in last week, you got to read some of my unique on-the-job moments.  If you missed it or are hungry for more, you’re in luck… Today I’m going to tell you all about five more. Being a model means you have to do the extraordinary and make it seem ordinary.  Or you…

On-The-Job Moments Part One   This is the page where I normally write helpful articles on tips, secrets, and how-to’s for photographers and models alike.  However, today is going to be something a little different.  Today will be the first installment in a confession of sorts, as I will tell you ten odd, humorous, and…

The Agency Submission Photo Formula Recently I’ve received many messages from models asking me how to get signed and graduate from “amateur” to “agency.” This question often leaves many girls — and young men — scratching their heads as they work to achieve this next step in their career. I want to address an aspect…

I’ve heard it so many times on set; “Sorry, I’m so bad at telling people what to do,” or “I’m still getting comfortable with posing people.”  It seems many photographers struggle with posing their model in the beginning stages of portraiture.  There can also be a learning curve when going from working with an experienced…

  As models, our job is to emote, portray, and embody precisely what the photographer wishes to capture.  Every so often we may be given the luxury to have full creative control of a shoot – choosing everything from wardrobe to posing – but most of the time we are not in a director’s position. …

Since the launch of Model Focus, I’ve received requests to cover the topic of model safety.  Due to past personal experiences, this subject is very dear to my heart.  Most people do not know that I was assaulted on a shoot in the Fall of 2016.  My desire for this discussion is to raise awareness,…