Female Model For COVER & EDITORIAL

[matt_lee]

Evening ladies,

am casting for a female model for the cover of a popular Tech magazine as well as 2 shots for editioral. 2 studio shoots, 1 outdoor. Please be comfortable posing in evening dress, bikini and tube top. Clothing and makeup will be provided. This is a NON PAYING job, but prints and CD will be given and of course a copy of the magazine.

Please email interest,vital stats,head shot and portfolio if any, to matthew@critical.com.sg

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Matty

 

[saperboy]

WOW!!! free copy of magazine to whoever signs up... so ladies what are you waiting for.

 

[saperboy]

WOW!!! free copy of magazine to whoever signs up... so ladies what are you waiting for.

oops...I for got to add

 

[Tuck Loong]

Its a good opportunity for some of our local female models to grace the cover, wear expensive designer wear such as prada, gucci, lanvin, LV, etro? get styled by a good fashion stylist? makeup/hair done by the best in the industry?

and get very good tear sheets.

I am sure a lot of girls would be interested if the photographs are first class too

Cheers and all the best

 

[wildstallion]

Evening ladies,

am casting for a female model for the cover of a popular Tech magazine as well as 2 shots for editioral. 2 studio shoots, 1 outdoor. Please be comfortable posing in evening dress, bikini and tube top. Clothing and makeup will be provided. This is a NON PAYING job, but prints and CD will be given and of course a copy of the magazine.

Please email interest,vital stats,head shot and portfolio if any, to matthew@critical.com.sg

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Matty

May I enquire to what this popular Tech Magazine is called?

 

[matt_lee]

How you doing guys, thanks for showing concern for models here at clubsnap.

Righto more details.

This is for a dslr feature in the Oct/Nov issue of PC Mag Singapore. I hate the fact that it doesnt pay but then again, if it could, I would have just gone to a model agency. Having said that, of course I am not expecting a professional model. I hope you be that someday and command the 400 bucks a day fee, but for now, if you are an aspiring model, have a few looks and poses under your belt and want to appear on most of the news stands in Singapore for a month, drop me a mail at matthew@critical.com.sg

Even more details, shockingly the bikini shot is not for the cover! It s actually the evening dress one, as such i am sorry to all who have emailed asking if it is possible just to pose in the evening dress, of course i would prefer a variety of faces but as my biggest trading card is the cover, I would really have someone to do all three.

Shooting will be after comex, just two days between the 5th and 15th, if you are studying or working during the week, its all right, i work 7 days anyway, i'll try to put it on a weekend but its subject to availablity of the other people in my team, MUA, stylist etc.

I actually thought abt it for a very long time before deciding to come here and post for a model. I know that there will be lots of banter and OT and i could just get some SQ girlfriends to do the job but then again hey, what is a community for? We all need help getting somewhere we want to be. Its going to sound cheesy and i know some of you guys are shaking your head and think i am dangling a carrot as you reading this, but if we really do well and next time if i was doing work for another mag, or in another situation where it pays, hell yah i'll pay you. Plus instead of just time for Prints, you are getting time for Mag Cover.

Yes I do get upset when people come in here looking for free photographers, free models, free MUA, etc Yes I do believe we need to place value in our work/art. But it is when you are at process of creating this work then people can notice you for your work. You are not going to get a paying photography gig, just sitting at home and surfing clubsnap, are you? Go for these free gigs with a couple of things in mind and a stack full of namecards. 1. Opportunity to hone your skills, 2.Photography is a people business, practise your social skills, 3.Network, Network, Network. That’s how I got my job and I still shoot stuff for free, now its just that I get to choose what I want to shoot.

Hope that clears the air, I dun mind more banter, it helps to bump the thread but I really do hope if you are aspiring model, please give me the opportunity to work with you, and together lets make beautiful pictures.

Matty

 

[agape01]

Excellent explaination.

I wish success in your shoot and your upcoming jobs.

All the best to ya. :thumbsup:

 

[AReality]

U need a free photographer?

I can be the assistant also..


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[projekts]

First of all, let me make it clear to matty or anyone reading this that i have nothing personal against matty. All these are just a personal thought.

This is for a dslr feature in the Oct/Nov issue of PC Mag Singapore. I hate the fact that it doesnt pay but then again, if it could, I would have just gone to a model agency. Having said that, of course I am not expecting a professional model. I hope you be that someday and command the 400 bucks a day fee, but for now, if you are an aspiring model, have a few looks and poses under your belt and want to appear on most of the news stands in Singapore for a month, drop me a mail at matthew@critical.com.sg

just f.y.i., 400 bucks a day is considered very very low, even for street talent without experience.

i'll try to put it on a weekend but its subject to availablity of the other people in my team, MUA, stylist etc.

FOC too?

I actually thought abt it for a very long time before deciding to come here and post for a model. I know that there will be lots of banter and OT and i could just get some SQ girlfriends to do the job but then again hey, what is a community for? We all need help getting somewhere we want to be. Its going to sound cheesy and i know some of you guys are shaking your head and think i am dangling a carrot as you reading this, but if we really do well and next time if i was doing work for another mag, or in another situation where it pays, hell yah i'll pay you. Plus instead of just time for Prints, you are getting time for Mag Cover.

i do shoot for magazines too, and so far non (even the lowest budget ones) had ever asked me to shoot their cover for free, or asked model to do it for free, and you know why?
Cover of the magazine is what everyone will see before picking up the magazine from the bookshelf to browse or buy, so the publishers know that it's important to get the right person to put the right picture for the cover.
Like what a lot of pros here would say, when you pay peanuts you get monkey, and when you ask for free, you jolly well know what you'll get...
Please spare a thought for your or your client's magazine.

Yes I do get upset when people come in here looking for free photographers, free models, free MUA, etc Yes I do believe we need to place value in our work/art.

and yet you're still doing it???
I just dun believe it... :bsmilie:

But it is when you are at process of creating this work then people can notice you for your work. You are not going to get a paying photography gig, just sitting at home and surfing clubsnap, are you? Go for these free gigs with a couple of things in mind and a stack full of namecards.

have it ever occur to you that you're helping others to save money with your service and making yourself a public enemy in the same time?
ask yourself this question again... what do you stand to gain at the end of it all?
more experience? or more enemies?

1. Opportunity to hone your skills

well, you can always join the others for the model shoots, with a fee and more privacy, or even join the shoots organised by SLCC
that is free of charge...
even a TFCD sounds like a better deal...

2.Photography is a people business, practise your social skills,

making yourself a public enemy doesn't sound like a good social skill to me...
think about the future when your client knows that you used to shoot for free for commercial jobs...
how would they rate you?

3.Network, Network, Network. That’s how I got my job and I still shoot stuff for free, now its just that I get to choose what I want to shoot.

and in the end, you're still doing them for free...
worse still, now you're getting others to do it for free too... :bsmilie:

ok enough said, despite how others are making noises about it, i am sure there are potential models who will want to do it for you.
So all the best for the model hunting and the beautiful pictures...

 

[Tuck Loong]

Let me know your requirement

Maybe you can use some Mediacorp newcomer

 

[jOhO]

let's just say at least u are polite and u give all the details so pple coming forth know wat they're in for, can't say the same for some pple that come in here all guns blazing, but nothing to pay. ;p

anyway, i've replied ur PM on other matters. cheers!!!

 

[matt_lee]

$400 bucks a day low? Let me guess you must be a commercial photographer. Well for editoral one time use, 400 is quite high actually, unless the agencies are giving us a hell of a good deal.

Yes I agree that the cover is very important, and that is why I will do a damn good job of it. But looking thru all the models who do TFP here at clubsnap, what they lack is not the talent but rather the opportunity. Look at Joanna Koh, (DAMN that girl has sexy legs), I remember her starting out with TFCD and look at her now. And I believe that I can find someone who can fit into this picture I have in my mind. I am just offering another notch under your belt, which may lead to other things. In fact some guys from smaller agencies are already offering their models esp since it is a cover. But do keep the emails coming, I am trying to keep it a community thing

Maybe I guess I got the wrong idea of Clubsnap, I always figured it to be community forum where photo enthusiasts can come together and share ideas and lobangs. So what is wrong with the opportunity to shoot in a nightclub?

Yes you are helping the organiser to save cost, but than again, how else are you going to get a DSLR into a club? Use the opportunity to get great clubbing pics, set a few standards for yourself, worst come to worst at least you have a valid reason to go talk to the hottest girl in the rm. I am sure the organisers know that they are not hiring professionals so of course they have lower standard of expectations,( if they dun , then they are just plain stupid) but that doesn’t mean you gave up your Friday for nothing. Max out your time in a club with a DSLR, get on the platforms, behind the DJs,

If your pics are good and they get picked up by some clubbing mag, hey you get credit. And I do believe that getting your work published is the key to more lucrative ventures. Vogue and W do it all the time. The funny part is professional big name photogs even q up and even pay expenses just to shoot the fashion or accessories. There is nothing wrong with doing things for free, as long as you know what you are doing it for. Do it for yourself foremost.

I said it wrong, I dun feel sad that people are coming in here looking for free stuff. I feel sad that the ratio of requests for free stuff to the ratio of good photos posted is not inversely proportionate.

With digital and so many opportunities, the improvement curve should be bloody steep. With Singapore’s talent for technology, whats stopping us from becoming the next Creative Centre of the world? We wont have to go to New York to be the next John Clang, or Toyko to be Leslie Kee. As our level of photography becomes better, won’t our overall prices for photography increase as well? Why are we squabbling over event or wedding (yes I know some weddings can be pricy) jobs that are on the lower end of the scale anyway? Why cant our photogs charge as much as those in New York or even Australia for that matter? What fuels their photographc industry that is lacking in ours?

I take a step back and I realise maybe there whole reason for this discourse is that I am preaching to the choir. Maybe they should have another forum called PROSNAP, where industry people can come and talk shop, worry abt prices and find new money making avenues.

Of course the advice I give to someone who is starting out in photography and someone who is already shooting for commercials and magazines will be different.
If you are already paid for photography, you dun need to do stuff for free, and the reason why you are paid is that you have proven that you can deliver images.

As for me, with my bills being taken care of, I am freed up to do more pro bono work like charity to feed my soul, bikini girls to feed my eyes, photo essays to feed my mind and personal projects to feed my heart.

Enough pondering for me, I got a shoot tmr.

 

[saperboy]

Hi Matty... you seemed to be a a nice guy, good of you to explain your intentions.

I have nothing against you, infact I wish you all the best in your search and may you, your models, MUA and evryone else concerned be paid accordingly and justly. My concern are these print magazines, who are in business and making money would go this way. I really hope that this doesn't become the norm.

Peace.

 

[wildstallion]

See, if only all people looking for free talent were kind enough to explain everything like you have, instead of just asking in 2 lines with no information.

 

[Caspere]

See, if only all people looking for free talent were kind enough to explain everything like you have, instead of just asking in 2 lines with no information.

Agreed.

 

[airyfairy01]

Totally appreciate the explaination. Really. Cos it takes time and effort to come up with that lengthy explaination. Anyway, I'm sure it's an arrangement that people would take up.

Anyway projekts, by it being a non-paid job, he probably is limited to certain choices as well. If it's a paid job, he'll b gettin lots and lots of experienced models as well as inexperienced trying out for it. But since it isn't, he's already limited his choices and he just has to do with it. So really..... it isn't that unfair isn't it...

To each his own la....... but I do respect the fact that he's honest and mindful in his explainations.

 

[heavenangel]

haha..interesting discussion nah, totally agreed with wildstallion n the rest, matty's honest and straightforward explanation is commendable, as least matty consider the concerns and needs of the models he hiring, and take the effort to explain his intention,in coming forward what he want and not like some cheapos bimbo craps pple who come in forum lookin for free model services with hidden agendas or motives for their jobs, but at certain pt, haf to agree with projeckt, $400 bit low for a magz cover,as the lowest i did tt time for last shoot for a studio ad is at least $700 a day,but on the other hand, i also got certain new model frds who did magz cover for free,all in all..i believe no matter how low or high the rates for a certain asignment is, as a model too, let be professional and with a spirit of excellence, accomplish any assignment to the best of our ability~ i always take each shoot experience as a learnin process and a great time to gain exposure and noe more great friends in the media and haf fun~ not too much concern with the rates after we settle tt part~

and when we'r on the set, it's our job as model to listen to what the photographer or producer require for their shoot and it's their job in the end to make whatever shoot or pic they take,lok great in the end~ so end of day,every1 work together to create great friendship and new great master pieces ! i believe in a forum community where models, photographers n producers gather, let show each other certain respect and professionalism too, all the way pple! and gd luck in ur search matty!

 

[thedellis]

Haha! Hey Matt, glad the job's working out mate.

As the former editor of PC Mag Singapore, I have to say: You're putting models on the cover?!?

Hee hee, cannot wait to see it. Say hi to the boys for me!

 

[Hexlord]

Haha.. no need to explain so lengthy lar.. in fact the first post should be sufficient, no need to explain much except for 1-2 matters like the magazine name etc.

 

[pingo]

As the former editor of PC Mag Singapore, I have to say: You're putting models on the cover?!?

Wahahaha ... It is a good move I think. I've always thought of PC Mag as leaning towards the more geeky side of things, might be interesting to have a T3 like cover. I wish PC Mag all the best ... I used to totally devour PC Mag when I was a kid (DOS days). Go PCMag Go!