Posted by paleosam: 
Shame shame Jessika a tape measurer is a model's best friend

I know.  All I've got is ruler for school.  :-(

Posted by William Kious: 
Does it really matter?  There's more to a model than a collection of measurements (unless, of course, you want to know for wardrobe reasons.) 

And, as I see it, age is entirely irrelevant.  If you like a models port, who cares if she fudges her age (so long as she's legal to shoot with.)

Your parentheticals answered your questions exactly.

Posted by Star: 
for me, out in sunny southern ca, age is very important since people's skin out here can age very quickly. Many models I work with are 27,28 or 29 but these are usually the gothic girls who never go out into the sun. I use natural light with a reflector, so girls who say they are 25 and show up looking 40 just waste my time,

Star

yep, that Califonia life, sun, alcohol etc.....I would not test with anyone I have not seen in person again.  EVER.  I have learned the hard way about the lies lies lies. 

Posted by Marvin Dockery: 
Our body's go through several changes as we age. I do a lot of nude shoots to create prints that collectors and galleries buy.  A model at eighteen to twenty can do certain poses, that most twenty eight year old models can not. (remember I said most)

One example is a pose with the buttocks turned toward the camera, and then turning the shoulders and face to one side in profile The older models will get a crease or fold in the waist, where the younger models with the same stats will not.

For dressed shoots, I think that a models dress size is often  the best way to judge her true size.  Almost every model will know what size dress she wears.

Collectors will buy art done by models with more experience (age) and the ability to throw a dramatic pose as well as photos of flexible 18 y.o. olds. However, if you are selling in galleries, it probably makes more sense to look at them in person then to judge them by age. Also, yoga does wonders for us 58 year olds. lol.

Posted by marksora: 
For sizes it matters so,  so greatly for clothing.


( tonight I will change my avatar to one of them.)

As I already wrote, I think that one should always be accurate about measurements and size for that exact reason.

Posted by Lapis: 

Posted by marksora: 
For sizes it matters so,  so greatly for clothing.


( tonight I will change my avatar to one of them.)

As I already wrote, I think that one should always be accurate about measurements and size for that exact reason.

You think I actually read threads when I post this fast?

Posted by Diabolica Robotica: 
I'm honest about everything in my profile. I don't think it's fair to lie about anything, since I certainly wouldn't want a photographer to lie to me. 

I like your answer. If we are to act in a professional way, we should not lie. This goes for photographers, and everyone connected to this business. 

Posted by Marvin Dockery: 
I am just wondering how many are being honest.

If I lie in my profile and then the lie is revealed sometime during my conversations or meetings with a photographer (which at some point it most definitely will), that sets a horrible tone for the working relationship that I'm trying to develop with that photographer.

I keep my profile updated to reflect the truth.  Lies generally don't last forever, and I don't want to kill a good working relationship before it's even had the chance to blossom.

Posted by bobby sargent: 
This is a trick question RIGHT?

That is to funny.  You have got to be kidding me!!!! RIGHT?

Pink Floyd rules for sure. bs

Bobby,

Not a trick question. 

One of my part time activities is to find models, from OMP, and now MM, for the Annual Spring Break Calendar shot each March, in FL.
(ClassmateUSA.com)

We select six models, to fly in, plus ask about fifteen to drive to the shoot.  Often when the models arrive, their looks, and measurements, do not match their stats.  With plane tickets, meals, and lodging, this can add up to a lot of wasted money.

This past spring we had to do two additional shoots, in April, to have enough good images for the calendar.

Posted by paleosam: 
I'm one hundred percent honest with mine.  I even update the weight when i gain

Alas, I am too...I keep my measurements exact...I just had to change mine, some for the better, some for the worse, but at least the photographers know what will be walking in the door.....

Holly

Posted by Marvin Dockery: 
A lot of models have stats listed, that can not be correct. Their weights and measurements do not add up to their height.

I have made the exact same observation about weight and measurements, specifically, although I am aware that weight is basically meaningless if the measurements are correct (after all, size is all that matters when considering clothing).

But yeah, I've noticed the same trend. The question (for me) is that if you're going to be honest (or almost honest) about measurements anyway, what's the point in lying about your weight? Measurements give a better idea of your real size, so wouldn't it logically make more sense to lie about your measurements if you want to seem smaller?

Posted by Marvin Dockery: 
A lot of models have stats listed, that can not be correct. Their weights and measurements do not add up to their height.  Also I have watched one Tennessee model's OMP page for over two years, and she has stayed twenty nine, but looks thirty seven

One of my former models has updated her stats, and has dropped her age by two or more years. I know because I have a photo copy of her drivers license on file.  I will not name any  names, but I am just wondering how many are being honest.

I do not see the point in lying about your age or measurements.
Any SEASONED photographer, designer, wardrobe, stylist, and MUA can tell if you are lying with one look. I am measured often, and when I had strep, and was on antibiotics I put on 10 pounds, and as much as I hated to...I changed my stats to reflect the weight gain and the changes in my measurements.

But you can BET the minute I got back down to 117-120, I changed my stats to reflect it!

I have had photographers meet me the first time and ask to see my driver's license because they did not believe I was really my stated age at the time...but I REALLY am 21.



Mollie