My epic and memorable Jackie O recreation! This blog is the extended version of my school project, where I focused on the wardeobe and styling details. It's going to be a long blog. I'm so thrilled about this shoot, it was a blast and an investment! The research was so much fun to do, and getting into character as one of my favorite vintage fashion icon's was out of sight!!! Let me directly explain about my closet, and why I needed to shop specifically for this recreation shoot. The timing was actually perfect, since I needed to shop in detail for the shoot, during the same time I was working on this project. Every photo shoot I do is planned ahead of, and every aspect and detail are planned. Wardrobe is usually the basis of my entire look, and it begins with the theme or style of the shoot. Then I plan assessors and my hairdo. Wardrobe is my biggest investments, in my career as a professional pinup and vintage model, as well as a pinup and vintage stylist. I invest in wigs, props, lighting, and accessories often, but my main going investments is always clothing. Because I'm a professional, published pinup, I never repeat an outfit, since 90% of my shoots are for magazine publication, I can't. It sounds delightful and it's not horrible, however it's costly. I shop on a low budget, rarely buy name brands for shooting clothing, and it still adds up to my biggest investment overall in all my years in the pinup industry. I thought it was a great idea to use myself as one of my clients, because 100% of my clients hire me as a pinup and vintage stylist. I don't promote or advertise with non pinup images. I don't advertise modern styling services. I don't apply for modern fashion styling jobs, gigs, or shoots. Whether my clients wear pinup style clothing in their personal lives or not, they come to me and pay me to create head to toe pinup and vintage looks. Recreations are epic for several reasons. Money is a major factor in producing a high quality recreation shoot. Budget is essential in what you're able to purchase, verses what you can afford. In pinup, on the average, most gals are on a low budget, which is why my wardrobe room with thousands of dollars in pinup and vintage clothing, adds serious worth to my styling services. If shot in a studio, obviously someone had to pay for that studio. Lighting, cameras and lens, and their maintenance, cost money. Just like my hair tools, hair supplies, wardrobe, makeup, etc., all cost. This was a hotel suite shoot, so that cost my photographer. Overall this entire recreation cost hundreds! Although the vintage wardrobe I purchased was inexpensive, if I were to do a shoot and invest that much money, every week say, I wouldn't be able to afford it. The fact that my photographer and I ate both professional, it's definitely trade. 2 people bringing equal value to the table, that's trade in any biz. So I didn't pay him, he didn't pay me, and we both invested time, money and skill. I want to say this, as well. 80% or more of the clients I've had over the past 4 years, and currently, do not have a huge pinup or vintage wardrobe. Some of them, way more than half, don't even have any pinup wardrobe staples. No proper under garments needed for pinup and vintage shoots. If a gal has pinup clothing, it's usually one or two dresses. The more shoots they book, the more pinup clothing they'll need. Maybe 1 out of 10, 1 out of 20 possibly, have their own wardrobe for every shoot they book. I have dresses, gowns, skirts, blouses, pants, shorts, sweaters, costumes and bathing suits, all pinup or true vintage. I own about 30 beautiful vintage peignoir's! Tons of high heels, and endless props and accessories. I have an entire room as my pinup closet. When I'm asked to shop or where to shop, I head straight to eBay. I have certain sellers I love and order from often. I also know what key words to use to search, and sizing charts. Rarely do I ever physically go out with a client and shop. When my clients see my wardrobe room they fall in love with the garments and the amount. It took me 5 years to build up my pinup and vintage wardrobe, and I don't wear modern clothing in my personal life either. I didn't need any under garments for this shoot. I had the jewelry, and one pair of heels that I did wear for my 2nd look. I had the pinup style wig, and that style has been, one of my favorites for years now. My full length, form fitting, vintage dress from the 60's, was sent to me years ago by a dear friend back home. Everything else I had to purchase, just for this shoot, a single shoot. Which is often the case with all my clients. Personal styling is something I've done for years now. I don't just do hair, then go home, or clients come get their hair done, then leave. Maybe 3 times a year only, I'll get booked to just style hair. I have a model or model's here for hair and wardrobe styling every single week. I entered school to gain knowledge that would help me in advancing as a personal stylist. I love learning, and for someone who is basically against modern fashion, I feel I've done exceptionally well. It's been a challenge. Not to learn new and valuable information, but to stay motivated and retain it all. I'm extremely grateful. I have absolutely no plans what so ever to style modern fashion. Everything I've learned in school I'll apply towards pinup and vintage styling. I've already applied so much! I'm grateful. I just landed a position as a pinup clothing model and social media influencer for a big pinup clothing company! It's only been about 2 solid months now, but it's been fabulous. It's going to be very rare for me to purchase any dresses, skirts, or corsets any time soon. They've sent me so many lovely, brand new dresses and skirts, I haven't even had time to model in them all yet. I'm hosting and modeling at a fashion show for their company next week. This was my idea and I booked 4 models. So adding to co producing this, hosting, styling and modeling, I add event planner. I really hoped, and had it as a goal for this recreation shoot, to impress my instructors at this school. The entire process was lengthy, including wardrobe testing, etc. Over a month of planning, money invested, skills and creativity brought, so much fun to plan and recreate myself as the beautiful, vintage fashion icon, Jackie Kennedy. The images are being edited, but I was able to get a few from my photographer, to add to my project and the blog. He's a wonderful person and great photographer. Huge thank you, always and again to Fred Haider of Can Do Captures. I look forward to graduation, as well as continuing my education! This been an amazing experience the past year or so. Thank you for your time, and all the instructors I've had. My 43rd cover will be published any day now! As a pinup model, I'm very, very proud to have graced the covers of 43 magazine issues, as well as gaining publication over 600 times. My column in the biggest pinup magazine in the world, Delicious Dolls Magazine, is another huge accomplishment. Now graduation!!!! My instructor for the section of my Unit 6 project, has my itemized list of wardrobe expenses, for my Jackie O recreation shoot. Here was my ending quote,..... " My happiness and the success of this recreation shoot,..... priceless! Owning fabulous, true vintage garments in my size, is to be cherished for life ". Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince Las Vegas, NV Fashion! Vintage fashion is my passion. Jackie O was the essense of pure class and style. Her hairstyles were fabulous! Upscale elegance. Above is my Fashion / Mood Board. Above is a view of my wardrobe room, before the wardrobe for the shoot arreived. Above is my wardrobe closet after the vintage garments and items were delivered. Above are the wardrobe staples I already owned, for the 2 recreation shoots of Jackie O. Above are my wardrobe staples, after my items were here. By Fred Haider Above is ny Nighttime Upscale look, and was look #1 of the shoot. Images by Fred Haider Above is a vintage dress that was given to me 5 years agi by a dear friend. Thank you again Penny! I wore it with the pillbox hat and heels, all vintage, for my 3rd look. This was my Nighttime Before look, meanumg before I shopped for this recreation. Above is my Daytime Upscale, After. Images of me, by Fred Haider.
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3/22/2018 0 Comments What is an Image Consultant?Professional stylist and image consultant. I'm not into the personal shopper aspect of my training. Too many broke folks, or on such a small budget they want my resources and knowledge but don't want to pay. As far as professional stylist, add the word pinup or vintage, and we're good. Image consultant as well, add pinup. The biggest issue I find with image consultanting, and pro stylist, is clients who have no real clue what those positions entail. A personal shopper, shops for the garments the client requests, aka needs. This means, their personal taste is heavily involved. As well as their wardrobe needs and budget. It's not at all about my opinion on what they need to create a solid pinup look, to become marketable, or developing skills within pinup that include wearing wardrobe that flatters them. At my pinup academy gals choose garments that are unflattering to their body type, havd 1960's makeup for a 1950's shoot, do facial expressions and poses that don't fit the era, aren't using the right makeup, aren't wearing the right under garments, etc. A personal shopper is only concerned and focused on the clients budget and list of items needed. A stylist is paid to style a certain era. They can be hired by a model, photographer, or producer. An image consultant, knows where to shop, what items are needed, and is looking at the entire picture. What era's, what exact styles, as well as what a model needs to create a solid pinup look. Well in my case, it's pinup. An image consultant may or may not be a stylist. However they have resources in every aspect needed to create looks. They are more in-depth about what you need to change, alter, eliminate, or add, to succeed at your goals, that involve fashion. An image consultant is not just to help you shop, not just to style your hair and or wardrobe. They are to tell you exactly what styles are needed, this means everything hair, make up and clothing, to achieve your goals. This could mean creating several biz attire looks, or red carpet attire, pinup wardrobe staples and complete outfits for photo shoots. You hire a personal shopper, they'll help you find the items you desire, on your budget, in your size. You hire a professional stylist, they will style you in whatever style hair, makeup and clothing you, the photographer or company wants. When you hire an image consultant, they do all the above, and have expertise in creating solid looks, changing your look, not just to enhance your wardrobe, not just to enhance your styling, but to enhance your overall look, to accommodate your career goals. Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince Sophia Loren Sophia Loren try a dress with Italian fashion designer Emilio Schuberth, the tailor to the stars, in his studio. 1955
3/17/2018 0 Comments Are YOUR pinup goals realistic?Honestly feel many gals actually think success will magically be handed to them, opportunities will simply knock at the door. It takes effort! Why someone else has the success you want, should be the least of your concerns. I say don't put someone's pinup success solely on them having money, or more money than you. I've seen gals with a nice size budget and time to shoot on a regular basis, or show up late, pay late, have horrible communication, fail to improve after years and countless shoots! Sure investing money is a must, and a requirement to achieve your goals. However, without knowledge and skills, no amount of money can just simply create success! The total pinup package consists of EVERYTHING being high quality! Hair, makeup, wardrobe, facial expressions and poses, and high quality photography. If you're styling is high quality, but you lack in pinup skills, that prevents the total and from being achieved. If your makeup needs improvement, your hairstyling and wardrobe are high quality, and the images are high quality, that's not a total pinup package. If your makeup and hair are FABULOUS, high quality images, but the wardrobe YOU selected to wear is unflattering, that key element lacking in quality, will effect creating the total pinup package. If your makeup, hair, wardrobe, facial expressions and poses are on point and high quality, but the images are low quality, not publication quality, flawed, or sub standard, the total and was not achieved. There are several pinup magazines that aren't very selective at all. Pretty much as long as you submit correctly and by deadlines, they'll publish anything, and any level of quality. Images don't have to be crystal clear, flawless, edited on a professional level. Your styling doesn't have to, all match a certain era. Your styling can be low quality, unflattering clothing, no variety of facial expressions and poses. Once YOU set goals to be in higher quality magazines, be photographed by a higher quality producing photographer, and want to land covers, there must ALWAYS be high quality, period! I look at examples and facts. Personal style and taste has very little to do with skill levels, very little to do with being realistic. Ask yourself as a model or photographer, are your images actually high quality? Or you just really loved your look, or like working with that model? Loving your hairstyle doesn't mean it's high quality. Loving your hairdo and makeup, doesn't mean your clothing choices were flattering. Can be the highest quality photography, does NOT mean your styling or wardrobe was fabulous! When I deal with facts, sure they bring emotions but the facts never change. I said this a few months ago, when a gal who's done countless shoots and never developed any skills, was complaining about not getting published. I said what I'm saying now,... do the math! She had the budget and time to do numerous shoots. Never improved what so ever. So we can't say the ONLY reason people achieve success is because they had more money, or more time. I said look at the facts 1st. You've book shoots with the same exact stylist, same exact photographers, even the same locations, everything may have virtually been the same, only difference was you. Your overall pinup look, your skill level, your lack of preparation, your lack of high energy and passion. I mean if you spent the same amount on hiring a stylist, paid the same amount to be photographed, bought new wardrobe, or borrowed, spent time getting ready, did your own makeup, spend hours shooting, with the same exact photographer, and at the same location,.... your sets get turned down, the other model or model's gained publication,....... what's different? You. I feel my styling skills never vary and are consistent. I have no control over the style or skill level a model has with makeup. I have no control over models that choose to wear outfits, I feel are unflattering, or too modern for pinup. I have no control over models that haven't researched or trained and have no skills. I can suggest wearing this or that, don't wear this or that, still up to the model. I can suggest a million ways to improve, still my advice is ignored. Take classes, wardrobe test, plan ahead, research at home, focus on what you need improve on, and create a solid plan,... still gals focus only on gaining publication, and getting pics. If something is low quality, and it's something only you're in control of, yet everything else that was provided was high quality, the key factor of the total pinup package not being achieved, was because of you. Hard to grasp and swallow. I've literally styled and photographer different gals, using my same styling and photography skills, and on the same set. One lands a feature in the top pinup magazine in the world, the other was turned down by that mag, but gained publication in a less selective magazine. Maybe you need extra styling time, advanced editing skills, more training, etc. Maybe you are not wardrobe testing, maybe you're choosing unflattering clothing. Maybe you are doing the same exact facial expressions every shoot, in every set. Study you! That's why I say, know you have competition, but focus on yourself! If everything was the same but the skills you brought, then examine yourself. Be happy with your current success and past achievements, or be realistic and stop setting high goals, without everything being high quality. EVERYTHING, your entire look, every detail, your skill level and the photography. If something lacks in quality, why expect publication in the top pinup magazines? That's totally unrealistic. want to go over a few things that any gal brand new to pinup can utilize to advance their career. I'm always asked many questions about how to get published in the top pinup magazines and how to land covers. I was recently asked how did I land the position as a pinup clothing model. Aside from all the essential things I've listed, blogged and posted about, several times, which are; research, train, invest, and plan ahead. The best way to get in the top mags and land covers, is by shooting often, and shooting with professinal photographer's. You may shoot with one or 2 good photographers, submit and get sets turned down. That means you must keep shooting more and submitting more. Gotta have images to be in mags, and gotta have high quality photography to gain publication in the top pinup magazines. Covers must be extremely high quality images, that include high quality styling. The gals I see who are brand new to pinup and achieving success early on and continuously, are those that plan ahead. I've blogged and posted numerous times on the importance of planning ahead, researching and training. Things like wardrobe testing before every single shoot, means you are serious about your looks, about each shoot, and about the time and money you invested. Cost absolutely NOTHING to test out wardrobe BEFORE every shoot. Can take only a few minutes of your day, and is important for several reasons. Studying your images, not simply and only studying vintage pinups, or modern-day pinups. Go beyond googling images to use as examples, and study your own. Studying pinup history, vintage starlets, and current pinups you adore, is important, yes. However MAKE the time to study your own images, too. During the Artist Development classes, I've offered and have had 4 years now since before Vegas, we cover things like exactly what YOU need improving on, things you need to incorporate, eliminate, alter or invest in. We go thru your unedited and edited images, and study every detail. Also during Artist Development classes we sit together and create an actual plan, a solid, realistic plan to achieve YOUR goals. Not focusing at all on the goals of other models, what THEY need improvement on, what they need to change, alter, or start to incorporate to gain success. We also cover marketing, how to build your brand. To become a marketable pinup means creating a solid pinup look, to achieve the total pinup package. Artist development means just that! Not simply booking shoots, showing up and paying to be photographed. Developing skills to directly help you accomplish your goals, as an artist. If you need improvement on facial expressions and poses, we cover that specifically. If you need improvement on your makeup skills, we go over that, in detail. If you need to do essential things, I've posted the importance about several times, like wardrobe test, etc., we will discuss those things, as well. There's no way I have time to message via Facebook messenger, going over all the important things I'm asked advice on, give detailed information, tips, feedback on your look or images, or give valuable constructive criticism. That's what Artist Development classes are for, and why they are needed. I've seen gals who never needed any training, they were a complete natural and blew my socks off with their skills. I've seen gals who are at an advanced skill level in makeup application. They always, every single shoot, have flawless makeup, that takes skill and time to achieve. I've given styling advice on buying a body shaper, a girdle and or waist cinchers. Blogged and posted, and even directly messages gals about those under garments, who I feel need them. Yet shoot after shoot, they still have yet to invest in key under garments. I can give advice, but will you take it, and value it enough to follow it?! I can't research or train for someone. I can't make gals, MAKE the time to wardrobe test, to study their own images, to learn what improvements they need, then MAKE the effort to improve. You want to be in the top pinup magazines? You must have high quality images, high quality styling, wardrobe that flatters your body type, skilled pinup facial expressions and poses, and have the total pinup package to offer! If any element is missing, or one element is low quality, and the rest are high quality, that's not the total and perfect pinup package! Know where YOU need improving. I say spend less time worrying about being in the top pinup magazines, or landing covers, if you need improvement. Spend your time worrying about your goals and be realistic. Why set goals without a solid plan? Why set goals that you're not qualified to achieve unless you improve, and take no steps to do so? Just because you book a shoot, pay for styling, buy new wardrobe, and pay to be photographed, does NOT mean you'll automatically produce the high quality images needed to get accepted into the top pinup magazines.
If you lack in skill or confidence, it'll show! If your makeup needs improving, it'll show. If the clothing you chose is unflattering on you, it'll effect the quality of the images. Creating the total pinup package doesn't come overnight, won't happen on its own, won't walk up and knock on your door! Even if you pay a stylist and photographer, YOU are still very much responsible for everything else. Believe me, I know the awesome feeling of gaining publication. But if you need improving in any area or area's, focus on that 1st. You can be featured in several pinup magazines, and still not gain publication in the top one's. You can get featured in a top pinup magazine by shooting with a certain photographer, does NOT mean when you shoot with other's you'll automatically produce the high quality needed to gain publication, in that mag again. There's a reason gals sets don't get turned down by top pinup magazines, why professional photographers that charge, but offer select models trade, offer them trade. There's a reason why certain gals get chosen to be the main face and model for photographers, magazines, and designers. There's a reason companies, such as clothing companies, choose certain gals to represent their company, product, brand or clothing line. Professionals designers, photographers, stylists, columnists and business owners are selective in who they want to represent them. Every gal brand new to pinup has their own strengths and weaknesses. Every gal has things they need no improving on, and things they directly need improving on. It takes time, which takes effort! Look at your goals for 2017, did you succeed at them, or any of them? Look at your 2018 goals, what did you do last year to increase your chances of success, this year? Do you have a realistic plan? It's about to be April 2018. We will blink and half the year will have passed! If you aren't succeeding at your goals, ask yourself why and then change your plan, create or use a plan B. And ask yourself have you honestly and really done everything YOU need to do to achieve them? Pinup Talk host Dianna Prince 3/6/2018 1 Comment Time To Graduate!!!Ok let's recap. I'm about to graduate from The New York Institute of Art and Design, after over a year in school. I was accepted into Parsons the New school and I'm proud! It's the #1 undergraduate fashion program in the US and #2 in the world! My last unit in my current school mentioned several schools to advance to, and this was one! No clue if they'd have accepted my application had I not been enrolled at The New York Institute of Art and Design. All I know is I'm excited and grateful. It's seriously been a challenge being enrolled in fashion school, for me. I really dislike modern fashion. I have ABSOLUTELY no plans to style anyone in modern fashion. This is something I've tried hard to explain to my instructors. Yes, I may be scoring all A's, which truly means a lot to ME. Sure anyone can graduate with B's and C's, and no one will ever know, but them and the instructors. That's all fine and dandy, but modern fashion or not, I'm unhappy with anything bellow an A. Thing is, I'm enrolled in a personal stylist course. I have no intentions of applying for a job as a modern fashion consultant, or modern personal stylist, that's #1. #2, I have no intentions to advertise as a modern fashion consultant or modern personal stylist. Independent, on staff at a department store, catering to the stars, movie sets, photo shoots, etc. Nothing I'd ever be interested in will ever have to do with modern fashion. So there's the challenge because the entire course, minus one unit has been about modern fashion, and fashion fundamentals. That's why I enrolled, to learn fashion history and fundamentals of fashion. Knowledge is key. The other challenge has been accepting my instructors feedback and realizing it was based upon modern fashion, and their personal opinions and taste. Just like landing a magazine cover. Mag owners will take apart your images detail by detail, noticing every flaw, then it also becomes their personal opinions and taste. There are modern fashion rules I don't agree with, where as most I actually do agree with. It's extremely difficult to have passion and go the extra mile when I hate modern fashion. To score an A, many A pluses is extraordinary. To think of all I've been thru emotionally with my 1st fashion school, and the thought if another year learning more about modern fashion, it's not exactly motivating. Yet, somehow I managed and was motivated over the past year, to graduate. I do look forward to attending and graduating from Parsons the New school. Looks like I'll graduate early 2019. I'm sure anyone who knows me, can see how busy I am, how much I've produced in the past year and that was with school, and scoring high marks! I could stop now, once I graduate. However I will not! I love learning. And the fact of the matter is education, creditableity, and degrees actually matter, and can most definitely increase your value and worth, in professional career fields. The more knowledge, the more skill, equals more money and more opportunities! To become the definition of a specialist or an expert me and going above and beyond being the definition of a professional. You have to have extensive training and knowledge, plus experience and very high skills, in your field. That's why modern fashion school has be wonderful at teaching me fashion fundamentals and fashion history. But I've gained some serious knowledge on pinup history and current events, the fundamentals of pinup and vintage, as well as a ton of experience. I'm trying to be an actual vintage styling expert, not just pinup. Vintage Stylist Dianna Prince Above image by Hardy Nance RMH Photography By Fred Young Jennifer Linch Gwendolyn Tundermann Photography Sandy Rocket By Tibi Rider Myishea Leeshay By Jerad Caldwell Cherie Diaz Gonzalo Gatica Scarlet Rose Venom Pinup Dolls Photography Elizabeth Prada Raymond Anthony Photography Carolina Hernandez Milton Andrews Photography Liz Torp Cedric Jones Photography Jeannie Lee By Gonzalo Gatica Photography Kara By John Rettie RMH Photography
3/5/2018 0 Comments 2018 in L.A.?Goals for L.A.
Don't want get too excited, but it's in my nature to plan ahead. I'm ready to meet, involve my projects, get involved in theirs, and style some big wigs. Lol. Seriously, if you are serious about marketing, advertising, promotion and cross promotion, then WHO you work with will matter! I'm talking above and beyond getting paid to style, beyond publication. I get paid to style here in Vegas, always have. My styling and now photography too, have been published dozens, and dozens of times. I made money styling, and helping pinups get published in San Diego, before Vegas, and in Arizona, before San Diego. What I'm looking forward to is now, applying all that I learned by doing, by researching and over almost 5 years styling pinups. Taking my knowledge, experience and all the credits I've earned in publication, with me in hopes to finally work with or for some heavy hitters. I'll always have my pinup academy, but on a way smaller level. I've already down sized as far as no group shoots anymore, unless hotel suite shoots, and they are still one on one with the photographer. No more having 5 to 9 models at a shoot, all at the same time. I've also began implementing my pinup academy's rules, that are all within the blog link and in the academy release form. No more exceptions. I got tired of unprofessional dames that think they are above reading and following rules, that everyone else also must follow, and most do it with ease. I already stopped putting out casting calls looking for models, on a regular basis. Once in awhile yes, I'll post in Vegas groups about upcoming themes I need a model for, but I mainly post what's already been produced. Too many gals in Vegas have absolutely no clue what so ever about pinup, the history, the current events, facial expressions and poses, the biz side of pinup industry,...... then somehow EXPECT professionals, like me, to work for free! Because that's exactly what occurs every single time I post about looking for a model for pinup magazines. Trade is between two or more people who are bringing equal value to the table. So It's no where near being equal, if you've never done pinup, have no knowledge of pinup history, no experience in PINUP, and no pinup skills. Anyhow, back to L.A. Here in Vegas there's no pinup scene. Only once a year we have Viva, and if it wasn't for everyone coming from out of state and from other countries, there would be way, way less attending. Once Viva is over, all the pro pinups leave, all the pro pinup photographers leave, all the traveling photographers who are professional's, leave. In L.A. I can think of a million and one ways to make money. If I can find amateur pinups in Arizona, San Diego and Vegas, and make money styling, of course in L.A. it's more than possible. Aspiring pinups are everywhere, and obviously more pinup stylists in L.A , but more pinups too. This means way more events all year, every month. That means more biz yes, but it also means working with actual pinups, professional pinups that are experienced and accomplished! Pro pinup photographers, that specialize in pinup. Or pro photographers that have studios and produce high quality consistently. Then there's the music videos, t.v. commercials, t.v. shows, movies, plus plays, theater, event's and more. Vintage and pinup is more popular than people realize. I feel it's all about connections in L.A. and in big biz, period. Just takes working with one star, working on one movie set for a day or weeks, styling models or actors for one event. If it's major, the actress or model is known, or it's a movie production, so much success beyond payment WILL be achieved! If you're a model and work with a professional, well known in your industry, highly accomplished, established and huge social media following, huge connections, etc., you will automatically receive more than payment. If it's trade, or paid either way, the cross promotion will be of grave value! If you're a stylist, of course it's a must to be paid, but then what else? How many of your clients are heavily connected in your industry? How many will offer you pay, but have no huge social media following, aren't a public figure who will cross promote your work and instantly bring you opportunities? I adore my clients and my personal photographers. I wouldn't even compare the differences or similarities, except that I adore them. However, how many are connected in pinup on a high level? How many have resources in pinup that I don't have? How many have knowledge to give me, about pinup or vintage, that I don't already have? How many have a bigger social media following, than I do? How many are producing projects in pinup, or sendimg me new clients? Payment, being paid is what I do. Of course I value it, it's how I make my income every month. But to advance in every way, knowledge, more experience, bigger connections, other resources, and working for or with someone who has a large social media presence, is GOLDEN! Not ONLY will I continue to be paid, continue to have my styling published, but I'll gain more high end professional clients within the pinup industry! Be apart of bigger and major projects and productions that need pinup and vintage stylists. Getting my foot in the door within the movie industry in L.A., won't be difficult. I mean as far as being a background actress, and then from the inside, building connection. I'm in SAG and have been for over 15 years! Extra work pays well for union members, plus I get to network all day. I'm a West coast gal and I lived in L.A. 9 years! Man it was rough. Learned so much. Nothing will ever be perfect, anywhere we relocate to, that's just life. But in L.A. I still have connection in photography, my old bff still lives there, and I recently made 2 new L.A. connections, people that just found me, and they happen to currently live there. As a pro pinup and vintage model in basically my own, live walking billboard. For myself as a pinup model, as a pinup stylist, and pinup columnist, anywhere I go I'm directly advertising for all I do professionally. Networking in L.A., is as simple as dolling myself up, my bff picking me up, and going to a comedy club, a bar, or any L.A. hot spot to hang out. Walk in, I always stand out because unless it's a pinup event, I'm always the only one in pinup clothes and hair, sit at the bar, order a table, etc., have a drink and folks will talk to me, it NEVER fails. In L.A. if you go on like Melrose, or a Hollywood club, almost everyone is involved in the entertainment industry. Plenty of people producing so much, and pinup or vintage is needed or they decide they want that style. As far as creating my own OPPORTUNITIES, I've done just that in every city. I'm ready to continue creating more, but to FINALLY be around and involved with OTHER'S who are doing it big, others who have created opportunities, not just my projects, my shoots, my resources, etc. I'm READY! I want to add a few things. #1 everything I do as a pinup model, stylist, academy owner, manager, and columnist involves social media. Networking, communicating, promoting, advertising, showcasing, and plenty of production daily, are all things I use social media to do. Now, #2. If someone hands you a thousand followers, ten thousand followers, or 100k followers, then what? You can gain serious cross promotion by working with pros who are established and well known. Once you gain the followers, gained the credit, it's entirely up to YOU how you use it to your advantage. If you're not involved in other high end things, constantly producing and posting new content, someone could hand you a million followers and you'll loose them. So what do social media followers do to enhance your career? 1st you have to actually have a career or biz. 2nd you have to be offering a service or producing and showcasing your work. If you want thousands of people to know about a film you'll be in or are producing, a calendar you'll be in, a magazine cover you're on, etc., that is when social media numbers count. If you're selling a product, or offering professional services as as designer, model, photographer, stylist, etc., reaching more people is an increase in sales. If a clothing company or designer wants you to model for them, you must show a strong social media presence to become a social model / media influencer. Plenty of clothing companies have pro models and get them from agencies. When they are looking for a model to be a social media influencer, it goes beyond looks. How many people can you reach? I'm just so, so ready to be apart of bigger projects, of other people's productions, to take part in opportunities I'm qualified for, that someone else created! That's why Vegas is not the place for me, biz wise. You can only achieve so much here within pinup. Honestly, based upon years of research and years of living here, I know this city will slightly suffer within pinup, once I leave. Seriously because the facts are, there are no pro pinup photographers here. There are no high end pinup photography studios, that are also involved in pinup publication. Only like 2 actually pro pinups in this entire city! Only once a year is a huge rockabilly event. I'm not tired of creating my own opportunities in biz! I'm tired if being low balled by amateurs. I'm tired of not having any piers, equals around me, except once a year at Viva. I'm tired of shooting with photographers that aren't passionate about pinup, don't consistently produce high quality, don't have high end equipment or studios, have absolutely no connections, and no knowledge on pinup! I'm happy to bring my skills, my knowledge, my accomplishments, and connections, but I'm READY to work with my equals who are invloved in bigger things. Dianna Prince Image by Tibi Rider Atomic Jane Clothing |
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