Print Modeling

As I mentioned last time, there hasn't been a lot of acting news to report lately. But one thing that has remained steady, are my modeling jobs. Now, up until recently, they have all been fit sessions. However, a few weeks ago my agent asked me if I wanted to do a photo shoot for a print job. Ted Baker, a clothing company from London, was about to open a store in New York, and they wanted some larger models to dress up like old-time British moving men. The shoot would consist of us unloading a moving truck in front of the new store. The truck contained the personal effects of the fictional "Ted Baker" persona that the company has established in London. I was quick to agree to it for two reasons. One: like the fit sessions, print modeling pays very well. The other reason was simply that a man my size doesn't get a lot of offers for print modeling, so I figured I'd better jump at the opportunity.

The store is in the Meatpacking District, which is a very cool area of the city I had not been to yet. This seems to be the way I explore most of the city, through the different acting jobs I book. The costumes they provided looked great, however they didn't fit anyone! I guess they forgot larger models require larger clothing. I was at least able to button my jacket. Not everyone was, and unfortunately for them, it limited the number of shots they were in. (Although, they got paid the same for less work, so they probably didn't mind too much.) At first I wondered if we were going to get a bit of a workout, but the items we unloaded were all very lightweight props. Plus they wanted to get a lot of shots of us slacking off,which was fun. They even did a shot where we stopped in the middle to have tea.

Overall, it was a lot of fun, and a great experience. I don't know exactly where these pictures will end up. We were told the internet, in the store, and possibly in some ads. I did find some of them on their website. I will share the link here for anyone who wants to see!

http://www.tedbakerblog.com/2010/11/moving-into-the-meatpacking/