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Disabled models, what do you think of this?
There is always disability fetish/niche modeling which the disabled person can use to their advantage if they have a physical disability that is easy to spot. I find that kind of thing to be incredibly sexy. I personally have Asperger's which makes it hard for me to pose without looking awkward and fucks with my fine motor coordination so I can't put on makeup... but if 100 shots are taken chances are there will be at least a couple good ones! Let's also not forget the girl with Asperger's that was on America's Next Top Model. As for mental disabilities... we've all got them.  Dec 06 08 11:15 pm Link Indian Eyes wrote: sorry for my late reply, but: YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT! Dec 16 08 02:00 pm Link I know two photographers in Buffalo that would love to shoot you. Dec 16 08 05:42 pm Link who? but I live in Holland... Dec 19 08 09:34 am Link so no more opinions about this subject?? Feb 07 09 08:41 am Link well it has nothing to do with your dissability, it's more that photographers and other creatives look for a certain woman, and women that don't fit in that category are not only the ones with a disability, but also because they're too short or because they haven't got the right appearance or attitude. You could say women that aren't hired because of other things that being in a weelchair or being an amputee, or other things that affect their physical appearance, but women aren't hired for many more things than that, it's all the same case, they just don't fit in the category. That does not mean 'society' is 'stupid'. You wouldn't choose a person with bad condition for an olympic competition right ? And Marianne, I see plenty of photographs on your profile and you seem to be quite happy about your modelling, so I think it's kind of ungrateful to call society stupid. Apr 16 09 02:51 pm Link Michele Fotografie wrote: that = than Apr 16 09 02:52 pm Link Does anyone but me realize this thread was started in august of 08? Apr 17 09 01:26 am Link Can I be on the list of disabled models please? Will join the facebook group when I'm at home as they've blocked FB in the office (but thankfully not MM....) Apr 17 09 04:54 am Link Keilah Lashae wrote: Some threads are ok to bump, like this one. Some are not. Apr 17 09 04:56 am Link MEK Photography wrote: What do you mean with that? May 03 09 07:58 am Link Michele Fotografie wrote: I'm not ungrateful, i just think that society must be more openminded. And yes, I'm happy with my modelling, but I would love to do more! May 03 09 08:01 am Link Good for you for doing your thing I was going to link to the girl who won Britains Missing Top Model, which was mentioned earlier, but her agency has shut down I hope she finds a new one. I think there should be more disabled models, but the industry wont accept anyhting outside of their norm so I dont know if it will happen. May 03 09 12:39 pm Link Marianne - sure I should like things in my life to be different too but you know, we call that 'that's life'. I think you are ungrateful by saying the society you are in is 'stupid' but you are taking advantage of it by working with photographers for your own joy. NOT everyone can be a model. It is NOT true that everybody except DISABLED people can be a model, it's about wheether you fit into the category. You guys should stop diverting yourself from 'normal' (ie fully functioning) people by calling 'society stupid'. There are photographers who have shot only disabled people (like people with scars from breast cancer, or Erwin Olaf who has done a series on kids with Down's syndrome), and there are photographers who even shoot dead people (Joel Peter-Witkin). You just have to fit into the concept. Think before you speak - especially you Marianne, that kind of attitude won't get you lots of shoots. May 03 09 01:51 pm Link PS There is no such thing as 'differently abled'. The first thing at solving your problems is acknowledging you HAVE a problem. And then you have to transform the problem into a challenge ( ie Think Positive, being able to see a future) and take the challenge. So people who do not have a leg ARE disabled, it's the truth. They cannot do the same and as much as people who have two healthy legs. That's what disabled is all about. It is not about dependancy or being 'weak' ; it just means you have something a healthy person would or wouldn't have, depends on the condition. And do not say I do not know where I am talking about ; I am the first person to acknowledge people with a disability are as human as we all are and are equal, I am not a Hitler. I have manic depressions myself which makes me disabled too, it is not for nothing called a 'mental disease'. May 03 09 02:04 pm Link Miss Marianna wrote: From the rules page: May 03 09 02:10 pm Link I have worked with "special needs" people for over 20yrs. I am no longer amazed at what they can do when they set their mind to it, only at what they find to do. I allready have a shoot in the works with CC Marie when she finishes her latest tats and is ready. I was thrilled to find her because she fits in with a series I am working on, having to do with tats and piercings. Her attitude and everything else is just a bonus. May 03 09 02:35 pm Link Michele Fotografie wrote: My attitude won't get me lots of shoots?????? I already did 19! You just don't understand what I mean... May 03 09 02:47 pm Link Great for you! Go girl, I have nothing personal against you. But be hounest ; maybe you should think twice before telling a photographer the artworld isn't openminded enough for you and that society is stupid! all i'm saying is watch your words regardless of how many shoots you've done. And maybe you should think about what I said about those photographers who did shoots with all sorts of disabled people and even dead people ; maybe people do not want certain females because their looks don't fit, not because they are disabled. As you see a disability is even considered a good thing worthy of making art of since those photographers Ive mentioned are most certainly one of the world's most famous and respected ones. May 03 09 04:25 pm Link I confess to not reading all 5 pages before posting so if this came up before then oh well. There was an agency in the UK called UGLY. I don't know if they still are in operation or not. All of their models were not "model types". They specialized in deformed faces, little people and other "people of character". You've seen several of them but just don't realize it. There models were very popular on humorous greeting cards some time ago. May 03 09 05:21 pm Link If you were in Miami, i'd shoot you. -Ricardo S. May 03 09 05:27 pm Link Michele Fotografie wrote: I get your point! Would you like to do a shoot in the future maybe? May 04 09 01:31 pm Link Ricardo Sevilla wrote: who knows... May 04 09 02:40 pm Link Miss Marianna wrote: I mean that unlike some of the other threads that get bumped that are essentially worthless, threads like this one are important to keep active. Sorry if there was confusion. May 04 09 02:55 pm Link I am sorry but I am not one of those photographers I talked about earlier. Good luck in the future and thanks for the nice comments. May 08 09 04:30 pm Link mariana, this guy is clearly disabled  but, he got few gigs in hollywood. true, that those roles are no starring roles, but hey it's a start, right? May 08 09 04:52 pm Link Michele Sluijters wrote: you're not one of which photographers??? May 09 09 02:43 pm Link WH Pictures wrote: it's great! May 09 09 02:43 pm Link I have the same thing to say to everyone, regardless of whether they have a disability. If you can do what you need to do to succeed and get what you want, then do it. Anyone who can't handle that can suck on it. May 09 09 05:20 pm Link Miss Marianna wrote: well to be honest about it models typically represent a target market or audience. not so sure the numbers are there to keep you working. May 09 09 06:52 pm Link Bit hard to do a range of poses if you are missing legs and arms May 09 09 08:37 pm Link Miss Marianna wrote: No no no May 09 09 08:47 pm Link Mark wrote: i am who i am and i don't want to be a catwalk or fashionmodel, but my pictures are beautiful and i am beautiful and so i don't have to be more closed minded. this discussion is not about if i'm beautiful or not, it's about if disabled people can model and yes they can! May 16 09 03:37 pm Link Ossuary wrote: YEAH! May 16 09 03:38 pm Link if nobody is posting here anymore, please close this topic! Sep 17 09 06:33 am Link Miss Marianna wrote: It was practically closed 'till you just bumped it. Sep 17 09 06:37 am Link sorry and yes, you're right! Sep 17 09 07:14 am Link I did a shoot with Lizzie who is in a wheelchair, lovely girl and what fun this shoot was, it also changed my veiw on disabled people and my respect for them, she put a imense effort into this shoot. Lissie wanted a darker theme for her port so this is what I came up with, pics from her port. https://www.modelmayhem.com/pics.php?id … p_id=68675 The best bit was going down the high steet to get to the location and seeing peoples faces. Sep 17 09 07:24 am Link looks great! she's a nice girl, i have her on facebook! Sep 17 09 07:32 am Link Hey Marianne, I missed this the first time round (and the second and third). That's how random this place is. Unless you know something exists you won't see it if it's not on the top of the forum or you go looking in that forum. Good work p.s. say hi to ~*Kirsten*~ and tell her to get her @$$ on MSN sometimes. 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