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Rue99 Photography

Fierce, bold, and beautiful images

About Me


UPDATE - January 2008

I'm shooting models with agency looks and/or aspirations nowadays, mostly from MM ( 106818 ). Shoots are nearly exclusively artistic for trade, unless you're an active agency model. If you can pay my MUA, that's a huge plus. All other genres and models are subject to rates.
If interested in a shoot, please send a link to your portfolio on MM, OMP, or message your measurements, height, and weight along with pics.
Intro
Hi, I'm Chi!
I love capturing the beauty of a model and turning that into engaging photos. Images and themes that are creative, bold, and edgy that can convey some sense of fashion or style are most interesting to me. I'm not interested in shooting glam, especially if I haven't worked with you extensively before.
If we shoot, I process about 2 web resolution images per look, and 2 print res images total sometimes. We jointly choose what's the "best" after the shoot and I work from there.
Feel free to bring your MUA, stylist, etc but let me know in advance.
References
Feel free to contact any of the models I've worked with. I rarely shoot with models on myspace, but you can see lots on my MM link above.
Friend requests and Comments: If you're a photographer or model and I can see that on your page, message me for an add. Blind ads usually get turned away if it's not apparent from your profile.
If we haven't collaborated, please don't post pics in comments that just plug yourself. I'll just delete them.

My Interests

Artistic model photography.

I'd like to meet:

I'm already meeting them!

View My Friends

Music:

Whatever the model wants to hear. I know my priorities!

Heroes:

People who overcome their challenges, master their craft, and make the world a better place. The ones who help friends, strangers, and family alike. All of us have the potential to be a hero to someone else.

My Blog

The Kicking Off 2008 Blog

I haven't posted in awhile because most my work and models are from  modelmayhem nowadays. I should probably post more, but I rarely receive messages from people associated with agencies, a direc...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:53:00 PST

Dryads II: the beginning

Last week the new Dryads II series kicked off with two shoots. A sample of one of these is in the Fantasy port, the other hasn't been uploaded yet. If the shoot with Rayne counts, then it's three Drya...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:31:00 PST

What models should know about their portfolio

I finished my first medium scale commercial shoot for a fashion catalog last weekend. Given my wealth of experience from this single venture, I wanted to share some things I learned. Seriously, it's w...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:14:00 PST

Security blanket

I'm still deciding how much I actually enjoy photography. It's strange not to know after hundreds of shoots and  thousands of hours, but what I do know is that it has become a comfort food. I to...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:44:00 PST

For Aspiring Fashion Models

I receive quite a few requests from aspiring fashion models, who want to shoot artistic photos to get started in the modeling industry. My goal in photography is to learn, educate, and shoot, so my re...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:32:00 PST

On Models Being Responsive

I was talking to another photographer/videographer who just hired someone full time. He said one of his key interview criteria was simply how quickly the person responded to his messages and call...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Tue, 15 May 2007 01:03:00 PST

Booking gigs

Instead of booking shoots with models, I've been trying to book model gigs with photogs and content providers for the last few days. Don't even ask why - it's a long story. It's been a learning experi...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Sat, 07 Apr 2007 04:57:00 PST

First 2007 Rue99 Model Contest

Heads up: I'm thinking about starting a model contest. Yes, there are lots out there - actually, not that many - but this one's different. Really. Read more. ------- The Pledge (aka Contest...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:46:00 PST

Everything happens for a reason... or making the most of what happens?

Both are different sides of the same coin, but I prefer to take control and think the latter. In the case last weekend, a pair of cancelled shoots because of illnesses. What are the odds - but true, i...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:40:00 PST

Wind and Ice artistic series starts!

Last weekend marked the start of the new artistic series, Wind and Ice. Photos will be up in the next week or two, but message me if you'd like to see preliminary photos before then. The series kicked...
Posted by Rue99 Photography on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:04:00 PST