This is the "star" of my show, my Michael. Some of you have met him before. He is the star in my life, the boy who has never liked change, never complains and my baby.
So my "star" "baby" got a phone call the other day from a "modeling agency" that is set up at the Mall. My son decided to fill out the mini application, well, they called. So we went. He blew me away! This boy was amazing, he listened to every bit of advice I could think of to give him on speaking to an audience,posture, posing, and projecting confidence. He did soooooo damn good! So he made the cut 8 of 20 people made it.
So, we have been practicing for the last couple of days, he has his first official photo shoot tomorrow. Yikes! Michael and I thought it would be best if we took some practice shots, and so he would be more comfortable in front of a camera. Ummmm, and anyone who knows me, knows I LOVE to take pictures. You know I'm game!
He also had to practice changing his facial expressions, this seems to be the hardest part, in the ones were he is laughing I had to keep telling him I was going to fart if he didn't laugh when he smiled, needless to say it worked. People don't realize you get a more natural and better smile when you laugh a little bit in a picture. It's not so "posed", those are my favorite kind of shots.
On the way to the audition, I asked him why he wanted to do this and he said one day he walked into Abercrombie & Fitch and looked at the photos of the models on the wall, and thought that, that is something he would like to do. Okay, I can live with that.
God!! I love these pics!!! I don't post many family pics on here, but these had to be seen by you all. I think we did good. We'll see what happens in the finals in August. Love this boy.
Blissfully Yours, Tricia
OMG!!! Wow! That is some major news!! Congrats to Michael... that is so frickin' awesome ... !!
Posted by: Rebecca Pritchett | July 28, 2011 at 09:19 PM
He is a beautiful young man Tricia!!! Great shots!! And good luck to him!
Posted by: Maija | July 29, 2011 at 08:13 AM
Love the pictures!!! I think he's a natural...such a handsome young man...must get his good looks from his mommie!!
Posted by: Nancy | July 30, 2011 at 02:12 PM
Great model, great photographer:) Hope it went well.
Posted by: Arnnette | July 30, 2011 at 11:19 PM