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Pin-up models... choosing names
To all pin-up models, photographers, make-up artists... etc..... do you think pin-up models SHOULD have a pin-up name? Is it required to somehow get your name in the industry? Or should we stick with our real names? I'd love to hear some discussion on this, ive always been curious. Nov 13 06 03:57 pm Link It doesn`t really matter. I think your name works as is. Many of the old pinup models were strippers, so they stuck with their stage names with a few exceptions. It is really a personal choice. I have helped several models come up with "stage names" when they asked. I seem to be good at that and coming up with good domain names,lol. EDIT- If you are EVER to cross paths with me somehow I would love to work with you on pinup shots. Get in touch with me about some projects I am working on. Nov 14 06 11:07 am Link I'm in favor of a pin-up name. If pin-up is something you are going to focus on 100%, the website, t-shirts, vintage posters, hot rod shows, the whole rockabilly scene, yes, go with a pin-up name. My 2 cents. Nov 14 06 11:10 am Link Artistic Fusion Photo wrote: Definitelty. Nov 14 06 11:17 am Link Make it something easy to remember and that sticks. Nov 14 06 11:20 am Link Nah, some of my favorite girls use their regular names and it doesn't seem to hurt them at all. I use my real name for that matter...my name is Susan and my nickname is Susi. Nov 14 06 11:21 am Link I think the best reason to choose a stage name is if you are going to be doing nudes.Then if you decide later you don't want to anymore your name won't be everywhere.Also I think in most alternative genres a stage name is pretty common.I think it just makes you more recognizable to potential fans. Nov 14 06 11:25 am Link Ashley Knight wrote: Shouldn't it be like your porn star name -- you know, your first pet's name, followed by the name of the street you grew up on? Nov 14 06 11:42 am Link Dredful Jaymz wrote: Agree Nov 14 06 11:43 am Link I like them, because generally they're fun, which is something I associate with pin-up and the whole retro scene. It's fun! It makes you smile. Nov 14 06 11:51 am Link I concur. Get a cool name, alliteration, (a poetic or literary effect achieved by using several words that begin with the same or similar consonants, as in âWhither wilt thou wander, wayfarer?) usually helps, ie.. Viva Van Story, April Atomic, Dana DeLux. Nov 14 06 12:01 pm Link All I say is avoid the stereotype names or parts of names. I promised I would be good when I got back on MM so I will not give my view on what those stereotypical pinup names are because someone may get offended yadda yadda and things could turn pit-like  Nov 14 06 12:08 pm Link Ashley Knight wrote: I've been shooting burlesque for about a year and a half and all the performers have stage names. I like stage names and feel they make the persona complete. Nov 14 06 12:15 pm Link For burlesque I have a stage name...most girls do...I'm Susi Sansoucci:-) Nov 14 06 12:17 pm Link I was discussing this very topic over the weekend with the manager of the photographer I was working with. This woman is really into the rockabilly/goth/retro/ side of modeling and told me that she used to have a stage name when she was modeling. Since I don't consider myself to be a retro pinup model (yet) I haven't needed to come up with one, but before I finish the first few sets of retro pinups I am going to do, I'll have one I am so excited about it I can't wait!! I'm hoping to have a website up by Feb 2007... *Yay!*Nov 14 06 02:02 pm Link bang bang photo wrote: LOL! Nov 14 06 02:18 pm Link For women its easy. Use the name of the street you grew up on and the name for your first pet. Studio36 Nov 14 06 02:34 pm Link I would be Princess Brownlee. That sounds like a porn star heavily into anal!?! Nov 14 06 02:37 pm Link Shouldn't it be like your porn star name -- you know, your first pet's name, followed by the name of the street you grew up on? oh geez... i would be Shilo Brighton.... hahahaha definate porn star name Nov 14 06 06:59 pm Link ps- thanks every1... that was a fun topic Nov 14 06 06:59 pm Link My name is my real name. My dad thought of it. My parents are also okay with my fetish show I am working on, and they like burlesque. Nov 14 06 07:01 pm Link Nude model, not pin-up, but I'll answer anyways. My real name is not (thank god) Candy. I wish I had chosen to go with my real first name, Nicole- or almost any other name. However, too late to change it now. But...my last name is very unusual and mispronounced on a regular basis. I'm glad I went with "Poses" as my last name. Fake names provide an opportunity to create a new persona, which can be a lot of fun regarding pin-up/burlesque. Nov 14 06 10:11 pm Link Not exclusively a pin-up model, but I do have a fake name. I like my fake name much more than my real one, and I'm a 3rd year law school student...I don't want any prospective employers finding my modeling work. -Scarlett St. Vitus Nov 14 06 10:14 pm Link Ashley Knight wrote: While some people feel they may have reasons to want to embellish their moniker with a made up name, I just can't imagine why anyone would want to use anything other than their real name. Nov 14 06 11:06 pm Link studio36uk wrote: Works for guys too, mine comes out Wall Whiskey. I've thought about using it for something. Nov 15 06 02:28 am Link studio36uk wrote: lol - I would be Wags Chung Hom Kok (I grew up in Hong Kong - chinese street names there) Nov 15 06 02:36 am Link Mickey Mississippi ...or the first name could also be Fraiya. I don't know if it would hurt not to have a name but it is definitely fun to think some up! Nov 15 06 02:38 am Link Remember what George on "Seinfeld" said about stars names ! Heck, I even have a pen name for certain things I do...it's my alter ego...... Nov 15 06 03:59 am Link any1 get inspiration for a name for me? = ) Nov 21 06 07:43 pm Link For me, the top three most important things for a pinup model are: the look, the look and the look. If you've got the look (e.g. my avitar Crystal) they'll remember your name. Nov 22 06 05:03 pm Link In today's world I think either keep just first name out there for the public or have a stage name or model name or pinup name. It is more of a safety issue to me. Chris Nov 22 06 05:05 pm Link I guess that depends on what you think of your real name. Many actors change their name I think because they want to start fresh with something that is easy to remember and has the personality you're (they're) looking for. Like JOhn Wayne. It's simple, it's rugged, it's All American. I got a name for any nude model that wants to use it. Nipon Mee Nov 22 06 05:22 pm Link Ashley Knight wrote: I've been staring at your avatar pic for 20 minutes now, and all I can come up with is Ashley Knight. If it was "Hey Bob! Any Night!" I would stare at it forever! Nov 22 06 05:30 pm Link bang bang photo wrote: Then I'd be Coco Everett... Nov 22 06 05:34 pm Link Eloise wrote: I like it.... It sounds very vintage to me. Nov 22 06 07:08 pm Link Ashley Knight wrote: Most definitely!!! Ditto on what Viva said and also pick a name that fits your personality... Nov 22 06 07:31 pm Link bang bang photo wrote: Then mine would be Stupid Broad. (insert joke here!) Nov 23 06 04:32 pm Link studio36uk wrote: Mine would be Midori Paseo Padre Nov 23 06 04:35 pm Link Ashley Knight wrote: IS JUST A MUST HAVE Nov 23 06 10:40 pm Link |
