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Aisling-Bourke wrote:
At the moment Im on the fence about whether modelling is for me so what better place to talk about it then a site dedicated to the industry.
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Sounds like a reasonable assumption. But I think you should also look at the bigger picture and discuss this with your wider circle of friends and family as well as your peers. I would question whether this site is really dedicated to the industry. Perhaps for some people it is, but that's not it's primary function. Also, very few of the members here are directly involved in the modelling 'industry' on a day to day basis. So, with that in mind, let's see what else there is to say...
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Aisling-Bourke wrote:
Why I am here writing this is I want someone to tell me what I have to improve no matter what that may be from observing my images. Its the only way I will actually do something about it!! Also where do you see me as model i.e runway, fashion etc
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That's a tough question! Perhaps looking inward would be a good place to start. What do you feel you need to improve on. It's difficult to provide any feedback on the basis of your images alone, because it doesn't look like you have done a whole lot of shoots. Maybe you have, but I'm simply going on what I see here in your f32 portfolio. And much as I like your images by Lili Forberg, they're not a whole lot different from a lot of other models that have done shoots with her.
So, maybe one of the things that might be worth doing is broadening the range of styles in your portfolio do show off your versatility as a model. That's assuming you want to go in the commercial direction (including fashion) rather than doing just runway modelling.
For what it's worth, I think you look great and I also think the potential is there. But having looks and potential alone, will not make you a succesful model. For that you really need to have good business acumen and an awareness of what the market needs and how to tap into it. It's a similar situation that photographers face. There are so many good photographers out there but they will never make any money at it either because they don't want to or they are simply not good at business. And there are also plenty of succesful photographic businesses out there where the quality of the work is utterly appaling and makes one wonder who pays for it!
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Aisling-Bourke wrote:
I have taken a year off to give 110% to trying to make some name for myself in the industry which I am aware may not be enough time. But to be honest I need a massive kick in the behind!
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Good for you. Giving yourself a time constraint is good because it will help you focus your energies rather than just wandering along aimlessly saying I'll do it tomorrow! If at the end of the day it doesn't work out for you, there is nothing wrong with continuing to model on a part time basis, for the love of it (and still make a little pocket money on the side). Remember, if you aren't passionate about what you are doing, then you're going to have a much tougher battle ahead of you.
One last piece of advice - I think you should consider expanding your portfolio by doing some select TFP work with good photographers. Or even consider paying a few of them. Consider carefully who you do this with though and make sure that it will benefit your portofolio. And if you can, at least get a makeup artist involved too, if not a stylist as well - it makes a huge difference!
Well, that's my perspective as a photographer who knows very little about the industry. I hope you get some feedback from models working the industry as well, if not here then at least privately.
- Thorsten.
