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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a model. A low-level one in Chicago -- think dance wear catalogs and fur salon shows and car shows, lol. But I did a few good projects and got a couple of national commercials.

Modeling is the opposite of the rest of the work world -- the men are second-class citizens, making far less money and often treated poorly. In much of print work they are simply foils to the woman in the picture. And there is far less work all around for them.

I wish I could tell you how to get started, but I can't, I was modeling in the 90s -- things are so different nowadays with the rise of the influencer. But I would say this: first things first, he needs to [b]learn his angles[/b] before thinking about putting a portfolio together. [/quote]

And how do you do that?[/quote]

If he wants to actually be a working model he needs to figure this out. The human body looks good/interesting in photos with the body pushed into angles as opposed to just standing in front of the camera head-on with arms at the sides in a big sort of flat rectangle (this is why when you see a bunch of middle-aged women who post a lot online all in one picture they all have their hands on their hips and their hip jutting out and are not facing the camera straight on -- someone told them some basic how-to-pose-for-better-instagram-pics stuff and they are making an effort).

But the short answer regarding how to do it is that you look at hundreds or even thousands of pictures in magazines or online or whatever, and you practice in the mirror and/or in front of your own camera. You have to figure out what works with your own body and face. You don't just stand in front of a camera. There's actually a lot of skill to modeling, and not everyone can do it. I find runway easier, but lots of models don't; that's a whole other beast. [/quote]

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