Tilt your head to the right, then stop; tilt your head to the left, then smile; put your hand on one side of your hips, find your light, then pose; gently move one hand closer to your shoulder, lean a bit forward for a better lighting, then stop for a shoot; slowly move one leg in front of the other, and tilt your head on one side and smile; move your head 30 degrees to the left, and then stop and look slightly off the camera lenses; find your center and lean toward the camera, and lift your shoulder higher to display your collar bones; look straight into the camera lenses and pouch your lips; don’t think too much – just relax and don’t overdo it like a gold digger you dare to become; this is how to pose for a photoshoot; this is how to find your angle for a “perfect” shoot; this is how to change poses within each take, be steady, and don’t rush it; it is the moneymaking photo that counts not your comfort; this is how to remove your make-up properly; this is how to maintain a healthy skin, wearing a facial mask once a week helps; this is how to retain a smooth skin, applying lotion works; this is how to follow a healthy schedule: have yogurt in the mornings, vegetables and meat in the afternoons, fruits in the evenings; healthy is sexy; it is socially undesirable when not in shape; remember models are not wrong, they are useful; you influence others on self-esteem and perception on body image; you shape the world, don’t let the world shape you; modeling is like any career – so don’t be ignorant or make unwise choices; at the end of the day, personality wins over a pretty face; you are not perfect, no matter how hard your model agent strives you to be, we all have insecurities; but I know I am not perfect, I embrace my insecurities and stay true to myself; this is how to walk on runway in a 6 inch heel, walk to the beat of the music and not lose your balance; this is how to walk with no shoes on; this is how to walk with confidence – don’t hesitate to or else you will fall; this is how to behave when the designer is directing you to walk; this is how to behave when you don’t like the designer at all, and this is how to behave when you do; this is how to be responsible for booking a job; this is how to retouch your make-up correctly, this is how to smile when you greet someone like a lady and not like the gold digger you desire others to think of you; this is how to keep a strong, confident posture – both sitting and walking; this is how to sit: don’t slouch or expose too much; this is how to be elegant, and this is how to be classy; and this way they won’t recognize the gold digger I have oppose you becoming; but what if I am told to be so?; you mean to say that you really are going to be the kind of woman who won’t be on the cover of magazines?
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wake Forest chapter.