Newbie Model of the Week Contest a brief history: On 12 January, 2008 Craig Seay created a post in the General Forum of Model Mayhem initiating a new program - one of many programs he started to strengthen the Model Mayhem community. In this program dubbed Newbie Model of the Week Contest, was ancillary to the theLIST and was designed as a platform to showcase new model talent on Model Mayhem. In September of 2008 Tom deLombarde took the reigns of the Newbie Model of the Week contest and has moderated it since. When Craig took his programs elsewhere in the Spring of 2009, two of the theLIST Top Drawer members, Nina Pak and Tom deLombarde entered into detailed discussions about instituting a new version of theLIST and Newbie Model of the Week Contest. At the time we were readying to launch, Craig decided to return the programs to Model Mayhem and we picked up from the old LIST. Sep 21 09 09:02 pm Link WELCOME to The "NEWbie MODEL of the Week"~!! To enter this competition you must be a "LIST" *photographer and your **model must meet the criteria set for newbie models by "TheLIST~TopDrawer". The TopDrawer will validate your entry and TopDrawer members will vote every Sunday-Monday on each valid entry with a majority vote deciding the week's winner. Our new Newbie Model of the Week will be announced and presented every Tuesday morning. LIST photographers shall post in this thread, 3-5 images of the newbie model they've chosen to submit. No 18+ images or links please. If your model wins we will post one image (our choice)to represent the winning model. As a LIST *photographer you may submit one **newbie model per week. If your model doesn't win you may submit the same model again after 30 days. Each winning model will be presented at the top of the thread, with our favorite Pic and a short bio. The winning model will also be featured as "NEWbie MODEL of the Week" in the "NEWbie MODEL of the Week" Winners Gallery at pbase.com. In addition the winning model and his/her LIST photographer will be awarded a banner to display on their profile page. In the event that only one nomination is received before the deadline, that nomination will be rolled forward into the next scheduled contest. You must post your entry for "NEWbie MODEL of the Week" in this thread by Sunday midnight EST. You may post your entry only once each week and you may not "bump" your entry post. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in disqualification. This thread is to be used only for submitting images and brief commentary about your newbie model. If you want to discuss or comment you may do so at "TheLIST". If you have any questions or comments you may PM the inbox of the contest moderator Tom deL or visit "TheLIST". * Definition of LIST photographer: A photographer who has submitted work to and has been approved by "TheLIST~TopDrawer" ** Definition of a "newbie model": Any aspiring new model who is a MM member. (S)he may not be affiliated with any modeling agency as of yet and the model's portfolio must reflect a "newbie" ambiance, including images, listed experience and contacts. (S)he may not show in their profile tours, rates, or anything else that would give her the appearance of a working professional model. If in doubt our Top Drawer Committee will make final determination. Sep 21 09 09:03 pm Link i'm a month into my modeling career now Sep 21 09 09:06 pm Link thank you Tom, its a great contest Sep 22 09 12:20 pm Link I hope this is still going on with this new thread. I'd like to submit 1 of 2 new models I worked with recently. Both were fantastic, daring, and adventurous, making the shots we came up with a little bit different than usual. Model Lorayne Sep 25 09 05:08 am Link Sleepy Weasel wrote: Indeed it is Chris, thank you for your nomination! Sep 25 09 06:02 am Link Sep 26 09 09:20 pm Link Sep 27 09 10:36 pm Link Sep 28 09 06:11 am Link New week's entry: Model Blaqk_Mannequin (MM #1186812) I wish I could show different images from this shoot, but these are the only ones from the shoot I can post here. Sep 28 09 09:59 am Link Here my first contribution to the newbie-competition. A wonderful guy to work with, this Ricky! https://www.modelmayhem.com/RickyWestenberg Here the pics from his first shoot with me: Sep 28 09 11:53 am Link CONGRATULATIONS to our winner this week Lorayne York MM# 1166381 our 75th Newbie Model of the WEEK September 29, 2009 ~!! Model-Lorayne York Photographer-Sleepy Weasel ___________________________________________________ PRESENTED By The LIST ~ a list of veteran photographers dedicated to helping "new" models build their portfolios. Sep 29 09 08:42 am Link Great start to this week - I'm out of town again, but theLIST members please review the guidelines and nominate your favorite newbie model here! Oct 01 09 05:12 am Link Kara, MM# 1041236 She is a lovely young woman, I enjoyed working with her. She takes direction well and she has a natural grace. This shoot was for the Canadian designer Temna Fialka, and the collection is for Cirque Du Solei. It was a long and stressful day. So I can tell you that Kara works well under pressure. Oct 01 09 07:22 pm Link I first noticed Stacia O., MM #1364991, in a café in San Francisco while having breakfast with my daughter. I very seldom invite people I meet on the street to do a photo shoot, but Stacia's smile as I was leaving pushed me over the edge and I gave her my card. Two weeks later, she contacted me about shooting a set. The photos below, and on her port, are the result. I only wish that she lived closer to San Francisco; she's already getting lots of attention from Reno area photographers! All images unretouched. Stacia and I thank Top Drawer for their consideration! Mike Oct 02 09 06:34 pm Link I got what it takes! Oct 04 09 02:59 am Link Oct 05 09 04:31 pm Link Sarah Scoular Mm# 661365 Photos by Nina Pak © 2009 Sarah is Seventeen and in the short time she has been modeling she has accomplished a rather diverse portfolio. She was one of the models I used for the Cirque shoot. I found her very easy to work with, she takes direction well, and I just liked her company. I would definitely work with her again. She has recently been signed with an agency, but she is still learning and needs help to develop her modeling skills. Oct 05 09 05:26 pm Link CONGRATULATIONS to our winner this week Kara # 1041236 our 76th Newbie Model of the WEEK October 6, 2009 ~!! Model-Kara Photographer-Nina Pak ___________________________________________________ PRESENTED By The LIST ~ a list of veteran photographers dedicated to helping "new" models build their portfolios. Oct 06 09 08:32 am Link Paige Monroe (A combination of Betty Paige and Marilyn Monroe). We met through a friend of a friend and shot. We had a blast so we set up some more shoots. She is very easy to work with and always has ideas of her own. Oct 06 09 11:48 am Link Oct 06 09 12:27 pm Link Model Danielle, beautiful, funny and a blast to work with. Model: https://www.modelmayhem.com/danni187 Photog: https://www.modelmayhem.com/christiannyback1965 Oct 10 09 08:26 am Link Oct 10 09 10:27 pm Link Oct 12 09 01:06 pm Link CONGRATULATIONS to our winner this week Kristy Lynn # 1350629 ~ our 77th Newbie Model of the WEEK October 13, 2009 ~!! Model-Kristy Lynn Photographer-Attollo-Validus ___________________________________________________ PRESENTED By The LIST ~ a list of veteran photographers dedicated to helping "new" models build their portfolios. Oct 13 09 06:07 am Link Back by Popular demand. The Model is ~DrinaMae~ MM # 1339173 This series was taken at the group shout LEGS II during our 1 hour session . Oct 14 09 08:41 am Link Presenting Erin Hoffman, MM #1286659. Although new to llamaing, Erin is an experienced actor. All of the shots below resulted from our first shoot together, a seven hour marathon that yielded six distinct concepts. Erin's versatility and maturity set her apart. All photos are unretouched. Erin and I thank Top Drawer for their consideration! Oct 16 09 12:45 am Link My mistake, glad we got it sorted out for this week's contest. Great lineup once again, thanks everyone! Oct 16 09 10:19 am Link Please welcome llama Samantha#1252715, for she is great to work with and very egar to get the shot. It should also be noted that she did her own makeup for each picture. Oct 16 09 04:57 pm Link Please consider Bree Bruington MM#1344933for "Newbie llama of the Week." https://www.modelmayhem.com/breebruington Oct 17 09 03:04 pm Link [b]Candidates for the Newbie llama of the Week Oct 17 09 08:38 pm Link CONGRATULATIONS to our winner this week Bree Bruington # 1344933 our 78th Newbie Model of the WEEK October 20, 2009 ~!! Model-Bree Bruington Photographer-Zuma Light ___________________________________________________ PRESENTED By The LIST ~ a list of veteran photographers dedicated to helping "new" models build their portfolios. Oct 19 09 08:47 pm Link Here's Caty K, MM #811144. She is one of the most versatile newcomers I've encountered, and an absolute delight to work with! After earning a degree in International Relations, Caty decided to forgo a diplomatic career and pursue the arts. It was very difficult to pick five representative shots from the three shoots we've done; I could have easily submitted twenty. None of these images have been retouched. Thanks to Top Drawer for your consideration! Mike Oct 23 09 04:06 pm Link Oct 23 09 06:06 pm Link Here's my newbie submission for this week. Her name is Gianna and was a pleasure to work with. Her MM is #1350123 Oct 24 09 02:27 am Link Oct 24 09 01:20 pm Link Oct 25 09 08:10 am Link CONGRATULATIONS to our winner this week CandraNicole MM# 1045253 our 79th Newbie Model of the WEEK October 27, 2009 ~!! Model-CandraNicole Photographer-Prospect Photo ___________________________________________________ PRESENTED By The LIST ~ a list of veteran photographers dedicated to helping "new" models build their portfolios. Oct 27 09 05:41 am Link Candra and I would like to thank the Top Drawer and everyone involved. We both feel very fortunate and delighted to be this weeks NMoW!! Marty & Candra ProspectPhoto Oct 27 09 09:17 am Link Congratulations Candra and Marty for a very impressive win~!! Thanks to all who participated this week~!! Oct 28 09 07:04 am Link |