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Friday, July 22, 2011
MAJOR NY
Not having a laptop is the worst! Again borrowing a laptop to post.
So to update on getting a NY agency, I got up to NY March 1st, saw most of the agencies up there and to keep it simple I was privileged to be able to choose which agency to sign with. They all seemed great, and in the end I decided to sign with MAJOR Models. The bookers there are great and they take the time to encourage their models. Nine months after I decided to model I reached my goal of getting a NY agency! From conception to the birth of my NY agency baby, it has been an adventure. 9 months of photo shoots, going to castings, meeting clients, traveling, training, making new friends, expanding my horizons, seeing beyond the small town I grew up in, learning more about life, and learning more about people.
Since I signed with MAJOR I have been working on strengthening my book and booking jobs. Nothing big yet, but I know with confidence that in due time it will come!
Thanks again for keeping up! Below is the link to my MAJOR NY Portfolio
Friday, May 27, 2011
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Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
New York!
When I decided to pursue modeling I imagined myself in New York City getting gigs and living the life up there. I have never been to NY and have always wanted to go since I was a teenager. Well now's my chance! I saved up "some" money, barely any lol, due to the lack of modeling work the past few months, and I'm going to have my mother agency set me up with appointments with the agencies up there.
I'm planning on flying up there as soon as the 28th of this month, a Monday, and no later than the end of that week. I have enough money for a plane ticket, a metro card, and a week or two worth of groceries...It's gonna rough lol.
But the good news is my Grandpa's son in law's mother owns an unoccupied apartment in Manhattan. She lives in Tampa and the apartment is not being used. So my Grandpa is trying to see if it is possible if I can occupy it while I am getting settled up there. Fingers Crossed!!!
If not I have a very generous friend who is willing to let me crash at their place a few nights as I go to my appointments with the agencies. Either way Im going to New York Baby!
I do not own a coat or anything heavy so Im gonna have to layer like crazy. It cant be that bad :P
So that is the plan as of now. To fly to NY around the 28th of Feb and visit some agencies. Wish me luck and I'll post if anything develops or changes :)
Sunday, February 13, 2011
south beach living
So I am staying on South Beach close to Flamingo Park. Castings here have been few and far in between. So to save the days from blurring together I keep myself busy with workng out and eating as healthy as my wallet can handle. And then the occasional going out.
I'll get back to my workouts and diet and go into detail on each in another post.
I went to the WALL Night Club at the W Hotel on Collins and 26(if I remember correctly). Usually to get into clubs you just have to say that you are a model and tell them your agency, rarely they will ask for a comp card. But to get in this place you need to be of some decendent of a royal family or be more famous than a celebrity....I cannot stand waiting outside to get into a club. The doormen standing there with their clipboards and the bouncers with their arms crossed. All looking at you like you arent worthy of getting into this best thing since sliced bread, you're cool if you party here, all sacred bar filled with flashy lights, bottles of alcohol, head pounding music, chics in skimpy clothing, and old fat dudes in suits (no offense lol). I managed to get in by a friend who is a photographer that stepped out and got me. As soon as I got to our table a large group of people were walking out. In the front of the group were two bouncers leading the way and a white guy with blondish brown hair behind them with the crowd of people trailing behind. As they walked by me the white guy bumpede into me and I was able to see his face. It was Leonardo Dicaprio! He seemed annoyed and just wanted to get out of the "too cool for school joint". I thought that was pretty cool seeing that he is one of my favorite actors.
Anyways I'll post more about what specifically I do for my workouts and what I have been eating to stay in shape.
I'll get back to my workouts and diet and go into detail on each in another post.
I went to the WALL Night Club at the W Hotel on Collins and 26(if I remember correctly). Usually to get into clubs you just have to say that you are a model and tell them your agency, rarely they will ask for a comp card. But to get in this place you need to be of some decendent of a royal family or be more famous than a celebrity....I cannot stand waiting outside to get into a club. The doormen standing there with their clipboards and the bouncers with their arms crossed. All looking at you like you arent worthy of getting into this best thing since sliced bread, you're cool if you party here, all sacred bar filled with flashy lights, bottles of alcohol, head pounding music, chics in skimpy clothing, and old fat dudes in suits (no offense lol). I managed to get in by a friend who is a photographer that stepped out and got me. As soon as I got to our table a large group of people were walking out. In the front of the group were two bouncers leading the way and a white guy with blondish brown hair behind them with the crowd of people trailing behind. As they walked by me the white guy bumpede into me and I was able to see his face. It was Leonardo Dicaprio! He seemed annoyed and just wanted to get out of the "too cool for school joint". I thought that was pretty cool seeing that he is one of my favorite actors.
Anyways I'll post more about what specifically I do for my workouts and what I have been eating to stay in shape.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
laptop broke!
So my laptop broke not even a week after my last post. Go figure. Im using my aunts laptop right now. Quite a few things happend since my last post. A crazy night out, new test shoots, and schemes to get to NY.
Be back as soon as I can get my hands on a laptop ;)
Be back as soon as I can get my hands on a laptop ;)
Saturday, January 15, 2011
2011 more personal
I've slacked on new posts recently, sorry about that, it wont happen again :P
People have been telling me to make my blog more personal. To add more things about myself and what interests me from day to day, and not restrict it to just whats happening with my modeling career. So, I will do just that. Im gonna try and be less left-brained and more right-brained and share things that show my personality and my look on life.
Thanks for still keeping up and I will post again soon, real soon ;)
Bart
Also, I just got a Twitter account to aid me in this endeavor
http://twitter.com/bcolom
People have been telling me to make my blog more personal. To add more things about myself and what interests me from day to day, and not restrict it to just whats happening with my modeling career. So, I will do just that. Im gonna try and be less left-brained and more right-brained and share things that show my personality and my look on life.
Thanks for still keeping up and I will post again soon, real soon ;)
Bart
Also, I just got a Twitter account to aid me in this endeavor
http://twitter.com/bcolom
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