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« on: July 15, 2011, 11:19:04 PM » |
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I was a little disappointed. Because a caller for tomorrow night didn't book. She was looking for a body-painter to paint either the Columbian Flag or a Columbian Sports Team Uniform onto one person. I have a 2-hour minimum, so I quoted my 2-hour rate.
Not having done much body painting, I was really looking forward to it. I used to teach Oil-Painting, so I feel very comfortable to quickly make folds, to know how the fabric would drape around a body, things like that. And my first "Face-Painting' job many years ago
was actually a Body-Painting job with my Face-Painting teacher. She had had it all designed out, and I had the experience of having to cover a large area. I had the experience of all the sides of the body. I had the experience of body painting. I felt very confident.
But I don't have Samples. Because I haven't been doing it. This would have been my chance. But the client didn't call back. Boo-hoo.
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2011, 08:00:32 AM » |
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Darn it! I think it's a good sign that you received the call though. When I start getting calls, it seems that eventually the opportunity arrives... voila!
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Alison
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 10:28:24 AM » |
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I'm wondering how Body-Painters got their first Samples to post on their websites.
Will ask about that in the Body-Painting section of this Forum.
Even if I could get a friend to be painted (which I really doubt), I imagine s/he would say, "Well, only if it's just for practice - Don't show anyone"
But there's so much I want to do. I tend to do whatever sort of comes my way - whatever falls into my lap. Like now - I'm going to practice some Balloons finally for sure. Because I took a job as a specialty teacher for four sessions at a Daycamp - to teach them Balloon Twisting. It's because The Job Is Here that I find time to Prepare.
I like what you said about opportunity arriving when we start to get calls. It's so upbeat, so Positive. And it's actually how I started my business in the first place. Just nary a dip into the idea, and the calls started coming in.
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 10:29:31 AM » |
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Oh. Smile. This IS the Body Painting Section of the Forum.
Soooo. HOW DID YOU BODY-PAINTERS GET YOUR FIRST SAMPLES TO POST?
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Whitney Myers
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2011, 08:36:26 PM » |
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There are a few ways to go about it, but my favorite is cold calling every photographer in my area to find one who wants fine art photos with body art and a model. The thing to stress in these conversations is that you want to build a creative relationship with them. They most likely have never shot body art and you've never done it so you guys will learn together as you go. The photographer usually has a favorite model and if they don't, post on craigslist. Up and coming models are always looking for something different to put in their portfolios. I've never posted on craigslist without having multiple models respond. The beautiful thing about doing it this way is that you are getting free professional photography and when one of you practice sessions surprisingly turn out great, you have awesome photos to advertise with.
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 09:46:24 PM » |
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Wow - that's such a Creative, open, sharing way to handle the situation, Whitney. You're so cool.
If I end up posting on Craig's List, how much do you think I should pay the model?
(or do you think I could word it in such a way as to help an aspiring model have interesting pictures to use as her 'headshots' (would they be called bodyshots?))
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