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Rae01 wrote: I see it a little differently. When I first joined MM, I put my apparent age. (an age that a couple agencies told me they would market me at). Then after seeing a number of threads about people complaining that models were being less than truthful, I decided to put my actual age (well close anyway). Since then, I get far fewer inquiries even though my look has not changed. I think most people generally expect certain physical characteristics to be prevalent in all models of a specific age. I am a proponent of doing away with the age search function (or at least labeling it with "apparent age range" like agencies do). Everyone ages differently based on nutrition, lifestyle and DNA. - When someone talks about shooting older models, are they talking about shooting someone who looks the part?, or older models that look younger? Oct 31 06 01:04 pm Link 41 (no, I am actually than that) Oct 31 06 01:07 pm Link Partial quote from Mayanlee: "... As with any genre in modeling, the deciding factor is if you suit the job requirement. I have found age hasn't really meant much ... what has determined my suitability is whether I can look the part the photographer needs. For certain jobs, I take the military gay policy: don't ask, don't tell. I just let them think me the age they want to believe. ..." Right on, right on! I'm 31. I'm 42. 35. 33. 40. 30. 32. 37.  Oct 31 06 01:12 pm Link I'm currently setting up a shoot with a 40 yr old model, and she is statuesque and beautiful. I wish I could find more 30+ models but it seems like everyone in my area (who is interested in my work) is between 18 and 25 or so. That's cool, of course--they are beauties, too, but I want to add more range to my port. Back to the original question about lighting. In studio portraiture 101, we are taught that a woman should be photographed in soft light. Men look good in stark light with heavy shadows, but do not use this lighting for women unless you are intentionally going after a high contrast kind of image. Soft light can be achieved many ways: softbox, diffusion panel, etc. Generally, the closer the light to the model, the softer the light. JD Oct 31 06 01:34 pm Link The oldest model I shot was 42. I submitted her swimsuit pictures to a website I was working for - they were published. We also shot some lingerie, glamour and later figure. I submitted those to a glamour site. After reading this thread, I looked at the access records for the site. The ballots are still coming in, but the 42-year-old is well ahead in the voting, with her best photo pulling in 50% more than the competition, all attractive young ladies. The competition: an 18-year-old redhead, a paysite feature model; a 23-year-old brunette model/dancer; an 18-year-old blonde actress/model/beauty contestant/covergirl. Its not really the age, its the look. Just my opinion. Nov 02 06 12:41 am Link Julie Montana wrote: I agree with Julie 100%, age is only a number. Nov 02 06 02:01 pm Link How about Donna McClure the 50 year old Boflex spokesperson? Nov 02 06 02:36 pm Link I shot my avatar pic on Monday - she's 41 and very cute! Good attitude and just wanting to have fun. Here's Sandra:    And don't forget Elixir MM# 15514! SMOKIN bod and she's 47! There's something to be said for older women! Nov 02 06 06:04 pm Link Images by Yancy wrote: Touche' Nov 03 06 03:44 pm Link |
