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Model

Roshie

Posts: 4

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I have been modelling for a couple of years now but am relatively new still to MM, one thing I'm struggling with is making my profile stand out.

I'm in need of some serious critique, and have a pretty thick skin so please help me with some or all of the following:

What is missing from my port/ profile?
Which images need to go, and which are my strongest?
Why does my 'about me' section sound so lame, and how can I condense/ make it more interesting?
How can I improve my work?
What am I doing thats not really working for me?

Thanks smile

Feb 02 15 12:57 am Link

Photographer

Jeffrey T Rue

Posts: 207

Saint Pete Beach, Florida, US

The Photos that should go from your first album are 3,4,5,6,8,9,10,11,12,13 and you should crop 14 better.

The second album "Bad Girl" the album cover should be the first pic of the album. and lose 5,6,7,8, and add from the "Good Girl album" 18 thru 24 and 26-35.

or add the the Coke can image as your "Bad Girl album cover shot" , that is an Awesome shot.

The "Good Girl Album" lose 1,4,5,6,7,9,10,11 and pick 1 out of (8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)

of the "fire Album" lose the stage photos.. keep the most dramatic.

You work hard GREAT JOB.

Wish you were closer I'd love to collaborate and work with you.

Feb 02 15 05:59 am Link

Photographer

Lallure Photographic

Posts: 2086

Taylors, South Carolina, US

Ok, in looking at the profile itself, the main things I see, is the emphasis is on fun. Modeling is serious work, and I want models that can produce serious work, especially if I am going to consider them for paid assignments.

Beauty is not found in just anything, but artistry can be a part of most anything.

There are too many images from the same shoots, and you need to keep only one or two from each shoot, that shows you at your best. Best images include 14, 15, 18, 29, 30, 32, 35, 48, 63, 73, 74. You are lacking images that are commercially viable, with 63 being one of the few, that could be considered a commercially usable image.

Make your text more interesting, by talking about what you want to do, not what you don't want to do. The positive approach always works better than the negative approach.

Improving what you do, simply means working with more commercially oriented photographers, as while you are too short for fashion, there are plenty of looks you can do, that could be used by advertisers, especially those needing models that can do the implied nudes for skin care products, etc.

I think you need to ask yourself, what it is you really want to do, you are not already doing, and work towards that.

Feb 02 15 10:16 am Link

Photographer

Encaptured Perfection

Posts: 223

Saint Catharines-Niagara, Ontario, Canada

You've got a gorgeous look.
I would consider making either :
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36905239
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/34653773
or
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36905229

As your cover images.

Unless you want to get paid work for cosplay/horror genre or alternative genre, i would remove the gory stuff and cosplay stuff and keep it in your personal file, and also remove most of the fire eating stuff. Don't get me wrong, they look really cool.
But when i see a model whose work is a mix between high end and what looks like TF shoots, I will contact them with a TF offer.
When i see a model whose work solely consist of high end looks, I contact them for their rates.
smile

If you were closer, i'd work with you too! Do a few more TF work with high end aussie photogs, and start charging minimally for what is normally a TF work for you.

Feb 02 15 03:58 pm Link

Photographer

Howard Tarragon

Posts: 673

New York, New York, US

For me, you have seven shots that are technically acceptable (not great, but good). I cannot tell what kind of model you want to be - glamour, porn, artistic, commercial?  What's missing from your portfolio are shots that stand out because of you. You need to find better photographers - technically and artistically. Your portfolio and individual pictures are confused in their goals. (See above). Your figure and face are lovely. Don't let the concept overwhelm showing those in your portfolio. It's your résumé.


https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140916/22/54191899c9b2f_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140912/07/541302460d164_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140912/07/5413016df316b_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140912/07/5413026369211_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140912/06/5412f956bea3e_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140912/06/5412f8ecbae5d_m.jpg

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/141023/19/5449beadc9ea0_m.jpg

Feb 03 15 09:01 am Link

Photographer

Masters of Illusion

Posts: 93

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I don't see you in your avitar, you're too teeny tiny even on my big monitor. Something like this would be better for your avi:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/131210/05/52a7199b0f682_m.jpg

Feb 06 15 08:56 pm Link