Modeling Tips

• The best models are actors because if an image is posed, then it looks fake and is a throwaway image.  Imagine yourself as an actor/actress, seducing the camera with your eyes, lips, body expressions.  Be extremely confident as it's the one thing that cannot be photoshopped.
  
• Girls: Try to create S-shaped curves with your body as much as possible, think T+A all the way.  You have to over exaggerate on camera so stick it out, SUCK IT IN
• Guys: Pics look good when you have a strong jaw line and look intense/masculine. To create this look, bit down with your rear molars so that the jaw muscle pops out, very slightly frown in pics to look stronger.
• Slightly squinting with the eyes gives intensity and emotion to images. 
  
• Look away from the camera, off the shoulders of the photographer but don't turn the head too far to either side
• Chin slightly up conveys easy confidence and looks great on camera
• Mouth slightly open makes the model look mysterious, but not too open.  End up looking like those Myspace girls HAHA
• Create angles with your arms and legs.  Shift weight from hip to hip to also create angles.  Really contort your body to make the image interesting.
• Hands near mouth or head draws the viewer to your face, often interesting
• Each time the shutter chicks, change a little something about the picture, be it your expression, head position, body shape.  Don't be frozen with the same expression!
• Attitude Primer: Fashion is F-You, Glamour is F-Me, Commericial is JCPenney catalog.  So, take on the required atttitude when modeling.

2010 Donnie Bishop Clothing Co. Euro Ad Campaign

Follow 3x European Physique Champion and Professional Photographer Natalie Minh as she works both sides of the lens shooting the 2010 Donnie Bishop Clothing Co. Euro Ad Campaign (Brisbane, Australia) in Antwerp, BELGIUM.

The West is the Best - Anthony Dupray

Champagne and West Hollywood with gorgeous French actor Anthony Dupray. He recently moved to LA around the same time I did this year and we reconnected again to make an incredible editorial.

Natalie Minh Photography Photoshoots at the Arnold March 4-7

Natalie Minh Photography Photoshoots at the Arnold March 4-7

I'm coming to the Arnold Classic March 4-7. Will be doing photoshoots and I'm offering half day and full day rates.

Full day shoot - 8 hrs. - $900
* 20 finished pics in high res and web size
* As many outfit changes as you can fit in

Half Day shoot - 4 hrs - $500
*10 finished pics in high res and web size
* 4 outfit changes max

About the Photographer:
Internationally published photographer based out of Los Angeles.

Natalie Minh started working in the industry as a model in Europe and North America and learned the craft over the years in front of the lens. Over time this evolved into a career as a photographer where Minh trained under renowned fashion, glamour, and commercial photographers in Paris and Milan. Her images are being used by well-known modeling agencies throughout Europe, advertising campaigns in Australia, and published in a number of international magazines.

Now based in Los Angeles, her services are available to not only commercial clients but models looking to develop their portfolio as well.

I require a 25% Paypal (motownnat@gmail.com) nonrefundable deposit to secure your booking. If you have questions, please contact me at photography@natalieminh.com.

Teasers from work with Milano Tog Emanuel Van Holsten

Milan, ITALY. Dec 2009

ONGO Energy Shot Ads

Photographer: Tim Kewertisch, Germany
Models: Natalie Minh, Sven Smits
Location: Brussels, BELGIUM

BodyBuilding.com's Wallpaper of the Week!

I'm proud to announce that I'm this week's Bodybuilding.com's Wallpaper of the Week. They are ranked as the #1 resource and supplements shop on the Internet. What an honor to be in amongst these top inspiring athletes represented on the weekly wallpapers.

Buon Natale da Milano, Italia!

Sneak peak from today's shoot with Playboy UK/DE/CZ photographer Emanuel Van Holsten. He will be publishing a glamour book featuring our work together over the past year. Coming Summer 2010.

Short Film: Georges V

Some quick shots from my short film Georges V starring Anthony Dupray. Filmed in Paris.

SO FUN.

Beauty Shoot with Joel Dart, Paris FRANCE.

I'm in town to do study with Joel Dart as an assistant (coffee gopher, etc) on an full team test shoot for a major hair campaign. In addition to helping out, observing and learning from the photography standpoint, I am getting in front of the lens as well as I have done in the past with him.

Stylist: Ana Canenguez, NJ. USA

Just discovered that he's also a part time photography professor. How lucky am I? :)

Emanuel Van Holsten Art

Shot this a while ago with Emanuel Van Holsten, Playboy Italia photographer. Love his glamour style and we made the theme "fitness sexy". We are going to shoot again next week (Dec 2009).

EVH is selling stylized art prints of me on his site.

Imitation is the highest form of Flattery

The original version: Me and Sven Smits...


The local Belgian version two months later...

I'm a Mobile Phone Wallpaper

Wow, apparently I'm now a mobile phone wallpaper. Didn't know that my pics were used for this purpose but cool anyways :) Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the "Natalie Minh" wallpapers.

Shooting today with OnGoEnergy.com

Whew! Super nice time with Sven Smits and Tim Keweritsch shooting the OnGo Energy Drink campaign.  Tim's working on the main pics while in the meantime I was lucky to get a copy of the RAWs so that I can pick out the fun side shots we made.  Love shooting with these guys.