Today I took my glamour pictures and the photo shoot was really long as I met at 9:30 am and ended at 5pm. It was tiring to say the least! I was really nervous on a lot of things. Mainly because I don't understand Chinese that well so it was hard for me to follow the photographer's and make-up/hair stylist's instructions. The make-up lady was really nice though and she made sure that my hair and make-up looked perfect at all times which was nice, but the photographer was extremely intimidating. I don't know, she kept asking me if I was having fun but it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be.
The language barrier was a big issue but some other things bothered me too. They didn't have a big dress selection and since I chose 4 outfits, they wanted me to do certain themes: nature/natural, elegant/artsy, traditional/Asian, and cutsy/girlie. I didn't really want to do a natural shot since it was mostly "sexy" poses but I just said okay since I didn't really know what other outfit I would wear. It wasn't bad and I'm sure they turned out okay but it's just not me lol The elegant picture was okay although I didn't really like my hair/make-up too much and I couldn't fit the dress! Luckily she attached some extra fabric so she pinned it on my back. It's interesting how the make-up in Taipei is really light. They don't put too much on the skin since they want you to be lighter and they focus on making your eyes bigger so I had tape on my eyes to serve as a double eyelid. I was happy about this shot though because I was able to use a piano in the pictures.
The photographer was easily frustrated with me because not only did I have trouble following directions as to where to put my left arm, right leg, etc., I also didn't know how to make my hands more "delicate." In most of my poses, he wanted my hand to be rolled up or poised in an artistic, gentle way. I couldn't do it at all and it was definitely uncomfortable. It's hard being a model! There are so many things to do like keeping your head straight, keeping your body in a right position, but then also looking at an angle while trying to smile. I love taking pictures and doing poses but definitely modeling is a hard business! lol
The traditional/Asian pose really bummed me out at first because I originally wanted to wear a chipao dress that is a traditional Chinese dress. Once again I couldn't fit into some of the dresses and I didn't want to waste time so I ended up wearing a Japanese style dress. It was fine since I really liked my hair and make-up but I really wanted to wear a chipao. The last dress had to be cutsy and I was dreading this one but it's funny because I looked very, very Taiwanese. I had to do very silly, girly poses but oh well.
I get to see my proofs next Sat. and they put the photos on a CD, poster, and book. I'm excited to get them (I will get them when I get back from vacation), but the whole picture taking process thing wasn't the best. It's okay. I'm just glad I got it done and I can say that I could take pictures with a Taiwanese photographer lol
-Chihchat
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