As I mentioned I've never been near this sort of thing before so all in all it was a bit of an eye opener. What struck me most though was the haughty disdainfulness of the 'professional' models doing the fashion stuff. Tall and skinny and somehow utterly unattractive, quite unlike the local lasses who were all into sports of one sort or another and were not totally unfamiliar with a glass of something or other afterwards I would imagine. One hears that top models are often complete bitches but I hadn't realised that it was quite so universal. And as for the lady organising it then I was immediately her greatest 'love' and 'darling' although we had never met before. This was just a tiny show out in the wilderness of rural Ireland for Gawd's sake, surely they could give it a rest just the once whilst away from the city lights!
Justin.
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I don't know what type of work you do or what this event was like, but don't let this be your or anyone's overall view of the modeling profession, because it's actually 180 of the real world.
Great models are performing artists and what you might think is haughtiness might be the look they were asked to portray.
In fact there is nothing more inspirational that shooting a great model and I've always joked that the only reason I'm in the room is because the model can't work and shoot the camera the same time.
Nothing can move your work like a great model, nothing can sell product like a great model.
Most of these girls start posing as children and by the time they get on the editorial pages, they know more about fashion, looks, poses, style and how the light plays off of them than 20 of the best photographers in the world combined.
I could write two books on this, but the women (actually girls) have a life that is unique, difficult, sometimes dangerous and beyond competitive.
Great models sell more goods and services than all the ceos in the world.
Imagine going into a room, standing in your underwear while 20 people frown, make gestures and rate you.
Imagine, flying all day and night to get to a gig, go to the crappiest part of a city, up two dark flights of stairs to shoot with someone you've never met.
The models that make it are some of the most intelligent, worldly, strongest and impressive people I've ever met.
They have seen the very best and the very worst of human behavior and have had to confront situations that would make the Navy Seals squirm.
As far as promoters saying dahling, a sweetie . . . whatever . . . you don't have to listen.
I'm not being judgmental and everybody can have a different experience, but great models to my are like thoroughbreds. They're special.
Sure there is a few that aren't worth working with, but that's way in the minority.
JR
