"Without freedom, no art; art lives only on the restraints it imposes on itself, and dies of all others."
Albert Camus
It's all about the RED CHAIR!
6 years, over 130 models, a dozen MUA and over 29,000 images produced.
The Red Chair no longer networks on MM, but on Model Insider (see
Spotlight) and FetLife.
At point or another I was:
Born in Paris, France.
A regular at Club Med.
A DJ.
An Interior Design student.
A Fashion Design student.
An ad agency senior creative.
A band manager.
A storyboard artist.
An illustrator
A set painter.
A music journalist.
A gearwhore.
And the greatest curse of all, a photog.
Why I'm here:
to network and collaborate with like-minded individuals interested in creating compelling, original, provocative images.
My main reason for being here is to pursue personal projects like the Red Chair(often) and CUBE(currently on hiatus).
I am not a "fashion" photographer.
If you're looking to shoot something mainstream, I am not your guy.
I occasionally produce promotional events that are great paying gigs catering to professional Models MUA and Hair Stylists.
If 50% of all interactions on MM result in drama or utter retarded nonsense, the other 50% make it absolutely worth it !
Why I'm not here:
to date models(but shit happens), flatter anyone's vanity with lavish shoots, offer free psycho-analysis or advice on relationships. Call your mommy or increase the meds.
Word !!!
1/ I'm a photographer, not an ATM.
2/ My port is not an illustrated menu from which you can order the kind of shoot you want. Don't worry, someone will gladly copy it for you(see below).
3/ MM is 80% amateur models who pose in front of amateur photographers who rip off ideas they have seen elsewhere and claim as their own. Welcome to "Grand Theft Photo".
4/ MM culture doesn't equal real world business practice. Something isnât true because you read it here. IE: you don't own a copyright because you are in the photo, and stepping in front of the camera isn't worth hundreds of dollars just because you think you're worth it. Though I respect a good hustler, and if you were a supermodel, you would have an agent and wouldn't waste your time on MM trying to squeeze money out of a GWC.
5/ I prefer the enthusiasm of a newbie over the elusiveness of a "famous" MM model who is playing âhard to bookâ. This way I get a lot more shooting done.
6/ 18+ shots scare peeps away from leaving comments.
But views donât lie.
7/ I thought a male ego was an ugly thing till I encountered female vanity. Or maybe itâs fear of the expiration date.
8/ Sexing up my port with more explicit shots has cut down my interactions on MM by 75%, which allows me to not have to explain what I'm doing here to the remaining 20%. Then there's that unfortunate 5% who still thinks I'm a fashion photographer that will get them in a nice glossy magazine.
9/ A crappy photo of a celebrity is worth way more than a great shot of an anonymous model.
10/ Prudes VS. Naked Peeps: Naked Peeps win: even Prudes get naked once a day, but Naked Peeps don't get prudish.
11/ Overblown egos are like Galaxies in space: at their center youâll find a black hole.
12/ The world is divided in two: there are those who want to show their women, and those who want to hide them.
13/ MATH 101 for the "paid assignments only" peeps:
my $1.800 daily rate - your $150 an hour with a three hour minimum = you owe me $1.350. Or we could always TFP.
14/ On MM, everyone is a super hot chick, except for 5 male models. If middle aged photographers ever show their faces, this whole thing falls apart.
15/ Moderation kills the spirit, despite certain individuals new found great sense of purpose in life.
16/ If you want a photog without ego, go to the photo booth.
17/ Being invited at the Playboy Mansion to parade around the pool in your underwear is NOT a modeling gig for the bunny. Next up: Prom dresses listed in hi fashion references.
18/ If you set up rules (on nudity) but can only enforce them marginaly, you inevitably single out those caught breaking them, which makes rules pointless.
19/ Advertisers don't like nudity, but nudity increases traffic, which increases ad sales. Oh the dilemma...
TFP vs. $$$:
Most shoots are PAID. Some portfolio collaborations are TFP.
Things I will never shoot(unless you pay me loads of cash):
1/ A belt across bare breasts. C'mon everybody. We just can't get enough...Let's see a hundred more of those.
2/ Some freakin' feather, twig, or butterfly wing dangling from your eyelashes.
It doesn't say High-Fashion, which it was, for a week, 5 years ago.
It says: you're trying too hard.
3/ Angel Wings (that Victoria Secret thing) . You look like a pigeon in underwear. Chicken wings yes, if you eat' em.
4/ A model acting sexy at the Laundromat... How original. There's nothing HOT about a spin cycle, fabric softener or fluff and fold. The best you can hope for is your ugly neighbor in flip flops.
5/ Train tracks, unless you promise not to move when you hear the train's whistle.
6/ A model holding a designer's bag in front of her nose, breasts, butt, etc...
7/ Some bloke holding a model's breasts as if they were bowling balls. Let's do it in
reverse and have a model hold a guy's testies as if they were x-mas ornaments. That would be so cool...
8/ Your ass sticking out of milk bath.
9/ Trannys. But they say you should try everything once. I have... Not my thing, sorry "ladies".
Things that make me LMAO on MM:
1/ MODEL MOODS, as expressed in the shoutbox, like: "bored", "tired", or "cranky". What if photographers did the same? Would we read: "constipated", "back pain", or "horny" ?
2/ THE MM 10 COMMANDEMENTS, AKA the long list of of seriously unreasonable demands, AKA "please provide the following"...
Even FBI background checks arenât this thorough.
3/ PAID ASSIGNMENTS ONLY. Everyone needs to make a living. But you should distinguish between an amateur working on his port, and a pro with thousands of dollars worth of equipment to be followed by hours of editing. There is no shortage of TFP models and only so many Pro shooters. The odds aren't in your favor, but since you made your rules, you could always break them, unless of course you're just greedy.
4/ CONSULTING THE HUSBAND on what piece of lingerie is acceptable to shoot. Just have him take your photos OK? You're a housewife with a modeling fetish!
5/ YOU'RE HOW OLD ? You can lie through your teeth, but your skin won't. You can't pull 29 at 39. You'll be busted the day of the shoot.
Your only salvation: Photoshop. Cheaper than Botox.
6/ PORNSTARS aspiring to shoot more "fashion type stuff". "No I swear... That girl with two *** up her ***, that wasn't me!!!".
7/ IMPLIED NUDITY is for hypocrites.
8/ NIP TUCK VS. the LIQUIFY tool... Gained 10lbs since your last shoot ? Either disclose it or hit the gym. I'm not a miracle worker. I'm shooting you, not who you were or wish to be.
9/ DON"T BOTHER TO ASK... You tell them! No pornography, distasteful nudity or anything that mom wouldn't approve of. Great, but that GWC only looked at your hot photos and never bothered to read your profile.
I say don't bother...
10/ FAKE LABELS and LOGOS. pleeeeeeeeeease. It doesn't raise your stock, it makes you desperate...and fake!
11/ SUGARDADDYFORME.COM ads on MM. Next up: forget being a model, become a hooker instead.
12/ PIZZA HUT ads on MM. That's just insensitive and cruel.
13/ SINGLEMUSLIM.COM ads on MM. I had no idea MM represented the core values of Islam. If true, I might have to convert. If not, whomever sold the ad is a marketing genius!
14/ Models who list 20 states and 10 foreign countries as their homebase. Woa! Unless you thought you were answering the question "name every place you've ever visited, even as a 6 year old with your parents".
15/ Is that your BOYFRIEND with you in that picture in your port ?
Aww. You were trying to tell the world youâre already taken and in love. How cute and professional of you. Where's the cat? Mom and Dad? Your graduation pictures? Your drunken snapshots at the bar with your girlfriends ?
16/ FORUM POSTS: you're only cool behind your computer screen. In real life, no one listens to a thing you're saying.
17/ BLOWING SMOKE UP YOUR... when the GWC says "great pose and fantastic expression", he means "you're hot! thanks for the boner". Unless of course your pose is truly great.
18/ NUDITY! and the way certain models describe it as a contagious desease!
19/ SNOBS! "I only do nudity if it involves a fashion element and I'm not one to pull my thong over my ass". (read: I'm better than all these T&A models) Solution: Let's put your underwear on your head and create a new trend!!!
20/ LOGOS! We know it's all about branding, but making your name bigger than the model for that "magazine look" doesn't make your photo look better. It advertises your lack of talent.
21/ YOUR PORT hasn't been updated in a year. What do you do on MM exactly? I know sometimes these comments are hard to let go of. The time is ripe for a "Comment Addict" support group.
22/ Self appointed PHOTO CRITICS! It's only your (not so humble and condescending) opinion, not gospel. STFU and try paying someone a compliment instead.
23/ MALE MODELS who are on MM to ensure that the modeling chromosome is properly passed onto the next generation. Thank you for keeping humanity looking good !
24/ MMers who use "MM MODERATOR" as a title. Did you get your badge and taser gun too?
25/ "VOTE FOR ME !" and how models have become the cheapest marketing tool in the history of the internet.
26/ "PRINCESS" precedes your name. Clearly the known universe is in orbit around your navel. Apologies, the rest of us just haven't caught on yet.
27/ "STUDIO" follows your name. and its conveniently located in an empty parking lot.
28/ If you want the GWC to leave you alone with nudity, just pretend to be 16. You'll be lying about your age soon enough anyway.
29/ a "BEAUTY" is NOT a "Headshot". The latter is for unemployed actors and the walls of Hollywood's dry cleaners(locals will get the joke).
30/ WORKSHOPS are the photographic equivalent of a GANGBANG! Some peeps haven't figured out that for the same amount of money, they can get the same model, without 10 other GWC's around who are taking the SAME photo.
31/ JESSICARABBIT327....hum, multiplying like...rabbits.
32/ No matter WHAT you say when you make an ANNOUNCEMENT, it always means: "go see my port, leave comments and tags !". Nothing wrong with being an attention whore.
33/ Having 20 HEADSHOTS in your port is like tying a sweater around your waist. It implies you have a big ass.
34/ FETISH-CON in Florida in the middle of the summer with 90% humidity: a cruel joke played on the latex-vinyl clad crowd.
35/ The glorified MODERATORS LIST of achievement. Really?
36/ (the now censored) LIST NAMES. Ultimate Labia will be dearly missed.
37/ MILK FACIALS. Cute. Now try the real thing.
(to be continued)
I've send you a friend request because:
A/ you're my friend.
B/ I need new friends (the old ones are boring).
C/ One truly cannot have too many "Thanks for the friend request" in his comments.
D/ I'm shallow and your beautiful photos make my profile look good.
E/ Looooooved your boobs. No, really.
F/ I'm hoping to pick your interest for the Red Chair even though you said "nothing remotely suggestive and certainly NO NUDES!"
G/ Your portfolio has caught my eye and i want to be able to find you quickly in the event of a gig.
(not doing the) TOP 12:
Because it is soooo unfair to #13.
Booking a shoot:
Time is precious. A few messages and a phone call to book a shoot should be enough. Endless back and forth messaging spread over weeks is BS.
Flaking on a shoot:
You willl become famous for being unreliable.
Whose shoot is it ?:
I understand that you are worthy of a $100.000 contract for the next Gucci campaign even though you have yet to find an agent to represent you, and half of your Port photos are from your cell. Good for you! Ambition is a driving force in any industry.
By definition, the minute you step in front of the camera you become a model. That doesn't make you Paris Hilton or J-Lo.
Though I appreciate your lavish ideas on how you think you should be photographed, as long as I am behind the camera, I will direct what I shoot. No worries though, you'll still be considered a creative genius and all the glorious "I love your work" comments will go to you. These TFCD do payoff after all...
Whose photo is it ?:
International and Federal law stipulates that the photographer is the sole copyright owner for his work as soon as the photo is taken.
As a model, whether you've paid or done a TFP, you are granted the rights for a specific or broad usage of these photos, as defined by contract or a model release. There's no joint copyright ownership unless it has been agreed upon by the photographer, or if he concedes his rights in a buy-out.
On safety, escorts, bodyguards, and chaperons:
It took joining MM to realize that the minute I bought a camera and started shooting models, I could be perceived as a deviant criminal.
Your safety concerns me greatly, however statistically, there's a million more chances of an escort disrupting or negatively influencing a shoot than you getting assaulted by some random photographer.
Use references, have a phone conversation, meeting or background check before you shoot, and if you still fear for your safety, then I feel for you and the terrible world you must live in...
And because lights are conveniently held up by this remarkable invention called a lightstand, the only use for your BF at a shoot, would be to be IN the shoot.
the "N" word:
Women are beautiful and I love shooting them for what they flaunt,
not what they hide.
NUDITY is clearly not for everyone, but it shouldn't be cause for brash judgment. Don't call me a perv, and I won't call you a prude.
I always respect limitations and won't coerce anyone into taking their clothes off.
Model Release: a MUST! This and any additional information pertaining to a particular shoot will be sent to you ahead of the shooting date for your review. In addition youâll be asked to not do your own Photoshop training on my photos.
MM References:
Drama and nasty rumors are the spice that gives MM its true flavor, and when models realize (after the facts) that being involved in any kind of erotic themed shoot can expose them to the judgment of others, it's always easy to blame the photographer. I have linked this blog where models I've shot comment on their experience in their own words.
TESTIMONIALS
VIDEO PREVIEW
MODELS
BEAUTIES, EDITORIAL, ETC:
Arekah MM # 16915
Ava Allure MM # 530666
Brooke Mason MM # 311710
Brooke Newton MM # 418934
Cheryl aka Black Velvet MM # 668457
Clare Grant MM # 645210
Donna Feldman MM # 26436
Erica Rae MM # 103548
Hazmat MM # 8597
Jamie Louise MM # 25570
Jenni Eve MM # 614902
Jessica Adsit MM # 127549
Katya V Vall MM # 334166
Keith K MM # 50103
Laura Kimberlie MM # 369705
Laurie or Lori MM # 76004
Libbey Genaro MM # 511226 (no longer on MM)
Linds MM # 49855 (no longer on MM)
Marie Lisa MM # 342346
Meriah Nelson MM # 537955
Mickey 77 MM # 1085644
Miss Amy Lynne MM # 588534 (no longer on MM)
Natalie Addams MM # 91144
NevaehLleh MM # 326805
Nicole Snell MM # 587558
Quinn Johnson MM # 303156
Sahar Khadjenoury MM # 208525
Ronni Riley MM # 695785
S L MM # 1881298
Tara Ivy MM # 142237
Trisha Lurie MM # 75228
PROMOTIONAL EVENTS:
Ashley Jaime MM # 24027
Bethania MM # 248019
Eliza Bane MM # 59863
Frieda B MM #141639
Heather Dubbert MM # 242325
Jamie Louise MM # 25570 WS
Jessica Adsit MM # 127549
Julie Leigh Bolene MM # 659773
Lane Frances Andrews MM # 441920
Lauren-Elaine MM # 8090
LenoraClaire MM # 271910
Meredith Molinari MM # 71391
Miss Mia Vixen MM # 379905
Mya Lyn MM # 407528
Natalie Addams MM # 91144
Robin Olive MM # 77738
Suzy Colleen MM # 460956
Trisha Lurie MM # 75228
Udor MM # 130
Zoe Myers MM # 54556
CUBE:
Arekah MM # 16915
Clare Grant MM # 645210
Dawn Like the Sunrise MM # 713662
Eden, AKA the Modern Day Muse MM # 236370
Julie Leigh Bolene MM # 659773
Natalie Addams MM # 91144
Nicole Snell MM # 587558
Tara Ivy MM # 142237
Trisha Lurie MM # 75228
Tye Friis MM # 524603
Victoria Vertuga MM # 700858
THE RED CHAIR:
TESTIMONIALS
A full model list is available upon request.
MUA + HAIR STYLIST
Alma Adamson# 207211 MUA Pr
Adrian Villa MM # 215911 MUA Pr
Angelmakeup MM # 2449 MUA Pr
Angela Nisbet MM # 355759 * MUA
Anton David #572376 HS
Brooke Mason MM # 531795 MUA * Pr
Carla J Farra MM # 717377
Christina Chilcote MM # 167283 MUA Pr
Daven Mayeda #144131 * HS
Ella Mineaux MM # 294323 MUA Pr
Holly Jones MM #254345 HS
Jenna Zebrowski MM # 189969 MUA Pr
Jessica deBen # 320671 * MUA
Jessica deBen GLAM # 1416122 MUA
Kim Wilson MM # 381592 MUA Pr
Lettie MM # 117920 * MUA Pr
Lexi-loo # 219114 MUA
Marcos Magalhaes MM # 469528 MUA Pr
MegYen Makeup MM # 3571 MUA
Morgan Panter # 1487077 MUA
Noogiestyles MM # 62268 MUA
Kiss and Make Up MM # 615256 * MUA
Octavio Solis MM # 335469 MUA
Renee Saia MM # 373428 * MUA
Roshar MM # 62669 Pr * MUA
Sienree Du MM # 545504 Pr HS
Sunny An MM # 134905 * MUA
Sunnie Brook MM #551471 Pr HS
Tara Lang # 357689 * MUA
Tayler Berez # 1668375 * MUA
Tracy Richards # 674823 * MUA
* Red Chair Alumna
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