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IGOR ITS ALIVE

2008-10-24T05:55:00.000-07:00

I been slaving away a little bit as of late, uni has kicked off again brother home from Israel so its all been a bit hectic to say the least. This blog however is not to talk about work cos that will bore you to tears.

Modelling life is going okay actually, it's getting there slowly, last week did a test for William Baker with another model from Premier, really great day, with a really lovely team and William is a very strong photographer. He did kylie's latest tour photos, and there was some really creative goings on so Im kind of happy with the results. The next day he invited me to the B BOY launch party at the shadow lounge which though not quite my 'scene' was really good fun. I went to make good with my bookers, show my face show I could network, and had really good time. Really looking forward to posting the pictures on the blog actually. I did do a bit of networking and missed Kylie Minogue by 20 mins and really would have liked to meet her not that she would have been overly impressed by me but still.....There is plenty more to tell but all in good time!

The New Season begins

2008-09-09T02:29:00.001-07:00

So im told by my booker, so do i expect excitement to come my way well only time will tell. I love the ambitious streak in me, its definately from my mum, but right now its kinda killing me, I am feeling entirely disatisfied with everything I have done thus far. Thats a silly attitude to ahve but hopefully one that is going to cause me to jump through the next hoop.

It is one thing being signed to an agency, but i don't want to be one of the faces that sits their and collects dust, I want to be a somebody there ascertain some status. A few options are coming my way at the moment but i need to make things happen, acting wise also. There are a couple of really nice contacts sitting about its time to feel im making the most of them, but im not sure why it feels the momentum has stalled.....keep tuned. I will figure it out.

Dimitris Theocaris latest shots

2008-09-03T07:44:00.000-07:00

So many more from this series to come check them out.

Plateau or a Spring Board

2008-08-31T13:32:00.001-07:00

What does it mean when life stalls are you about to descend into mad free fall or simply in a transition between gears, woah something is up my life... or my expectations of life have changed so drastically. Each ambition slowly surpassed my the desire for more....the greed for more you might say? Let's assume for the minute it is pure untapered ambition. However this has left a stop gap in my life of feeling rather well whats the word disatisfied with some elements.

Last week was cool, I did a shoot coming up in the new addition of Arena Homme + great opportunity, unfortunately for me it was of my arms torso and t-shirt no face but I am actually satisfied with that result. Hopefully it should tuck nicely into my portfolio and I may generate some work from it. However I want more this modelling malarchy needs conquest, I am not waging a US invasion of vietnam here, I am wanting a decisive battle of Waterloo, shades of grey will not satisfy.

Mean while in my eager persuit for life, I have taken seriously to another private goal, in athletics which happily compliments my modelling in terms of staying in shape. I am aiming to run a sub 11 sec 100m's. Some time ago I was quick and realise my muscles have been merely forged by the gym in last 2 or so years and wanted a purpose to my fitness. Athletics is great its you against the unforgiving stop watch, it doesn't care for excuses for drama you run your arse off it gives you a time, and it demands blood sweat and tears for results. I have been training seriously hard and loving it something which I used to find tough, however something about the nausea from the last session has satisfied me in a way it never did before because through this suffering I have learnt to feel alive. The heightening of sesnses the exertion of muscles and organs a like and its never felt so good. I don't want to be the old man pontificating how fast he could run when he no longer has a chance to do it, me and the track had unfinished business I want to be able to set in stone my achievments and I hope it feels as good as I think it will if I achieve it.

The picture represents the feeling of liberation sprinting has given me as of late.

While on the olympic theme this made me laugh

2008-08-26T10:09:00.001-07:00

success breeds success "am i right or am i right"

2008-08-26T09:40:00.001-07:00

I got a story for you this week,

it really inspired me was so cool. I was bored last tuesday and was on facebook just killing time as one does, but shouldn't. Spurned on by the Olympics i started wondering if any of team GB had a facebook page, and punched in the name of oneof our atheletes who got GOLD in Beijing her name Rebecca Romero. There was a fan wall and decided I felt so passionately about how well I thought team GB cycling had done and was so pleased for what they had done to wash away the shroud of negativity that comes with english sport I felt I should lend my 2 cents. I added her as a friend rather audaciously not expecting anything to come of it all, to my surprise she accepted. I then added small personal snipit on her wall to say well done england is proud of our medalists like you wouldnt believe.

SUDDENLY through facebook chat I get a message saying "hi" my eyes nearly came out of my skull when i realised it was actually Rebecca from Beijing, I actually couldn't believe it, why how would she have time for some 21 year old kid? I ended up having a 30 minute chat with her on the olympics her thoughts her feelings, the home reaction to the games, drugs cheats and everything. I cannot believe someone like that could have been so genuinely decent so genuinely down to earth it was actually one of the most inspiring moments i can remember. It meant so much to me she would actually give me her time let alone even be pleasant. Maybe somewhere out in the post gold rush celebrations and hype those people feel as though we would thrust into a country with a distinct culture clash, tired and lonely from 2 gruelling weeks away from home training furiously, and maybe in a nostalgic moment with the desire to be home this may have been a window that would never have been there to exploit otherwise. I have been so taken back that I do not know what the message is there, fortune favours the brave perhaps it wouldnt have happened had I not tried but that maybe extreme we cant just go adding people lol. What it does show me is the humility we could all carry ourselves with and quite rightfully we can all learn from these stoic figures especially in the world of modelling where what we do and achieve is infinitely superficial and we should always try and remain grounded in light of that fact.

back in the blocks wait for the gun

2008-08-20T13:32:00.000-07:00

The olympics can teach us all alot about well alot of things, its more than gold medals and records, its almost about what it is to be human, seeing in the faces of people the determination, grace disapointment and success. People sporty people living the dream i was a sporty person i can identify with these people. Now i dont chase olympic glory but our quests are not too disimilar i chase success and we all no success in different forms.

Slowly like an athelete training for the olympics I have had a hamstring injury the work experience but now i am recovered and its time to stretch the modelling muscles, I have started attending castings again and feedback is not immediate but the positivity is building the momentum will build if i work at it. An athelete does not sit on his backside imagining he will run sub 10secs, thats why I have started putting myself out there, the agency is not as warm and friendly as it once was for my absence but then that is more to work on I am so determined this can happen... I have to make it happen the journey i began some months ago cannot be left without conclusion

Gone but hopefully not forgotten

2008-08-10T05:58:00.000-07:00

Gee I been gone so long, but then I feel I have been right in not writing in my blog, i feel as disconnected from modelling the last 6 weeks as it appears on my blog. The world of investment banking well its on my cv now so i needn't complain but it has given me a firm shake up and showed me the 30 years in my life I don't wish for! haha.

So efforts to get back into modelling will be more than ever, I hope. Of course I would have loved to get working on modelling but the 8-6pm in the office didnt permit me much scope for castings etc! However I am back on track and there is a few bits and bobs to say for the acting side of life too so they will be on here soon!

I will be returning shortly

2008-07-15T14:34:00.000-07:00

I have tunelled underground for some duration have no fear, I will be re surfacing soon and when I do, I will be brandishing show reels, acting head shots and maybe a few more photos and tales from the crypt. Investment banking is proving life denying and is stopping me making all the preparations I would like, in fact it is somewhat of an inconvenience right now! Have no fear it finshes soon, 3 weeks and then I am unleashed to attack acting and modelling with full force. I am negotiating going on with mr ruben malaret who i mentioned earlier in my blog entries, he has recieved my show reel. I am hoping he enjoyed it and luck permitting something will grow down that avenue, but I realise the man has priorities and I am just a 21 year old in london but i am going to do everything I can to help him. I am launching all my show reels to anyone who will recieve them soon, i now have downloaded all the stuff to burn loads of copies of it so mass distribution will begin very soon and hopefully some new entries to this blog.

It finishes with a Bang.

2008-06-26T12:45:00.000-07:00

At last, at last i have finished my exams, no more hours spent in front of my computer re reading the same lecture slides for hours. They went good apart from the last one and im going to give them no more consideration until they dish the results out, as life is far more exciting than exams.
Actually though aside from exams life has been so cool at the moment, im really trying to get focused and persue so many different things at the moment just loving the variety. Big thing I heard back from Ruben the poor guy been having a nasty time with flu, and was just wicked the thought of collaborating with him, really gives me a good buzz, so incidently my show reel is worming its way over to the states now and should be landing on his desk today or tomorrow. Im apprehensive but excited for him to see it, i guess its the first big hurdle to whether it is accepted or not and can start working up the ladder. So far so good, it has been recieved well by the people who i wanted to give me there critique, other than that i have kept it closely guarded not wanting to leak too much to my mates till anything happens.
Also my acting coach called me up same day i got email from ruben, and he has some good connections in the states all excited about the show reel and wants to send it to a hollywood producer mate of his, who he has sent a couple of bits and bobs too recently and they have been well recieved so fingers crossed things are moving. I will give you the modelling update soon but I have been busying myself .....

Final Day till Finals

2008-06-19T15:07:00.000-07:00

Well the reason for my absence has crept up on me, my university finals are tomorrow and for the following week, a bit of pressure I really want to do well as i realise i have invested a lot of time in extra persuits. Fingers crossed. However I can promise Uni has played second fiddle in my orchestra. So far so good things are working well the i find the more progress i mkae the more hunger i get for more. Not in some weird hitler esq power tripper way, but first task was to model get signed, then when i got signed i wanted to make great photos with the agency, now i wana climb up their books and start getting noticed. Been in contact with joseph blue great guy, and independently heard from steven Kleins studio so im hoping cos they know each other that something can be hatched out of that.

I am actually really excited bout agency work at moment, did a test yesterday fingers corssed im really hoping the shots are gonna be something and raise the bar a bit, unfortunately they ahve seen me back to the old calvin kleins. Got a blog feature through mm and another interview which is neat that is getting publsihed on 1st of july, will attach the link when im given it. Other than that did my first magazine shoot with photographer called Ram shergill excellent guy, its coming out in August its called drama magazine its kinda a new one so nice to get a place to start from. I actually feel bad cos would have liked to have worked harder for premier but work and getting ill set me back a bit. Also was super busy trying to get my show reel finalised, im only touching on these stories but they all have stories to them its been great. The show reel was done about 2 weeks ago and I saw it the monday that has just gone finished and edited. I have my copy ready to send off to Ruben in the states, which was so ideal to set that all up, the poor guy has been ill at the moment but am gonna persevere to hear back from him, hopefully he still keen. I am realy keen on the chance to work with him, and get somewhere I dont have any idea where im headed with all this yet. However while out on a casting i saw the premier for will smith being set up in leicester sq and i thought to myself i cant stop until thats me, Im starting to really want this, my ambitions i keep secret and for my blog but deep down im even starting to admit to myself i want to make it, and my determination is growing accordingly.

Shame on Me

2008-06-15T14:14:00.000-07:00

Im am ashamed to have left it so long without an update, I am very sorry for this amigo's. Does absence make the heart grow fonder? Well it delivers a lot of pictures so be prepared I am going to put them all up over the next couple fo days i hope this is good and exciting that it captures your attentions and re invigorates any body who ever enjoyed this lol! life has been so busy recently finals are looming a week away so i have been studying pretty hard but there have been tales of photo shoots for premier, my first magazine shoot, a few eye infections, possibly mua related that have kept me out of action, and some domestic troubles all in all very exciting so bare with me as i start to write them all up. Also show reel complete be prepared phase 2 begins!

Please please vote for me for DB cover would mean so much

2008-05-22T01:08:00.000-07:00

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2008-05-13T23:18:00.000-07:00

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My first casting

2008-05-13T05:13:00.000-07:00

First of all I just have to say, I have new shots coming I have new shots coming. I am well excited!
Aside from that I did my first casting today, a little late notice and unexpected, as I am not technically on premiers books, but they wanted to put me forward for selfridges swim wear show. Apparantly it pays 300 quid. but apparantly judgin by the other models there being emaciated and 6ft 3 is the requirement. Still good experience anyway. Actually the naked guy max from the front of gq style was at the casting, I didnt feel like i had waded into a celebrity a nice guy im sure as they all were. However they did like to talk about themselves and their portfolios, So i ended up choosing to duck into my revision for my exams. Weirdly as well they all seemed to know each other but i think that is because they were all from storm, I quite enjoyed wearing the badge of premier proudly and feeling like I belonged amongst those faces, was quite cool. THough I still dont actually feel the part. The casting involved taking my shirt of and walking up and down a back room in selfridges.... worth missing lectures, well im not sure yet. It hadnt helped I had come down from oxford at 5.45 this morning to try make lectures too!

New update and photos soon can u feel the excitment!

A prayer answered!

2008-05-10T05:19:00.000-07:00

ah im so excited ridiculously cool. Had felt a little blue recently cos had to reshift my mm profile re establishing ur self and the conatcts always hard work and then u lose all the pic comments and views and was starting to feel a halt in momentum. Then i agreed to do a shoot this weekend tonight in fact just to work through some ideas with young photographer called Ben Glean. got a few prop based concepts I wanna do just to work something original.

However last night, got contacted by vince photographer on mm called nordbloc, and he sed ive had a cancellation tomorrow wanna shoot, pretty disatisfied with the stagnation of my port i was like what the hell yeah why not. the guy normally operates in guilford so i had expected that i would have to go there for the 9 am start, and then frantically get back to do second shoot which in itself i thought may be knackering. I google mapped the studio it was a mile away from my house, ridiculously cool, then i get there its the flashest studio i have ever been to some kind of infinity wall or something, the room was massive. Then the guy was worried that I may be slightly wooden, but literally after 20 mins we were just striking ridiculous poses, and then he started trying new concepts hopefulyl inspired by the collab, and felt like he may really get something out of it and so may I. the whole shoot was fashion orientated so got some really cool colourful new photos! cannot wait and all because i just said yes! also im starting to see the benefits of all the cardio the hysique looking just bit sharper on the photos which is encouraging for when i go back to premier. But having had nothing im not gonna be waiting back to get the results of 3 shoots that couldnt be more different and i cannot bloody wait! so please everyone check for the near future!

Freedom again but for how long

2008-05-07T12:40:00.000-07:00

I am finally rid of my dissertation thank god what a pain in the ass it was starting to become. Especially as it is detracting from me getting bit of portfolio building/ modelling. Interestingly enough I was on set for a student film today as part of a 3 day shoot. It was pretty cool, first day in front of the camera, I shoot my show reel in few weeks so it was well worth getting the experience. I am dubious to see what will come from it as far as my performance is concerned but it is an avenue im really keen to persue so I def wanna give it more of my time and energy! THe final edit will be done in 3 weeks if i deem it good enough my put a few exerts on here. However i shant get too pretentious and pretend i am so master of all trades, as I am a novice at many is probably more apt.

More updates coming soon hope your all well wishing you the best.

Tell me where I'm meant to sign

2008-05-06T02:29:00.000-07:00

Well it's been a little while since my last post so I apologise. Woah dissertation done, get in. I have really enjoyed the alst week or so just getting bit of time to ground myself again, and its patched up the insecurity that was starting to develop about my uni studies, and though I have had to work this juggling act quite hard you have to love it.

I am truly excited today last week had my interview published on website called connex247 its still there i Believe, which in itself was cool, and if anyone from there is reading this now welcome to you. It gotted dotted around a couple of other blogs also so there is a bit of an extended publicity thing going on. I wont get fooled into believing i am the next david gandy as I am sure these things are as easily taken away as they arrive. However as a result of connex, I was contacted by a guy called Luis, assistant to steven klein. I have been told this is a very good thing, and I now realise i was very naive in not noticing all I have been asked by luis is am I in new york or london, and I am yet to hear anything more but I only replied last night so patience is key, but I would be so excited if it developed further.

Other than that am shooting a short student film this week so hopefully the acting gonna start picking up soon also. In the mean time Im still heartily in persuit of my gym goals, I have no idea but I think my chest has been reduced and I have been strict on my diet keeping it all meat produce in the evenings to see if that approach works for me, to get in the shape I told premier I would.
Anyway visit it again to find out if I hear back from Steven's assistant?

The RESULTS ARE IN

2008-04-30T15:03:00.000-07:00

Well it is time i stop you waiting,
Got the results, but the conclusion is yet to come anyone's advice on the topic is always welcome. Im sorry I didn't tell everyone sooner, I have been so busy with uni and Dissertation its been incredibly difficult to juggle everything but i'm getting there and the process is great.

Nevs = Nice pics were really sorry just your slightly too short, they wanted 6ft 1in

Cape= I never ended up seeing however they said they had a client interested having recieved my pics......interesting?

Models one = Sorry there is potential but your not right for us, was lucky not to just be given the sheet of paper I got to the polaroid stage.

MandP= Aren't you a bit short, but too polaroids then it changed to ok no were interested don't go to anyone else, however we need you just to reduce chest size, but come back in a month....positive?

Premier= Thumbs up, however just have to reduce chest size to standard 39-40in it was a 41.5 which at my height was just a little large. However they want me back in a month, and im listed on their websits? So this seems positive.

I hope that was moderately convincing. Im under no illusions, this could all vanish in a month, I haven't been necessarily guaranteed anything. However it is important to be positive I aim to be realistic but i don't see the need to be pessimistic. I asked premier and MandP quite honestly your not just humouring me because it seems uneccesary to change my body for you if your not that interested, at which point they were able to re assure me so I was pretty chuffed about it.

Also the month off is actually a blessing because I can do my dissertation, try and get a good mark which will really set me up well for the exam period. In other news im shooting a student film next week which im really looking forward to and my show reel hopefully on may 18th! So that will definitaely be step in the right direction.
Also I have been lucky enough to keep open dialogue with Ruben Malaret which is really exciting, he's a really lovely and genuine bloke and were sort of just throwing a few ideas back and forth hopefully i can send him some of my acting portfolio soon. So there are a few exciting happenings happening!

Is it a month a week or even a year

2008-04-26T04:06:00.000-07:00

I have neglected my duties to keep this uptodate and im sorry for that, bit of a piss poor effort i admit. Well life is good and it isn't at the moment too much excitement/ enthusiasm for modelling has left me picking up the tabs at uni, and have so much work to do. As only I could do i failed until this friday to realise I have a 2000 word humanities essay in on monday! I am also feeling guilt associated with my serious lack of revision at the end of the day I have been jepordising my uni work, but modelling is simply so much more exciting what can i say.

It has been a big week in that frontier also, I had my first styled shoot on tuesday, with Ben Glean really good lad 21 year old art student, he had some really great ideas actually and has got a lot of talent. It was my first multi model shoot and im not joking was so much fun also cos had make up artist, stylist and hair stylist on shoot so there was both a team atmosphere and a sense of the models having a responsibility and purpose. It was also interesting to work with the other model, the guy is a previous top man campaign model so there was a lot to learn, and he had a really down to earth attitude which was awesome.

My blog needs a shake up pictures are gonna be posted back on here and I want to change this vintage background it feels like your stepping foot in you grandmothers house.

There is more to tell you after that though, I finally got round to seeing the agencies, I went to Models one, Premier, Cape, Nevs and MandP see if you can guess who said what?........

Its been Too Long

2008-04-21T03:17:00.000-07:00

I am really sorry it has been ages since I have given you a view into the life according to me. Really it's been a bit hectic, just come back from Madrid for my mates 21st which was awesome have hardly slept though, though actually pretty chuffed with myself short of explaining to my mates, what my master plan is involving modelling I managed to stay off the alcohol knowing full well I have a shoot on tuesday, still had an awesome time, and realised I can well easily act as a true professional in this industry. I have really enjoyed my collaborations as of late, Me and Zach hatched together pretty neat shoot last week that i was really chuffed with, only to be followed up by another short notice shoot with Gaz, who I had been hoping to work with for some time. I really wasn't disappointed they both done a great job, I feel like my portfolio has got a lot stronger recently so Im pretty happy bout that.
Aside from that, thanks to the help of some really good advice, I have been approaching the big london agencies, and am going to visit a lot of them this week after having them display and interest in me last week for some submitted photos. The excitement is buzzing, though i have my concerns, after a very positive response by Nevs who I would have loved to work with, primarily cos they are located so near haha, I was turned away on the premise that 5ft 11 was just bit too short, So i am a little bit weary, I really hope this doesn't fall through on those grounds, cos my logic is a photo is a photo, I can't tell how tall the guy from the D & G sun glasses add is, I wish they would have just taken a chance on me, but they are the first of some number of agencies so fingers crossed I don't have the same problem over and over again. Or either I will have to approach the states or go back to the drawing board. I mean no one wants to see me sat behind the desk of an investment bank do they......???

GET IN

2008-04-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Ah yes zacharai Burns and myself collaborated once again. Think we worked a reasonably good shoot today im not gonna lie, zachs concepts and my posing are getting bolder and although if i were to show you all the shots their would be some ridiculous ones I think we hatched a couple of real good un's which i will post on here shortly, Would love to know what you make of them.
After getting some good advice made sure each photo had some attempt at purpose and in doing so just made for more professional feel, the styling was cool n novel so no complaints for me just hoping you like them.

Ah oh ok

2008-04-13T14:55:00.001-07:00

Well, I haven't written on thsi for awhile so I apologise, but life has restored my faith in getting kicked when u least expect it. The industry has schooled me in the last week. I can only think that wht has happened has been for the best, if not for modelling then for the pursuit of a succesful life. However unfortunately for anyone in the future, my attitude has changed a great deal, I went into this business with the best of intentions I have wanted to treat everyone with respect and be generous with my time and energy, I have been made to realise that if i continue down that path I will get walked on. So no more games no more getting trampled on no more morale obligations, I am treating this as I would treat investment banking it is a profession I am a commodity after a suitable rate of return on an efficient marketing campaign.
It's sad when life pushes you into extremes, but I am still fair, I will still treat people with respect, but this is a business and I don't know why I thought otherwise. Looks like you will be hearing bout the other interview at some other point.....

It is no time to get LAZY!

2008-04-08T11:29:00.000-07:00

I tell you what I wish was Vishnu right now I could really use the spare hands. Im still juggling but loving it I have literally learnt so much about the world in this last week and whole heap about myself. Ive put to bed some worries (that investment banking internship was playing on my mind) there is nothing worse than getting into something like that and no knowing your business, also if i get that job, I get my parents off my back, I get money and I safe guard a professional career. If i do that i can consequently get more money and plough more effort into this side of my life ITS SIMPLE. However im getting worse at ticking the mundane boxes always wanting to dabble in the exciting.
The modelling is growing on me, I think im starting to apply logic to it, and I'm starting to hatch a formula, I want to really make a go of this i'm telling you.

Now I go back to my earlier point, there is nothing stupider than going into an interview not knowing your business, wait for the next feed about my other interview......

WOAH, spend 3 months knocking on doors finally they start opening

2008-04-05T01:06:00.000-07:00

Well,
You know what I am actually starting to love this industry it makes your life so inextricably random. I went to a london uni with the full intention it was the best place to be to run these ventures in tandem, and finally the hard work is paying off. Ok my dissertation is suffering horibly I have done nooo revision haha but its all good. I would never put all my eggs in one basket anyway, and I still have 2 months to study.

Went for an investment banking internship interview yesterday, It had been playing on my mind as hadn't given it enough focus, I don't know what a good interview is but in my mind that felt like one, cos I know the age old story of being turned away 5mins after going in I was chuffed having come out an hour later, and you know what I don't even mind if i don't get the job that one experience has taught me so much, and was my first major interview. I wont lie im excited and the team I would work with exciting too.

Back to the modelling I have really enjoyed this week the feedback from zachs shoot has been really positive most people can't believe he took the photos reckon he excelled himself, so he wants to do another shoot which im absolutely game for the guy is ambitious. So im spending bit of time just rustling up some new concepts with him and hot snapz simon barnes at the moment to start moving this juggernaught forward. Its just wound up that its particularly exciting to be a live right now I hope this continues, but as everyone knows bubbles occasionaly burst so watch this space.........

E ZEEE!

2008-04-03T02:26:00.000-07:00

Im a happy dude today i'm not going to lie, a happy dude who still can't spell but happy none the less.
You pump effort in to life and it's so good when it starts paying off. Yesterday did a really novel shoot, and really ended up enjoying it. Benn in contact with a mutual contact called Zach Burns, who has been helping me out a gret deal getting myself organised since i begun. So he asked me if he could get behind the camera and work on his photography, practice few things and if I would be interested in helping out. It was really good shoot, no stress, being able to know who your meeting at the other end and their intentions and just getting good advice while feeling like im contributing to his development as a photographer was wicked. We worked a really good collaboration to be honest, we gotta give zachs flash bulb a beating but to be honest it didn't detract from what was really good shoot, im happy with it hoping he's happy with the results you can't really ask for more than that.
Then got home decided to chance that connection to Ruben Malaret despite sceptical opinion that i was having my leg pulled..... why does everyone feel they give such good advice. So i got a call card rang the dude, was really decent sounding genuine guy, now im in position to send him my show reel and he happy to help me out with connections and all sorts, so I know it's all been worth it in the end. Hard work does pay off but so does patience. Next few weeks gonna hopefully get exciting. But hats off to Zach and watch this space the guy is talented.

Water off a ducks back

2008-03-27T12:44:00.000-07:00

To be honest I have taken a step back from the chaos of trying to get this all to fall together in one day, i can't help it im an ambitious dude. This is not to say i use people like a social networking ladder I don't. Im just a lot more positive and a lot more patient, the criticisms are what makes us who we are and i'm just not that bothered by them I listen to them and extract what information i need, but becuase someone rants more high fashion shots at me well if they want to finish my degree for me then happily lol.
No Im performing big old juggling act at the moment and its all so rewarding, really got my acting thing underway again, out of the blue and quite excitingly a guy on MM passed my details onto a guy called Ruben Malaret the publicist for jonathon rhys meyers and who also has worked on bourne ultimatum etc. Though naturally my family has been very sceptical, I mean I am a believer in fortune can favour the brave rather than hope is a virtue of the stupid, however yes i have good commensense too. But potentially this could be kick arse situation, I am also shooting a show reel in the coming weeks so things will start moving and though i feel i have been waiting awhile for things to start happening, I have only just really begun this journey.
Then i also go for investment banking internship interview april 3rd so something has to bear fruit though I need to remain careful I dont get careless! but to be honest I'm loving these experiences and all that i'm learning from them fingers crossed the next blog should be quite exciting!

The Honey Moon period over?

2008-03-24T14:37:00.000-07:00

Well doesnt life offer up some opinions! You can never quite tell the reactions you will get out of people for the work you do in this life. It seems the honey moon period is over, people approach you very positively on MM at first but then as you define a portfolio they offer up more technical opinion, which I like for better or for worse. However you soon realise your work will not satisfy everyones taste buds. However I relish the advice, the ecnouragement and the criticism, It strives to make me better, and I am a thick skinned individual and know to take none of it personally. Really chuffed to have got my latest shots back, I know however that I have areas to strengthen on my port, I am becoming ever more critical of myself.
I am due to do a shoot tomorrow be interesting to see what it brings no doubt you will all be able to see on this blog the fruit that it bears. I am a t a funny stage with the whole scenario at the moment, as in I have run into the tunnel and am yet to look back but i also can't see the light at the end. Best to keep running as it is far more exciting......

The Beginning but where does it End?

2008-03-21T12:32:00.000-07:00

Hi my name is Edward Stephens (apologies im pretty dsylexic my grammer is terrible).

I am a 21 Year old Student from London, just interested in making a name for himself, to get some direction everyong floats around while at uni its terrible lol.

I have literally started doing some TFCD's for an attempt at a modelling career. I don't know what that makes me at the moment and I really wanna get stuck in somewhere enjoying the experience so much so far. However I still wanna get out there get some recognition, how do I do this, well taking on board good advice seems to help. Your input will help to please contact me at model mayhem type in my name uk model, let me know what you think it's important to me. I guess this is all for now please find included some shots they are important too can't do modelling with out them. I am sorry they are shameless but feedback will be so appretiated.