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So last night on a whim i decided to go blonde. I'm not sure if it was a good decision or not... we'll see when I get used to it (or if i get used to it). but I was wondering, as models its a lot harder (i think) to just do something spur of the moment to your appearance. How to you all deal with that? I know i'm the sort of person who doesn't EVER change so when i get the inpulse to do it, i feel like i should, or it'll be another year of the same old thing. But, are we obligated to protect our appearance for the sake of jobs? How/where do you draw the line? Nov 06 05 12:45 pm Link i guess you just have to deal. i cried my eyes out when they made me cut my hair but it comes witht he job. take it as a grain of salt and WORK IT no matter what! Nov 06 05 12:54 pm Link It depends if your spur of the moment decisions are bad ideas or good ones. If your serious about your modeling then you have to take it into consideration. Things i have decided not to do for the sake of modeling are... not to get any tattoos. Not to fight full contact kickboxing. Not to take up rugby again mess with my hair! when younger i had some weird haircuts. I suppose id draw the line at sacrificing anything that makes me unhappy Nov 06 05 01:03 pm Link Moonlightflame wrote: A chameleon like quality is not a bad thing for models. Ideally, every image in your portfolio should have people saying, "is that really the same person?" That's called diversity and increasing the odds in being chosen for a variety of client campaigns. Nov 06 05 01:28 pm Link Moonlightflame wrote: I hope you did not have any jobs lined up with people who hired you before last night when you still had your other hair color.Especially if they were paying gigs. If so, watch out for shoot cancellations. Nov 06 05 01:33 pm Link Blonde?!?! Hmmm....I dunno. I'll have to see some pics and get used to that idea!  Since I'm not a model, I can't really comment on your question tho. But, you already had that chameleon-like quality. I'm always amazed and amused when people look at all the different pics we did together and almost all of them can't believe it's you in all the pics! But, then again, maybe blonde will just further add to the confusion - which is a good thing! LOL! Good luck! -Ro Nov 06 05 01:36 pm Link What the hell! Go for it! If I want to change my appearance, I'll go ahead and do it no matter how rash. But I'm not modelling commercially, so it's not much of a problem. There'll still be a photographer out there that loves the new look Nov 06 05 02:05 pm Link Inamourada Flux wrote: -raising hand- Nov 06 05 02:08 pm Link You know, I was at a big shoot with some 5 other photographers and one of the girls changed their hair color just beforehand. I personally didn't mind - the same as about half of the photographers. The other half were upset. I guess it really depends on the people you're working with and, as Glamour Boulevard mentioned, if you have shoots pending based on your old look. In the end, could be good - could be bad - might not matter at all. But it is something you should at least consider if you're wanting to be or are a serious model. I'm thinking though that any "lines" that might exist are different for each model and hard to exactly define. Nov 06 05 02:16 pm Link Glamour Boulevard wrote: Oh I'm professional enough to not make those sort of mistakes. I feel like that is a very rude action - it can cause problems for everyone involved. Nov 06 05 02:53 pm Link Moonlightflame wrote: Are you saying I was rude in my reply? Nov 06 05 02:58 pm Link Glamour Boulevard wrote: No, shes saying it would be rude to change her haircolor if she had paying shoots coming up. Nov 06 05 03:09 pm Link Nemi wrote: ok,cool. I was trying to figure out how what I said was rude,lol. Nov 06 05 03:13 pm Link I'm sure you look great as a blonde. Just keep your roots touched up.  Paul Nov 06 05 05:59 pm Link Nemi wrote: Thanks Katie, thats exactly what i meant. Nov 06 05 07:52 pm Link As a model you always have to be open to change. A photographer can tell you what he/she is looking for, and if you want the job and want to be taken seriously, you've gotta do what you've gotta do. As a matter of day to day life, however, you should be able to wear your hair/clothes/makeup/whatever exactly how you like it. Anyway, you can probably get just as many jobs being a blonde as you did before. Nov 06 05 07:57 pm Link just for fun here's the finished cut and color. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/ … C00577.jpg I'm open to opinion. Nov 06 05 10:37 pm Link Oh gee! When you said blonde I thought you mean like REALLY BLONDE - almost white hair!!! LOL! That finished look is very nice on you! I like it! It's not that much different than your previous look, just a few shades lighter. Nice! I wouldn't worry about it in terms of your modelling jobs at all. -Ro Nov 06 05 11:39 pm Link I think the lighter, bolder color will add punch to your work! I like it. Nov 06 05 11:47 pm Link |
