One of My Favorite Sayings About Individuality

Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, or gorgeous or talented or fabulous?

Actually, who are you NOT to be?

You are a child of God.

You playing small doesn’t serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us; it’s in every one of us.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our fear of our own excellence, our presence automatically liberates others.


“Your Face” and How I Photograph You

“If I could say anything to people who need my product for their
careers,” explained Matt Dunn, “I would probably say, ‘Your face matters
and it was a gift given to you by God? You particularly as an
individual are a miracle of his creation. Your face is an incredible
miracle that needs the clarity, a way to differentiate you from someone
else. I’m trying not to sound arrogant in all of this but it really
comes down to, I am a powerful communicator with when it comes to a
person’s face. I can see their magic, their potential. I know how to put
it on a piece of paper so that an audience “sees their magic.” This is
why many people I photograph continue to say I am the first photographer
who really saw the real them.

“To actors and models, stop playing with fire,” Matt continued.
“These are your careers. Don’t let five years of your life go by with
mediocrity as your tool.” And Matt knows actors and models, having
worked with many A-list actors in Hollywood and New York City
supermodels along a career that has spanned more than 2 decades.

Matt directs the subjects though his double doors on his studio “set”
with ease. One might think a photo shoot would center on one subject,
but in Matt’s style, anywhere from five to eight actors and other
professionals are working. There’s spectacular group camaraderie and
sometimes a diva with attitude, as is true with any Hollywood set—and
this gives a reality to the experience. More importantly, the group
shoot takes the pressure off any one individual and affords plenty of
time for wardrobe changes, makeup touch-ups, and new hairstyles (some
women go into up-do’s, while men may shave off their 5 o’clock shadows
after doing some more rugged looking shots).

In the true spirit of community service, Matt wants to make sure
parents have a good, current photo of their children should they need it
in a time of crisis. “I feel so strongly about it. Any child under the
age of five on the planet to come visit with us for 15 or 20 minutes and
we will shoot them for free, and we do that in support of Amber
Alerts,” said Matt. “We hope that nobody ever needs to use my picture
for that purpose, but I do know, however, when I see the children who
have been abducted, and their pictures on television,” he continued,
explaining that often the photos available to the media during Amber
Alerts are outdated.

“But what I love giving back to the community of actors and models,
or people who need to have head-shots for the purpose of career—what I
enjoy so much about it is the glow in their faces when they see
themselves on film through my camera,” exclaims Matt. It’s exciting to
see that you’ve really touched someone’s heart about who they are, and I
think if I have appreciated and learned anything, it’s that everybody really does have a
unique gift, and I’m able to, through the camera, not let an audience
see the photography side of it, but more importantly see the person
who’s being photographed.”


10 Rules For Female Models from Male Photographers

10 Rules For Female Models from Male Photographers

– Stop being snooty! Because there will always be someone better than you with a better attitude.

– Stop talking negative about others. We don’t care how much you hate the
other models and what drama you had with them. We’re your photographers
not your Psychotherapists. Besides, times are wasting when you could be
shooting!

– Stop being a flake. Some photographers use valuable studio time to
shoot you, if you’re not showing up, at least give us a call. It’s
common sense. And yes we’ve heard the “I got in to an accident” excuse a
million times.

– Don’t shoot with a photographer if you’re just doing it for
practice. A lot of the time it’s noticeable when you choose to shoot
with crappy photographers just because you want to feel better about
yourself, and don’t have the confidence to shoot with good ones. If
you’re gonna shoot with someone you don’t like and complain in the end…

then DON’T DO IT!! It’s that simple.

– Chain your testosterone driven boyfriend on a leash. While it’s
totally understandable that you want to bring him for protection, an
overzealous bf is just a headache and a half. We have TV dramas for that
kind of stuff.

– Don’t just stand there like a stick! No explanation needed for this one.

– Don’t move around too much too!

– Have patience with your photos. Even if it’s digital, it takes time
to edit these images. Especially if you have a lot of pimples and
blemishes… and yes… fat!

– No, we’re not gonna carry your bags. We’re not bell boys. Some of
us are nice enough to offer but don’t make it seem like we owe it to
you, or like it’s a privilege.

10 Rules for Male Photographers from Female Models

– No we’re not going to sleep with you. Models are in very vulnerable
positions of having photographers take charge of what’s being shot. We
have to expose our skin time to time, and we know that is something hard
for some of you to handle. Did we mention No means No?

– We’re not an escort or dating service either. Enough said.

– Stop talking negative about others. While some are legit warnings
about shady photographers, we can usually tell if you’re just hating on
others or not.

– Stop being Jealous. We’re Models… we shoot with different photographers. Enough said.

– Compliment us time to time. We know you’re not our Bf’s to tell us
if our asses look fat or not… but a lot of us are insecure about certain
areas and we need to know if we’re doing fine. However, “You’re HAWT!!!
is not a compliment.

– If you want us to look good for our shoots, please don’t offer any
cold cuts or pizza when we eat. We do have cravings too, and it kills us
that we can’t eat them.

– Get over yourself. A lot of Photographers have what we call “God
Complexes”. You’re good, we chose you. But there are plenty of
Photographers who are better out there.

– Photos take time to edit, but don’t take “too much time”. We’re
excited to see what you’ve done with us so can you blame us for rushing
you?

– Don’t be offended if we’re careful with signing certain contracts.
We just don’t want to end up being in some sort of porn site.

– If we want to bring our BF’s for the sake of protection, please try
to understand. Especially if this is our first time. There are a lot of
creeps out there and we just don’t want to get raped or sexually
harassed.


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