Back Home! Recap of Milan

I just arrived back in Orlando a few days ago. I was scheduled to stay in Milan unti December but the market there turned out to be slower than everyone anticipated. After being there 6 weeks my mother agency got me with NEXT London agency and was talking with TRAFFIC in Barcelona. I was going to go to either of those places straight from Milan but the bookers there said that it is also really slow. At the same time models from my agency in Milan were leaving due to barely working. So after another week, my mother agency finally decided that its best to save my money and come back home until they set me up with a model apartment in Miami and work the market there for the month of November. I am probably going to be in Miami within a couple weeks.

To Recap on Milan:

It was a great experience. I learned many things that are going to help me not just with modeling but in life. For modeling it gave me a deeper look in the modeling world. I saw more of what happends behind the scenes of the business. I learned that in the beginning of a new models carreer, things take time. That you need to stay persistent and positive. If you begin to be negative it will show in your personality at castings and you will book less. It is personality that books jobs, not looks. I got to build connections and friendships with other models from around the world. I got to work with a European agency and see how they differed from my agency back in Miami. Always good to have things to reference to. I also learned that it is crucial to drink as much water as you possibly can. I have always been good about drinking enough water. But you really need to drink tons of it. It keeps your skin clean, your eyes clear, and your face thin. When youre dehydrated your body holds water, so you look bloated not just in your body but also in your face. Once I learned this I was easily able to tell the difference. Another thing that gave my trip meaning is now I can be a source to others who havent been over there yet, to answer questions, offer advice, provide some guidance. That aspect is very important to me. I know there are more things that I havent mentioned, if I think of more Ill repost. And you can always ask me questons bcolom@gmail.com.

I got to shoot with 2 amazing photographers as well. Lorenzo Marcucci and Alvaro Beamud Cortes. My book is twice as strong now with the variety of professional photographers that I had before and the most recent ones. I will post in detail more on each photographer from Milan and pictures of our work later.

Lorenzo Marcucci

I met Lorenzo at a test shoot my agency set up. He is a very nice guy and talented photographer. We had fun shooting and one of the main things I learned from him during the test shoot is that when doing an action shot, actually go all the way through with whatever it is you are doing. For example, I was taking off my jacket. I was doing it very slow because I wanted him to get the shot. But by doing that it looked unatural. So he gave me gave me the tip and we shot it again. I could immediately see the difference it made in the image. I attached the shot here. (ap)

After the test shoot Lorenzo contacted my agency and told them he was going to present an idea for an ad campaign for jeans to some clients. And that he was going to do a photo shoot in San Savino Italy at a extravagant country hotel on the mountains and wanted me to be one of the models. Also he told my agency that I would look good with the haircut that one of the models have in the DSQUARED2 ad campaign and that he wanted me to have the same cut for the shoot. (ap)

My agency agreed. So that weekend I took a 5 hour train ride south to San Benedetto where and arrived there at 10pm. Lorenzo met me at the statoin and drove me and 2 other modes to the country hotel. The next morning I walked out of my room and was in awe of the scenery that was hidden from the nights darkness last night. So beautiful. I attached a pic here. The hotel was amazing. We had delicous meals every day and delectable wine at night. We would relax all day and then shoot for about 3 hours and then come back and relax again. It was like a weekend getaway. I wish every shoot was like that lol.

The first morning after breakfast the stylist cut my hair the way Lorenzo wanted it. It turned out great. It wasnt as short on the sides, but I liked it better. I attached before and after pics of my haircut. (a p)

After the cut, we relaxed for a couple hours and then drove to a dock where we took some shots.The next day we shot a couple minutes from the hotel in the country side. The shots were more editorial like. They turned out really good. (ap)

It was a lot of fun working with Lorenzo and his team of stylists. Hopefully I will get the chance to work with him again.

Check out more of his work at http://www.lorenzomarcucci.it/