Our resident stylist is back with a ton of great tips and insight from her world as a professional stylist. Cindy Whitehead aka The Sports Stylist® calls California home but she’s always traveling and works with some of the biggest names in sports. Fitness women who have shot with Muscle & Fitness Hers always rave about the clothes Cindy finds. There’s a great deal of work that goes into her job and she’s a professional at if for a reason. She knows what she’s doing and she’s damn good at it. We’re honored to have Cindy share her insight and tips with the Hardbody family. Enjoy.
Cindy’s Insight/Tip of the Week:
When you get hired (aka paid) to be in a magazine photo shoot or advertisement, you have to try and remember that it’s really up to the client, stylist, & hair & make-up person as to how they want you to look. Unlike a test shoot that you pay for, this team was hired by the client and that’s ultimately who they need to please. The best models (think fashion models you admire) can make anything look great – so rock whatever look they decide on and try to be open minded.
This is a great tip as many models forget this on a shoot. When you pay for the shoot you can dictate the look and how your make up is but when you’re paid to shoot you’re there to do a job. I’ve been on the photographer side of things with this insight and when the model is pouting and complaining about her make up or the clothing it’s not professional. If you want to get hired again put a happy face and rock whatever outfit your wearing or hair style you’re sporting. If you complain and act like a diva your chances of shooting for that team again are slim to none.
Check out Cindy’s blog on cindywhitehead.blogspot.com. You can also follow her on twitter.com (@sportstylist) to see what she’s up to next.
