Jessy Felix

I had the pleasure of working with this model and wow!  As a photographer, it is important to know what you are doing technically and it is important to know how to bring out the best in people.  Everyone that you work with will not be a model and will not know how to pose, how to communicate with the camera or how to give you what you want.  I actually bought a posing app for my phone!  Sometimes, I don't know where to start and neither does the person that I am working with.  Some ready-made, standard (or non-standard) poses at your disposal can give you some great starting points.  But with all of that, it is great to work with someone that knows what they are doing.

You see someone attractive and sometimes you think, 'they should be a model.'  But like anything, it takes work.  Professional models actually stand in front of a mirror and practice their posing.  They also take care of their bodies and skin.  Jessy Felix was dynamite and she really knew how to project herself into the lens.  If you are trying to build your portfolio, I would recommend that you work with an intermediate or professional model.  Some photographers may disagree with me, but paying a model is not a bad idea at all.  If you are building a business you will have to make investments.  If you can get something for free or low cost, awesome; but never be afraid to spend some money to grow your business.

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