11/19/2017 0 Comments Hobby Or Career,... Pinup Costs MONEYEvery so often I post about my academy, the shoots and services I provide. If say 10 models comment, friend request then message me, by the time I've given them all the info., maybe 2 will actually book a shoot. I look at it as advertising and the normal numbers reached that buy a product or hire a service. So 2 out of 10 isn't uncommon and I guess not all that bad. Common sense. Can't take it for granted that everyone will have it. I've personally never once seen any professional pinup shoot that included styling, wardrobe use, posing coaching, edited images and publication for FREE! And all from a successful pro pinup model. I don't know of any real career where you have absolutely no experience, no knowledge and no accomplishments, and didn't have to start at the bottom, invest time and money, train and gain experience over time, over years. So back to square one. It's one thing to be brand new, not have researched pinup, how it works, the average shoot costs, etc., find out and just can't afford it. But an entirely different thing to not know, find out, have the money but don't feel you should have to pay. I read an interesting article a pinup wrote. I don't know of her or her accomplishments but the article was well written and I agreed with most of it. She said that being a pinup model costs money. I agree. I don't like to use my time explaining to folks not involved in pinup and non professional pinups, why I've invested thousands and thousands of dollars in my career, still invest regularly and plan to always invest. Along with the fact that yes, pinup does cist money, to pinups who are actively involved in this industry we consider it investing. People not directly involved in pinup or it's a hobby see it as spending. Investing is essential, time researching and training and money on styling, wardrobe and images. Money on issues of magazines you end up in, etc. I've researched current pinup and the entire industry. The fact that it should be common sense that full service , pro pinup shoots wouldn't be free, if you 1st research then the facts you'll find are crystal clear. Quality, high quality costs! You're not a professional yet and just beginning, so you want to work with pros? Plan to invest. After 4 years as a pinup , almost 4 years of my pinup academy if I had only one line , one statement that sums up being brand new to pinup, hobby, once a year treat, part time or plans to be a professional, full time pinup one day, if you don't have money to invest don't try pinup. Once a year as a gift, few times a year as a fun hobby or have the drive and time to go full time in pinup and do shoots every month, it has always, currently does, and will always cost money. Sure there are plenty of non pro pinup photographers offering trade to anyone. Some offering trade but are selective. How many of them specialize in pinup? How many have studios, back drops and props? How many have pro stylists that specialize in pinup? How many have resources and knowledge on pinup publications, have had their work featured and are currently submitting their models? Any great photographer can produce high quality in any style photography. However doesn't at all mean they have a lick of knowledge within pinup or pinup publishing. They aren't going to style your hair, they aren't providing you with pinup wardrobe and without any real knowledge on pinup how can they pose you well? If you're brand new to pinup that most likely means you can't do your hair in pinup styles. It means you may not have pinup clothing for each shoot. It definitely means you have no experience, need training and coaching during shoots. Also being brand new to pinup means you've never been published, don't know the process and guidelines of submitting to mags. If you can do all the above then you also have photographers and all the resources needed, which makes you a pro pinup not brand new. Without hesitation I invested in my career right away and haven't stopped, with no plans to stop investing. All my goals as a pro pinup model require time and dough! I invest in every single shoot. It's equal trade when I shoot with a pro photographer who is highly skilled. And that's how I'll end this blog. Trade in biz is 2 or more people who are bringing equal value to table coming together. Every single pro pinup photographer charges, every single pro pinup stylist charges. Wardrobe costs money, studios and sets cost money. The time, experience, skill, knowledge and resources of a professional are highly valued and NEVER free. You become a professional in the pinup industry, then you can charge too and decide to be selective in who you shoot trade with if at all. Takes years to reach that level. It's like Debbie Allen on the original t.v. show Fame. Her iconic line was, " you've got big dreams, you want fame. Well fame costs and right here is where you start paying,... in sweat! " Your beauty doesn't mean you have the skills or ability to do pinup hairstyles. Beauty doesn't mean you have pinup wardrobe, or any resources in pinup. Beauty doesn't mean you can do pinup facial expressions and poses correctly. You can be drop dead gorgeous and it won't exclude you from having to research, train and invest. Beauty doesn't mean you'll have overnight success. Look around and research. There's only about a million beautiful gals modeling. A million more who model pinup and a million more who are established, well known, highly accomplished pinup and skilled. And they are ALL beautiful! 1. Do you know when, how and why pinup began?
2. Aside from Marilyn Monroe and Bettie Page, who are pinup icons and vintage starlets we all recreate? 3. Do you know the differences in Cheesecake Pinup, Rockabilly, True Vintage, Old Hollywood Cinema, Old Hollywood Glam and Modern-day Pinup? 4. Do you know the difference in styles of hair and clothing from era to era? 1920's through the 60's? 5. Do you know the difference in facial expressions and poses within each style and within each era? 6. Can you do pinup hairstyling, do you have pinup or vintage wardrobe for each shoot? 7. Do you have access to trade shots with high quality photographers? Do they have sets and props for pinup? 8. Do you have any knowledge of all the current pinup mags that take submissions and or know the process of gaining publication? 9. What exactly aside from being pretty, attractive or beautiful, do you have to offer to expect equal trade with an actual professional? 10. Do you have a pinup portfolio? Pinup fan base, your own website? INVEST! There's tons of endless competition in pinup at all levels. Those that set goals and achieve them did so and do so by investing time and money. Absolutely no way around that. Pinup Talk host Dianna Prince
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