Kristel Fenski – Perfect Little Model Package?

I hear too much about how models under 5′8″ have a harder time.  And about aspiring models who are approaching what the French call d’un certain age.

Let’s think out of the box here for a moment and look at Kristel Fenski.  Unfortunately, we received smallish photos, one of which we enlarged.  So the blurriness is all our own doing.  The photo does not do Ms. Fenski justice.  Now, yes, you will notice in her stats below the age thing and the height thing…

But why worry? My take:  she’s super cute (OK, I have my professional demeanor to maintain, but give me a break–I’m a guy).  Great facial structure, especially around the jawline.  Uniquely shaped eyes.

name: Kristel Fenski

from:  Legimate Agents/Editors Only Contact Us

city: Tobyhanna

state: Pennsylvania

country: USA

age: 27

height: 5′2

bust: 32

cup: b

waist: 23

hips: 33

weight: 110

best feature: teeth

phone: Legimate Agents/Editors Only Contact Us

Noel Cressionnie

What can we do for Noel Cressionnie here?  She has the kick-ass Louisiana surname.  She has the basic makings of model material.  She has decent stats (see below).

I’ve had modeling agents contact me for girls of lesser looks/stats.  So – anyone?

name: Noel Cressionnie

from: legit agents only – contact us

city: Cypress

state: TX

country: USA

age: 27

height: 5 ft 6.5

bust: 36

cup: D

waist: 25

hips: 37

weight: 125

best feature: Eyes

phone: legit agents only – contact us

Say Hello to Ms. Aneta Courage

I think I like this girl already.  Aneta hails from London, England, and I believe she may originally come from Poland.  But what I do like is the fact that, on the submission form for “Best Feature,” she wrote:  Courage.

Most girls write “Tits” or “Legs” or something like that.  I like her style.  See her stats below the pictures.

BAMN’s one word of advice:  thin out those eyebrows, especially near the bridge of the nose.  Aneta does have a nice, impressive squarish chin.  It’s a distinctive, stand-out feature.

name: Aneta

from: legit agents only – contact us

city: London

state: United Kingdom

country: United Kingdom

age: 25

height: 167 cm

bust: 88 cm

cup: D

waist: 63 cm

hips: 88 cm

weight: 49 kg

best feature: courage

phone: legit agents only – contact us

Yvette Winburn – Diamond in the Rough

I almost clicked right past this one.  I got two fuzzy pictures from a young lady by the name of Yvette Winburn, hailing from Louisville, KY.  Normally when I see pics like this, I hit the Delete button.

But then I took a closer look.  Past the blurriness.  Past the lack of light.  And I saw a diamond in the rough.  First, the darker/blurred of the two images:

Now, one with better light.  This is some pretty “Wow” stuff.  Even though Yvette only hits the 5 foot, 8 inch mark, something about her gives me the impression that height will be no issue for her.

name: Yvette Winburn

e-mail: legit agents only – contact us

city: Louisville

state: Kentucky

country: USA

age: 22

height: 5′8

bust: 32

cup: B

waist: 27

hips: 33

weight: 114

best feature: Eyes

phone: legit agents only – contact us

Elana Koh

What’s going on here?  Invasion of the aspiring-models-who-hail-from-Ohio?

First, the Ohio part:  see yesterday’s post about Alicia Angel, a model from Cincinnati.  Seriously, folks, Ohio–after 100 years of being totally ignored by the world–is now on the cutting edge of culture and technology.  I was talking with someone I know recently about this.  Whenever something happens, it happens in Ohio.  It’s kind of like the anti-Vegas slogan (”Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.”).  Face transplants were the most recent Famous Thing to Happen in Ohio.  Now models are springing from Ohio. I don’t get it.

As it turns out, Miss Koh is no slacker at all.  She models.  She does the pageant circuit.  She is an active volunteer.  For me–a fella who must slave over pics of aspiring models every day of my life–it’s refreshing to find someone who is a person behind all this.  I’ll admit that I’m not completely in love* with the photos we were sent–the photos, not the model–and i even searched in vain for some extras over at Model Mayhem–nada.

Elana Koh

* = What’s wrong?  Clothes overwhelm the model.

name: Elana Koh

email: legit agents only – contact us

city: Akron

state: Ohio

country: U.S.

age: 19

height: 5′ 5″`

bust: 32

cup:

waist: 24

hips: 34

weight: 100

best feature: My personality

phone: legit agents only – contact us

Alicia, Our Angel of Cincinnati

Normally, I get less-than-excited when height-challenged aspiring models submit photos.  Like it or not, tall is the coin of the realm when it comes to editorial fashion modeling.  But is editorial fashion modeling the only thing in the world?  And are the rules of yesterday the same as the rules of today?

Hardly.  Alicia Angel, a pseudonym for an aspiring Cincinnati, OH resident who hopes to break into modeling, has the piercing stare and a confident physicality of an accomplished model.  She has a couple of photos that might qualify as being worthy of a portfolio.  Alicia has real potential; and even though things are a little rough at this point, any interested agents/editors can most likely persuade Miss Angel to spiff up her portfolio and lock into the kinds of things that the industry likes to see.

Alicia Angel

name: Alicia Angel

email: legit agents only – contact us

city: Cincinnati

state: OH

country: United States

age: 18

height: 5′ 6”

bust: 32

cup: B

waist: 26

hips: 34

weight: 110

best feature: Eyes

phone: legit agents only – contact us

Alicia Angel

Chloe Gordon

I got a good set of photos from Chloe Gordon (UK) – either professionally done or done by an amateur who knows how to compose a shot.  For the most part, Chloe manages to steer clear of the big complaints that I get from agents and photographers…but still too many photos of the lip piercing and the tramp stamp (not shown here).  I cannot emphasize enough how these people are looking for “clean” photos without too much body adornment.

A pretty girl – nice presence.  Contact us if you are legit and interested in hiring Chloe.

Sittingbourne, Kent; England
Age: 21
Height: 5′5
Bust: c
Cup: 34
Waist: 23
Hips: 32
Weight: 8 6lbs
Best feature: face, legs

Lika Key – What to Make of Her?

Lika Key: yet another portfolio-less model…

I’m not quite sure what to make of this one. Lika Key is Georgian (and we’re not talking Atlanta-and-peanuts-Georgia), and she is that optimal model age of 16. She’s damned cute, and has some potential…but I have basically no other photos of her. So, use your imagination.

(and remember, those numbers below are metric)

Name: Lika Key

City: Tbilisi

Country: georgia

Age: 16

Height: 1.77

Bust: 88

Waist: 63

Hips: 90

Weight: 50

Brooke Ulrich, Composition, and Professionalism: What Do They Mean?

Odessa is Texas oil country:  hundreds of miles between freeway exchanges, lonely oil pumps, vast limitless vistas.  In my numerous cross-country drives, I have always loved that section of the country.

Brooke Ulrich is from there.  No point to this story.  No damn point at all.

Whatever.  This is a lesson in how to do things.  This is exactly how a professional model acts, and how she presents herself.

We want to talk about why this particular photo is so strong.  First let’s get the details out of the way.  Hop below the photo for them.

brooke ulrich

name: Brooke Ulrich

state: Texas

age: 24

height: 5′6

bust: 32

cup: D

waist: 26

hips: 36

weight: 125

Now, here’s the point.  This is what a top-notch photo set looks like.  The photographer, Michael Vincent, knows his stuff, and knows how to pull out every shred of insane greatness from his models.  Why does this photo work?

Well, there are about ten reasons why (color coordination with the truck, Brooke’s jaw angle, etc.  But pulling just one takeaway from this you find all these aggressive perspectives pointing straight to Brooke.  Vincent piled them on, and I didn’t even take the trouble to highlight all of them.

Did Brooke pay out of pocket for these?  Were they part of a magazine shoot?  We don’t know.  But it is clear that there is a vast gulf between piss-ass, crappy amateur photos taken by your douchebag boyfriend–and a set taken by someone who knows his craft.   The ultimate question to ask yourself:  Is my career worth going this extra step?  I believe it is.

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A Model Education: Zara Chandler

After my earlier rant about the sorry state of models’ pix and the way they represent themselves, we have a breath of fresh air from Portsmouth, England.  Zara Chandler’s stats:

• Age:  23
• Height: 5ft 4 and half
• Bust: 34b
• Cup: b
• Waist: 28
• Hips: 32

But the real point here is to show you a decent photo set.  First, we combine several to show you how she presents a variety of poses, styles, settings.  #1 and #2 are conventional.  #5 displays backside (yes, models, you do exist in all 3 dimensions – get used to it).  Personally, I am glad to see no tramp stamp.  #6 is a close-in shot, showing how Zara can model baubles (yes, the industry needs girls to display rings, watches, bracelets, etc.); #4 is intriguing, and I discuss this in more detail further down.  Now, look at #7 and #9.  How do these work?  They are a bit bizarre, yes?  Well, that is the point.  What these accomplish is they break up the pattern that jaded eyes see so often.  Jaded industry eyes see the same things over and over – so you need to throw in a couple of simply strange photos…just for effect.   Now, jump below the photo and keep reading.

zara chandler model photo set

What we have here is just an error in composition.  It seemed like a good idea at the time to have Zara sling her leg over the baby carriage handle.  But when transmitted into the flat 2-D world, it doesn’t work.  There is something vaguely sexual about that handle approaching her lower region, and not sexual in a good way.  But this is no big deal.  Simply take the photo out of the set.  It seems nit-picky, but believe me, they notice things like this.

Finally, I absolutely love this last photo.  The composition is wonderful.  Notice those strong diagonals created by her legs?  Her entire body forms a triangle, which is perfectly off-set by the white background.

I would have to say my only beef with the set is the same one I have reiterated to models before:  model more fashion.  We need to see a greater range of fashion on Zara.  And that applies to everyone else, as well.  Otherwise, well done, Zara.

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