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I admire many models immensly but I think not all 'looks' work well together, but I'd be open minded to working alongside anyone with a beautiful or funky concept. I adore working with Madame Bink, we are super great friends and so comfortable with each other, so can experiment with creative ideas easily, and it's always a laugh! Ella Rose & FiresSecret are very lovely to work with. I also got to shoot with male model Martin Angerbauer recently which was awesome, he has an amazing look. But a new female model...I think Fredau Hoekstra - http://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/1379005/viewall I've photographed her myself but I also think we'd look great modelling together! Watch this space :-)
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No problem :-) I didn't have a goal, it was a job to help me through the end of my art degree and then I took it on full time, it took a while to start making a decent living from it, but it was enjoyable and flexible, and something new & exciting that started to grow and turn into something really cool. I've never aimed to become a model, or anything where I'm in the spotlight, but I've just made the most of opportunitues that came up for me and I've met a lot of inspiring people. My goals for 2011 are getting a lot more involved in the styling and concept planning for certain shoots, so I can really get my imagination going with gorgeous visuals.
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At university I worked part time at the Body Shop - we used to do the make-up for models at local fashion shows, and the organiser of one saw me and needed a redhead for a magazine photoshoot. Someone then told me about online networking websites, and I added a few pictures and did some time for cd of images, then started getting some offers of paid work, and gradually built up my portfolio and experience and went from there. After about a year I went full time. I think to call yourself a professional model it means it's at least your main source of regular income.
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I normally advertise my availability and people contact me, or people come across my info and message me direct. Sometimes people email me from out of the UK and want to set something up. They might book my flight too, but most of the time, I can organise a little trip in the area and get some more shoots to make the most of the journey. Then I cover my own travel costs and they just pay for the shoot time. That's why I always encourange people to contact me and let me know if they would seriously like to work with me, as I can keep it on file and get it organised together much quicker.
If I'm travelling to an area of the UK or another country and need to fill up the time, I do occassionally email people straight out and politely ask if they may be interested in booking me whilst I'm in their area (I cover my travel and offer my normal rate) and that usually works pretty well. I hope that answers your question :-) -
Oh yes it is possible! :-) Though people say I have a good hit rate on photoshoots. I try and give photographers loads of great shots, by just always thinking about and being aware of angles, how the light is falling, poise, expression, mood, how I am placed within the setting, how any clothes/accessories are falling etc, and getting involved and working with the photographer to improve the image.
There are bad photos of me, just thankfully most photographers are kind and don't wish to show off unflattering images anyway :-) -
I'm finding it hard to understand all parts of your question... so not really sure if I can answer it very well :-) It's lovely to speak to people who appreciate my work, feel inspired and have similar interests and tastes etc. Fans are people that enjoy following what you do... and I do that with plenty of models, photographers and artists I admire myself, so don't have any problem with that, but like most people I wouldn't start chatting about my personal life to people I hardly know. The idea of 'image' does interest me and sometimes scares me, as sometimes people do act like they know you, expect certain things of you, feel closer to you or even like they own a piece of you... I could react to these things in opposing directions, it can ocassionally be quite weird. It makes me think how difficult it really must be being 'famous', when people know you on such a giant scale, and people run down the street after you - no wonder people find it a battle to stay grounded.
I take peace in the fact that in the grand scheme of things, although yes I have made a good reputation for myself on this artistic internet community, and I get messages from all over the world, at the end of the day, 'image' is meaningless and fleeting... I'm just making a living, doing my thing, I appreciate and am often overwhelmed by people's support & interest, but I think it's good to stay focussed and not think about it too much :-) -
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy my work. Keep watching my blog for new pics and things :-) www.ivoryunderworld.blogspot.com
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I don't follow a religion...I believe in positive thinking, and try to live with zest and happiness as I believe I just have this one life. it will be gone one day and who knows when :-)
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Maybe French, watching movies with Audrey Tautou makes me think how beautiful it sounds.
Otherwise I'd like to learn dolphin like Madison in Splash when she breaks all the tv's :-) -
I listen to Pop mainly, but I like a range of music, like most people. My favourite tends to be songs that are funky, upbeat & motivating.
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Hey Rebecca! I have the babyliss curling wand that is really quick and easy to use, it adds nice volume and shine so I've been using that a lot for shoots. I'd love to get some rollers too to try some more styles! For volume I find it quite hard to find good products, I have some Aveda powder that you rub into the roots to add texture when you want to pump it into a wilder look, and have been recommended GHD fat hair lotion so will try that soon and let you know ;-) xxx
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I'm not sure, in comparison to others, but...just knowing me, in everyday life I'd say I was a little vain but not overly so. I go out the house with my hair tied back, no make-up, knowing I look kinda rough and don't care. But most of the time I like to look my best, and if I think my make-up or hair is looking pretty I'll definately glance in any mirrors I come across or do a touch up, like many people I find it fun to dress up and shine a little.
I think I'm less vain now than I was before I modelled, because I didn't consider myself attractive through my teens, and so was more bothered about looks. Modelling proved to myself, and others, I could look 'gorgeous', and it's helped me see and think about myself in different ways, so after a while it becomes less important, so although image and presentation is still a huge thing, expression and feeling and connection are probably of more interest to me now. -
Thanks for the compliments... but no that is not something I worry about.
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Hi there... maybe you got confused as where to write to me, the best way to contact me for work enquiries is direcly to my email - holly@ivoryflame.co.uk. Generally, for 3 hours it would be around £120... please send me an email so we can discuss further, thank you.
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Gosh this is really tough. I immediately think Michael Jackson, preferably from his 'Bad' era, but I'd worry he'd be a bit shy...so I think I'd prefer to have a quiet lunch with him somewhere on another day, so I could have a good deep chat.
For my dinner party I'd have Stephen Fry for amazing facts and anecdotes on tap, Michael McIntyre cuz he's so jolly and makes me laugh so heartily!! Jo Brand as she's also hilarious and so endearing, Kevin Spacey for his enigmatic presence and creepy awesome coolness, and Gandhi for enlightenment :) I think that would be a cute mix of people with lots of laughs and things to debate and discuss. Yay! -
I've been thinking about this a while... I'll need more time to create a definitive 'want to shoot' list... but here are a few ideas I'd love to do...though some are a bit far-fetched :)
Backstage Showgirl - in skimpy diamonte outfit, jewellery, feather tails and huge headress, in front of hollywood make-up mirror
Sparkling - shot in the studio, covered totally in twinkling glitter and small diamontes that catch the light beautifully.
Egyptian Goddess - made up with golden body shimmer and seductive eye make-up, in a sandy egyptian tomb set with candles, treasure, hieroglyphics, shadows, mystery, strong feminity.
Animals - would love to shoot a fairytale scene in a beautiful dress with lots of furry animals, tiny deer, rabbits at my feet, mice in my tumbling knotted hair, ravens bringing me gifts, not as in 'cheesy disney' more like wild, slightly insane broken princess in her enchanted, twisted world.
Walking on Water - finding a shallow lake with perfect still reflection where you could stand still and appear like you were tiptoe on the surace of the water :)
Mermaids - have always fancied doing a mermaid shot, with a beautiful realistic looking tail, full of texture, but very distraught looking out to a stormy sea with tears in my eyes, very emotive and lonely, so that the viewer would wonder what on earth had happened.
Queen Elizabeth - so many people say I should do this, and I'd love to especially being so pale and fair-haired, with blond eyebrows and eyelashes. Love the sumptuous colours and intricate patterns - http://img.timeinc.net/time/daily/2007/0710/elizabeth_film_1010.jpg
Locations... would love to shoot more underwater stuff, work in beautiful mansions, derelict mental asylums, ivy covered ruins, autumnal forest, with huge twisted otherwordly trees, stone statues... I also really like working in bright airy natural light studios as it's soo flattering and pretty to work in that kind of light :) -
I find fellow models hugely inspiring - Joceline, Kat Love, Ulorin Vex and so many others with such incredible personal style. Listening to music is always so motivating and when played at a shoot I find can bring out so much more attitude and fresh fluid poses. I absorb a lot from movies, which you can see down the right hand side of my blog www.ivoryunderworld.blogspot.com. With artists I just can't list them all but I do love surreal art inspired by dreams and the subconscious mind (Salvador Dali, Dorethea Tanning), art exploring body image in shocking and unconventional ways (Jenny Saville) questioning time and preserving 'beauty' (Anya Gallaccio) - there are so many fascinating ideas you can relate to and pour into your poses and expression. I love Tim Walker for his elaborate dream-like sets, and there is always so much amazing work on sites like http://www.artnudes.blogspot.com, and these are a few of my very favourite images on international portfolio site Model Mayhem... http://www.modelmayhem.com/list/139617.
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Hello :) Okay, for some reason this question just got me thinking so much and my answer expanded quite a bit, sorry! It's great reflection for me though too so thank you. This is just my experience at this moment and I'm still working it all out :)
To be honest it was never in my head to be a model but thinking about it, when I was young I was always in a bit of a fantasy world, I wrote a lot of stories and poems, drew beautiful mermaids and princesses, and pretended I was different characters in my own imaginary movies. I went on to study art at college and university and have always pulled out pictures from fashion magazines to stick into books as I just adored the aesthetics - not just the clothes but the people, textures, shapes, colour, architecture, nature. I feel magnetised to everything eyecatching and beautiful and want to keep it for myself. Photograghy, painting, writing - all art forms capturing a story and moment in time, it is something that just feels so urgent to me and gives me so much enjoyment, so to be part of that, to be able to act out stories and emotions, dream ideas and follow inspirations, is really fulfilling.
I didn't really choose art nude but I was drawn to it at first because I wanted to be photographed beautifully and loved the idea of being immortalised in images inspired by my favourite artworks. I think now I've come to see how it can also be such a pure, reflective experience... our phenominally intricate minds, deep emotions and fascinating bodies are just incredible. As an art nude model, it is like when you sometimes stop to look in a mirror at your naked body, and take a moment to really see - your shoulder blades moving across your muscles, your ribcage protecting your organs, the beat of your heart under your skin pumping blood around your body, it's skin knitting back together over grazes, how it fights to deal with stress and illness - it is a miracle. It reminds me how mortal I am, that life is now and I won't be around for that long. These were ideas I explored a lot in my own art projects; our place in the whole history of time, the feeling of being suspended in our own worlds, how easy it is to get so caught up in mundance stresses of life, the way modern media puts pressure to achieve the 'perfect' lifestyle, we can get so self obsessed and lose sight of the whole picture. So I suppose a lot of it has been an extension of my personal 'research' - we're all searching for our meaning and it is great to be able to collaborate with such talented, inspiring people to do that, and hopefully it recycles. As the model I can experience and convey it, the artist captures and passes it on for the viewer to embrace and hopefully it uplifts/challenges/questions them to live with more zeal/peace/free-thinking or whatever effect it brings to them.
Of course not every art nude shoot has to be so deeply involving as all this, sometimes it is just about capturing simple beauty, playing with light, experimenting, we need to have that balance and variation. And sometimes as a job, I find modelling, even just the art nude side of it, can get very vain, you can worry what people think and compare yourself to others, like I said before; we as humans can get so self assorbed, but then there are moments that can be so powerful and memorable, and it's the experience and lessons of those that drive me. Standing on the top of a hill surrounded by forest with open sky above as the wind blows against your bare skin and the sun shines down on your face, really brings you back to your roots, literally; we are part of the earth and we need to respect ourselves, others and nature for the time we are here and just enjoy life. That is why I love art modelling; as it strips you down so you face the world and your self, positively and honestly. -
No stress, relaxed and small with close friends and family, in a beautiful meadow outside a lovely house, on a sunny afternoon overlooking the countryside, saying vows under a flowery arch, with people holding baskets of petals ready to throw over us (like from the end scene in Much Ado about Nothing). Then having a lovely meal in the warm evening light, with loads of gorgeous things to eat, and just general merriment and laughing. My dress would have gold and pearly beaded detail on the bodice and peachy layers of flowing chiffon on the skirt (like a doll's dress I had when I was little) with golden adornments in my hair a bit like this > http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Jennifer-Connelly---Labyrinth-Photograph-C10101624.jpeg (my favourite film) *sigh* If I wanted to go really fairytale I'd also have the late evening inside a ballroom where I'd get changed into a midnight blue gown covered in tiny sparkles like the stars, as this is from a storyteller myth 'Sapsorrow' I saw when I was young. Watch here at 4.40 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLw4qp5fz6s&feature=related. Everything I watched and read when I was younger has stayed with me! I'm such a doofus :)
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This is made me laugh :) I guess they think it's inappropriate or something - crazy!
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