Rob Ector PowerShoot

ROBERT ECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY POWERSHOOT! 2 LOOKS W/ MAKEUP & WARDROBE $250

Are you a model who does not have hundreds or even thousands of dollars to spend on starting your portfolio? Or are you an up and coming musician who wants great promotional photos for an even greater price? WELL NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY!!

Get a chance to shoot with one of Atlanta’s premier photographers! Robert Ector Photography presents THE POWERSHOOT on MAY 10, 2009. This is a 2 look photo shoot INCLUDING MAKEUP AND WARDROBE by professional artist who have worked with the likes of Eva Pigford, Young Jeezy and a host of professional top models, artist and athletes. This special discounted rate is for $250. Seats will fill up fast so please RESERVE YOUR SPOT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REGISTAR AT ROBERTECTORPHOTOGRAPHY [at] GMAIL [dot] COM or call 678-468-7968 for more details. Visit MYSPACE.COM/ROBECTOR to see more work.

Celebrity Photographer D. Blanks Interview

Tierra:Where were you born?

D Blanks:Jackson, Mississippi

Tierra:Where do you live?

D. Blanks:Atlanta, Georgia

Tierra:When did you decide that this is what you want to do?

D. Blanks:In the 3rd Grade. I was introduced to photographer at a fairly young age during my tenure in Creative Arts School. I became attached to it because of the instant gratification. I have a background in Illustraion and with this, portraits take 20-30 hrs where as a photo is instant.

Tierra: Are there any celebrities that you’ve worked with?

D.Blanks: Jennifer Hudson, Ciara, Beyonce, Akon, Estelle, Eva Pigford, Rockmond Dunbar, Angela Bassett, Faith Evans and more, just to name a few LOL


Tierra:Which Celebrities fit your style, and that you would want to work with?

D. Blanks: Any Celebrity who is fashion forward and is driven by creativity.

Tierra:Which celebrity could put on anything and look good? (male or female)

D. Blanks: Eva Pigford hands down! Eva is a traditional model. Any great model can put on anything and make it look good, as she does so effortlessly.

Tierra:What’s the best thing about working with a new model?

D.Blanks: The new model is a blank canvas in a sense and takes good direction while allowing room for personal growth and development.

Tierra: What’s the worst thing about shooting a new model?

D. Blanks: Lack of experience, knowledge and posing in front of the camera, but not in all cases.

Tierra: Do you work better with gels, lights or natural light?

D. Blanks: I’m confident enough in my craft to say that I feel as though I work well with all. It is in my experience that any good photographer can work well with all lighting scenarios and environments.

Tierra: Do you enjoy shooting by the water?

D. Blanks: Yes…

Tierra: Do you make your own sets or you enjoy going on location?

D. Blanks: Depending upon the project, yes. It keeps the concept fresh and creative. I enjoy locations as well because they sometimes present challenges and provide refreshing, new environments.

Tierra: What is some advice that you can give to a future male/female model?

D. Blanks: Study your craft, own it, profect it and continued to be a work in progress.

Tierra: If there is one celebrity who you could shoot who would it be?

D. Blanks: Angelina Jolie

Tierra: If there was one magazine that you could shoot for who would that be?

D. Blanks: Vogue

Tierra: What do you hate most when it comes to a photoshoot?

D.Blanks: The delay. Sometimes all of the componets (hair, make-up, wardrobe) can prove to be extremely intollerable as far as the time length because I shoot rather quickly.

Tierra: What type of atmosphere do you like to work in? (a lot of people on set,
music, drinks, etc.)

D. Blanks: I like being around creative and positve people (my team), lots of music and great clients with positive attitudes who are willing to take direction and be creative.

Tierra: Any projects coming up that we should know about?

D Blanks: My Alter-Ego Pictorial book. Also, I’m working on something BIG that everyone will just have to stay tuned for.

Please Check out www.dblanks.com

How to make $ Money $ as a Glamour Model

Models have a shelf life, and cashing in on your field before you retire is essential.
Let’s look at some of the facts…

Mag spreads for chump change/exposure.
Videos for chump change/exposure.
Personal appearances for chump change/exposure.

What’s a girl to do?

The paysite game for an “it” girl can set her up quite handsomely for years if she keep it professional and on point. Now I want you to do the math on this.

Say for the sake of argument a magazine readership has 1 million readers. We know mags don’t pay, and what they do pay isn’t enough to cover your expenses unless you’re a local product, which most often isn’t the case.
If a model is smart, her site link is plastered on her opening jaw dropper pic.
10% of that audience will check out the site.
10% of that will whip out the CC and join the site @ $20 a pop.
Buy a DVD at $10-$15 each.
Buy a special gift item for whatever the price.

You add that up, you’re doing quite well. Plus if you take into account of successfully making yourself a local celebrity, then guess what your full time job is? Modeling.
How do you make yourself a local celebrity?

For starters, NEVER be seen in public looking like a bum. You must always be on your game when it comes to your hair, nails, make up and gear. Even when you’re wearing a baseball cap and sweats, they have to be fresh.

Secondly, you have to advertise yourself. Do remember that once you enter the world of modeling, you are a brand, a product, a business. And the majority of successful businesses are that way due to advertising and quality product.
Stickers, posters, advertising in the right papers/mags, knowing who the right local people are in your area of business are and networking with them to host events, be a pitch girl, etc… Are keys to successfully pitching yourself.

Third and most importantly, don’t sell yourself as a cheap trick. In other words, keep your legs closed and your persona respectable and the “trade for services” route will still happen, but not as frequently as it would if you actually went through with it. This is where business sense comes in. If you don’t have it at the level of where men in the business don’t respect you enough to not ask for special services, this is where hiring an agent comes into play.

Lastly, the agent/manager. Where do they fit in? When you’re not being respected, or when your workload is getting too much for you to handle, then it’s time to hire one at no more than 20% of what they book you. Anything beyond that is someone pimping you.
Before you do hire one, check their reputation.
Do they sleep with their clients?
Do they treat them right?
Do they help garner the right assignments?
Do they have you and their other clients best interest at heart?
Do you compare favorably amongst their other clientele?

You can’t just dive into this without a plan.
You can’t just shoot to be shooting.
You can’t base your career off of being stagnant.

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A World with NO PHOTOSHOP

 

Imagine a world.

A world with no war.

A world with no disease.

Imagine a world… with NO PHOTOSHOP?!?

 

There was once a day where we didn’t worry about war on American soil. We didn’t worry about dying from having sex. We didn’t worry about hiring a model based on her portfolio, and having a completely different person show up. “The digital age” has changed that. Have you ever wondered why you have seen a model who takes amazing photos but you have never seen in a video, or even in person for that matter? Probably because a lot of models are unhireable for any job that can’t be photoshopped.

 

I remember a shoot with a model, a beautiful girl nonetheless but whose eyebrows were unkempt, had bad bikini-line razor bumps, a peach fuzz mustache, and was a bit bloated around the mid-section. I heard her tell another model she would have gotten her eyebrows done, but “they” could “fix” it later. When the photographer told her to suck in, she replied “Photoshop”. When did we become this generation of lazy, complacent, second-rate professionals?

 

Imagine if you actually had to have flawless skin to be a model. If there was no such thing as the “HEALING BRUSH TOOL” to smooth out acne, razor bumps, stretch marks, discoloration. If you actually had to eat right, drink water, take supplements, hire a dermatologist, cleanse, tone & moisturize properly to achieve perfect skin.

 

If you actually had to have a nice body to be a model. If there was no “LIQUIFY TOOL” to shrink your waistline down to 24″. If you actually had to go to the gym and hire a trainer, do crunches, sit-ups, squats, and lunges, limit your fat, sugar and carb intake, run, do pilates and yoga to give you the perfect waist to hip ratio.

 

If you actually had to have beautiful makeup to be a model. If there was no “fixing it later” in PHOTOSHOP. If you actually had to seek out and pay a talented makeup artist that could perfectly blend your eye shadow, manicure your eyebrows, apply your foundation flawlessly, contour your features, and choose a blush and lips to compliment your look.

 

If you actually had to take amazing photographs to be a model. If there was no “CUT & PASTE” to drop in scenery to the background of a picture. If you actually had to pose, work with the lighting, communicate with your photographer, the terrain, and the weather all while looking beautiful to have an outstanding overall photograph.

 

But you’re just a girl

You don’t understand

How it feels to live without photoshop

But if you tried, I bet you probably can…

 

LOL… OK, so I’m no Beyonce, and in real life, none of us are perfect, and we will never be. But why not strive to be the best YOU you can be? What ever happened to aiming for the moon so even if you miss you land among the stars? Do you know where you will be if you aim for the stars and miss?

 

Right back where you started.

 

Photoshop is like a spare tire. You should use it when you need it, but it was not meant to be a permanent addition to your vehicle. Anything worth having is worth working for, HARD.

I say to all “Industry professionals” Stop relying so much on photoshop and work harder in your careers.

Thanks to Crystal!!

 

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