I had the pleasure of working with Ashley over the weekend. Ashley was a teen beauty queen and is a dancer. There are a few things here that could either make the photo shoot great or difficult. A lot of beauty queens have a hard time making the transition from beauty pageant to modeling. I believe that it is easier for a beauty queen to transition into being a tv spokesperson. The reason is that if you have won a beauty title the girl/woman has to be great at interview and has to present themselves well. While the pageant smile looks great on stage and in an interview is often does not do well in fashion or advertising images. So a beauty queen needs to break the habit of the one face smile look. One advantage I have found from working with pageant participants is that they know how to “smile with their eyes” or put a “sparkle” in the eye.
I enjoy working with dancers because they are usually limber and used to being able to hold uncomfortable positions. We joke sometimes that a model needs to be like a human pretzel and sometimes this isn’t far from the truth.
Are you a Michigan beauty queen or dancer that would like to try modeling or just get some pictures to add to your portfolio? Contact me at Defoe Photography. I’m based out of Saginaw and have opened a new studio in Bay City.
kit. I figured this was a great addition to the equipment that I already had. Plus the price of the kit was less that a speedlight. The box arrived within 3 days and I was excited to use it!
