Chyvonne Amara wrote:

Then stop writing in my thread... hahaa, I am going to delete this thing anyway
Thanx for all the responses

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! sorry...

Chyvonne Amara wrote:

I'm in non-belief of your failure at trying to insult me because I offended... what... a friend of yours?
Either way, I've had no problem getting work... I've had to turn offers down because of my job... Runway... I could do it with ease, Fashion... PFT, I will design my own clothes, market myself, commercial, Already been in three, anything else u wish to add?

Advice is an attempt at offense? I am very adept at offending people. Had I wanted to offend you, you would be offended. That was not my intent.

Doug is not a "friend". He is a colleague, a teacher, and someone whose work I admire and respect.

Tell you what, I'll make you a deal - you quit posting asking for advice, and I can PROMISE that no one will offer you any. Deal?

Oh, and please, update your profile with images that aren't snapshots, please. And change "no experience" to "very experienced". Seems you know more than others here. Your expertise on modeling will be very beneficial to others.

Ed Selby wrote:
Advice is an attempt at offense? I am very adept at offending people. Had I wanted to offend you, you would be offended. That was not my intent.

Doug is not a "friend". He is a colleague, a teacher, and someone whose work I admire and respect.

Tell you what, I'll make you a deal - you quit posting asking for advice, and I can PROMISE that no one will offer you any. Deal?

Oh, and please, update your profile with images that aren't snapshots, please. And change "no experience" to "very experienced". Seems you know more than others here. Your expertise on modeling will be very beneficial to others.

Ed Selby wrote:
Advice is an attempt at offense? I am very adept at offending people. Had I wanted to offend you, you would be offended. That was not my intent.

Doug is not a "friend". He is a colleague, a teacher, and someone whose work I admire and respect.

Tell you what, I'll make you a deal - you quit posting asking for advice, and I can PROMISE that no one will offer you any. Deal?

Oh, and please, update your profile with images that aren't snapshots, please. And change "no experience" to "very experienced". Seems you know more than others here. Your expertise on modeling will be very beneficial to others.

this is foolishness... let me end this... You suck and thats the end of it

Primox Studios wrote:

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! sorry...

Don't be sorry, shyt was funny

Benjamin Snyder wrote:
I don't understand how you can ask for an opinion, and then get pissed off because you are getting honest feedback.  This has all pertained directly to what was asked.  There is no reason for anyone to get upset just because it is not what they want to hear.

You must be new. 

Chyvonne Amara wrote:
Which are preferrable for a shoot... Big or small or medium... I mean... Which look better... Naturally?

Thats what was asked.... I didn't ask people if I would do good in a fashion show, or runway, or print... none of that, I simply said which is preferrable for a shoot... thats it, and...

Benjamin Snyder wrote:
since you did not specify, it is natural to answer for all

haha, you must talk alot

Chyvonne Amara wrote:

You're just dumb and close minded, fucc the honesty part of it... Cuz I got some for that ass too!
My body looks far more better than yours or any model you've dealt with, I eat, I exercise and I call it day...U?

"fucc the honesty part of it". Yes indeed, "fucc" any sort of honesty on a modeling and photography forum. You asked an opinion and I gave you one based on more than fifty years of photography and as a retired commercial photographer. Your response is why I so rarely reply to forum questions. You publicly asked for opinions. You got one and didn't like it, so you replied with  an insulting post; "You're just dumb and close minded, fucc the honesty part of it... Cuz I got some for that ass too!".  Yes, I like that thought out response!

Since you seem to have overlooked my point and keyed only on a couple of words, my point was that breast reduction is major surgery, far more serious than breast augmentation. It also leaves many more scars.  Your 7 inch difference between breast and waist size is good, as I said before. Reducing the breast to a smaller size would ruin that proportion.  But do whatever you want, whatever you wish to do, you will anyway. But next time you ask for  opinions, let us know what you want that opinion to be.

Michael Pandolfo wrote:
You can never go wrong with "proportionate" or is it "proportional" ? Ok it might be Starbucks time.

thats true i have big boobs but i look proportionate!!! i was thinking in a reduction too but i have big hips so i cant do that!! and looking at ur pics i think if u get a reduction u'll look weird because ur bone structure!!

Michael Kirst wrote:
If you pose next to a landmark or building sometimes it lessens the effect of such large mammories.

Here is an example of what I mean...

Wow..look at that girl's brea....HOLY CRAP! IS THAT THE SPACE NEEDLE?!??!?!?!!?

FKVPhotoGraphics wrote:
Let me ask you a question.....I did look at your port.....you consider yourself a plus size model.....which looks fine to me....I'd throw my shrimp on your barbie anyday......but it seems that body shape has alot to do with where you are from....I have noticed when it comes to Aussies.....they like their women top heavy and full figured.....while in other parts of the world.....for example , France, the women preferred there are very slender and small to medium on top....

Or am I totally wrong and just love your photos because you're blonde and gorgeous....

Thanks for your comments, I appreciate them I don't really consider myself plus size anymore, I've lost 10 kilos in the last 8 months and am now a happier size 10, size 12 on top. I'm realistic enough to know I'm still not small enough for runway or most editorial fashion work but I'm also not big enough for plus size modeling anymore. I recently spoke with two modeling agencies who specialise in plus size models and both told me the same thing -I was sitting on the cusp of plus size and regular size and should either lose weight or gain some because it could go either way. So it's a debatable issue, it seems

Australia does seem to prefer bigger girls, although it's like any country - no one will ever agree on one type. Big boobs are very popular but so is a small waistline so it can be awkward trying to put the two together...although the mens mags don't seem to struggle much hehe. Every country seems to specialise in a different style of model and you're right in commenting on Australia's being bigger, which is a great relief because I love my curves and I'd hate to get rid of them!

The only other thing I'll say on this thread about the original issue is that I'm really disappointed in the way the OP has reacted to the helpful advice she has been given. These forums give you the opportunity to learn from people with much more experience and expertise and by abusing them and choosing to ignore their advice, you learn absolutely nothing. I can't tell you how to think or react but I can promise you that if you put your emotions aside and really try to understand what is being said, you will learn so much more from it.

Curt Burgess wrote:
It's a little peculiar that you're talking about "an entire network for heavier models" and then in the next sentence say that 190 doesn't make her heavy.

Ok, so 190 isn't "heavy."  What is?

I agree, if you want to model, your going to have people telling you about all your flaws in detail. 190 is heavy, but I don't think that has much to do with how she feels about her breasts. I've seriously considered breast enlargment, even though I've never had any complaints from photogs.

Bottom line- do it for you. Confidence comes through in pictures.

Doug Lester wrote:
OK, some honesty here. Your profile shows you are 190 pounds and 39-32-41. That means you are very heavy for modeling, but are well proportioned, with a very acceptable 7 inch difference between breast and waist. My advice is, if you considering breast reduction surgery, which is far more serious surgery than breast enlargement, for personal reasons, then go for it. But if you are considering it for modeling purposes, in my opinion it would be a mistake. For modeling purposes,  overall weight reduction would help you much more. Jobs for 190 pound female models are limited.

Add to this that if you lose weight, your breasts will get smaller. (And it doesn't matter if you've always had large breasts or not.)  (speaking from personal experience from losing 225 lbs - went from a 56 J to a 32 G. Had a breast lift which brought me down to a 32 DDD and the implants which just helped to give me a more natural shape (still a 32 DDD). And did I mention the ongoing MAJOR pain that I have had for the past 2 years since the surgeries???  It's not common, but CAN happen. Honestly, don't mess with plastic surgery unless there's a medical reason for it.

Edit - just to add, it's my feeling that size is not an issue in determining the beauty of a person or whether that person should be modeling or not. Look at Shyly - she's an AMAZING model at 300 lbs.    My point is simply to say that Doug is right in the sense that you want your body to be proportional. If you get a reduction, then your body would not be in proportion. Furthermore, a reduction DOES NOT remove fat (which is what breasts are comprised of mostly), it removes breast tissue. Should, in the future, you decide to lose weight, you will lose fat in your breasts and may very well end up with no breast mound at all.

Chyvonne Amara wrote:
Which are preferrable for a shoot... Big or small or medium... I mean... Which look better... Naturally?

I prefer 2...per model that is.  Size can vary.

Satan Bug wrote:
itty bitty titty comittee

hahaha

Chyvonne Amara wrote:
Which are preferrable for a shoot... Big or small or medium... I mean... Which look better... Naturally?
I was thinkin of a reduction soon.

LOl, I would think that natural Breast look more "Natural"


Prefferable?  All depends on who is paying.