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Hi all, my name is Jean, or John if you like, I'm a nearly 47 seven years old male photographer. I started photography when I was given my late uncle's camera, at the age of 21, and never could stop from then on. My first pictures were night street landscapes and macrophotography, but I kept asking my girlfriend to pose nude, until one day she agreed. My best reward was when she said, seeing a Polaroid picture : 'wow ! I'm really pretty !' Then she fell self-confident enough to show pictures we'd made to a female friend who said she would model for me too. Other women I knew came along to model, one of them asked if I could body-paint her. By the time I also started making jewelry, so friends modelled for me wearing my jewels as well ; mostly nude, mainly because I couldn't find clothes to match, and also because it triggered me into loving the 'nude with jewels' genre, what people call 'fashion nude'. I never wanted to make a living out of photography, I always thought of myself as a hobbyist, but a serious one. And as time went by, I thought my work was not so bad so I'm still pursuing my dream. Aug 12 14 06:24 am Link Welcome Jean! Aug 12 14 06:46 am Link Welcome to the Mayhem  Good ways to network are: Post an availability notice letting people know that you are available (under the casting/travel tab). This is for when you want to charge money. You can offer trade as well. Search for Casting Calls in your area based on criteria you select. Post a Casting Call letting people know about an idea you have and want to put into a work of art. This is for when you are willing to pay other people. You can offer trade as well. Search or Post Casting Calls and Travel/Availability Notices Official Casting Call Rules - Read Find the talent and resources you need on Model Mayhem Browse for models/MUA's in your area and leave comments on images you like, send a friend request or message. Start a list of model's photos that you think are top notch for models in your area. This can become something of a Rolodex. Make sure that you select the Advanced Options and select an appropriate Logged in within:. I typically use 30 days, but you may want people who respond faster. Otherwise you will get models who haven't logged in in over a year. There are a lot of inactive accounts. Make an announcemnet. Look on the front page for members offering comments for comments, and comment on their photos. Also make an announcement yourself. Post a bulletin by going to My stuff > bulletins. Friends can see the bulletins you post. Be active in the forums, but avoid trolls who start threads just to watch the ensuing flame war. Avoid threads that beat the  over GWC's, flakes, escorts, ..., etc. Make positive constructive comments. Whenever you get published, add some new photos, or accomplish anything in general, post an announcement in the Accomplishments, Achievements and High Fives forum. Share your other accounts on the Social Media User Name Sharing Thread. Rinse and repeat. Good luck in your search! Model flake detection flowchart - YMMV Google search for lists of KEYWORD photos Avoiding Scams: The Basics How to use the Model Mayhem forums MM FAQ New theLIST & Top Drawer help Newbie Models And of course you must memorize this entire list MM Smiley List Aug 12 14 10:01 am Link Thanks for the advice ! I'll try to practice the smileys.  Edit : I get the smileys working, but I'm still wondering what the means ?Aug 12 14 10:11 am Link AuxBijouxEphemeres wrote: Beating a dead horse. It is an expression that you have talked about a topic too much. Like beating a horse after it is dead, it is pointless to continue talking about it since everything possible has been said. Aug 12 14 11:14 am Link Thanks ! I also better my English with MM, that was unexpected but always useful Aug 12 14 11:20 am Link Welcome on Model Mayhem Aug 13 14 02:53 pm Link |
