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Diophoto phenomenon

Hi this is Dio. I am the photographer who will make the difference now, together with you. I mainly work under TFP bases which means FOR FREE with models or any female who are curvy preferably higher than D cup and light complexion of eyes and hair, in a few words the type I prefer. Please read above more details about what TFP or TFCD means, about me, my preferred type of model, Triple-B Competition, information and much more, see also samples of my pictures. I will be happy to work together in any country you live.

In a few words
What are all those things about? In a few words whether you are a model or not you can do pictures for free and you will get your best pictures with some logos on. In case you don't want to have any logos at all this is the only case you have to pay a little. If it happens that you are blonde, with blue eyes and have large measurements around your bust area that means you are privileged for that and if those qualifications are natural even more so. You can win a competition which means money as well and from here you can get all the information you need. There is a list of jobs for any eager person and agreements for all cases. All the rest are information answering possibly questions you might have in a lot of detail.

About me (History)
In late 80's, early 90's and at a very young age I was managing successfully my own model agency in Europe, internationally known company with 10 employees and 30 to 40 models per day, under the name Crayon Models, basic and founding member of National Association of Model Agencies with world-wide bookings such as Iman, David Bowie's wife, for a big happening event fashion show, other famous models used worldwide by Nivea campaigns and clients such as BBDO, Mc Can-Erickson advertisers, Nestle, Revlon, L'Oreal companies, Max, Elle, Marie Clair, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan magazines beyond others for editorials, as well as TV commercial production companies, fashion designers and many photographers. I was in cooperation with many other well known around the world model agencies such as Metropolitan Claudia's Schiffer agency, Elite in London, Paris and NY, Cindy Crawford's agency, Iman's and other so many well paid models, Stockholmgruppen in Sweden, Stars in Spain, Parker Sed and the public KD in Germany, Riccardo Gay in Italy and many other good smaller ones, with many contacts in London, like Top Models, International and much more like Yvonne Paul and Samantha's Bond glamour ones, LA models in Los Angeles, Boys and Girls in Austria and so many others in France and Australia. I have plenty of material from that era and copies from all our works kept my house, especially tear-sheets from magazines, with our models and the name of the agency, if someone wants to see them. They are available at any time but they belong to the past. During that time I was the general manager and the same time the one who was mainly responsible for the bookings and castings in the morning and in the afternoon I was helping all new faces who had applied to the agency, didn't have pictures and most importantly didn't have money or the risk to invest for the starting pictures which are important for their promotion. This is a group of numerous pictures that all together make a book called portfolio, necessary for the model to start. Later on comes the set-card (zet-card, pronounced) or simply an A5 size brochure usually with the name of the agency, 4-5 pictures, name and statistics of the model to be mailed around to clients. In cooperation with make-up artists and sometimes hair stylists too, or many times helping in the make-up myself, we were making their portfolios and promotion cards in the back side of the agency, where a small studio had been created for that purpose. All those lasted for 6 years day and night.

During all this hassle the idea of going away from civilisation, busy streets with traffic and cement building boxes was starting to grow in me. You see humans need nature. I was born in the city, the capital and not only me but all of my relatives and my grand grandparents and members of my family as far as I know never had a village. Because of that I can say that sometimes I was kind of jealous of most of the children in my school that during the school holidays always had to go back to their villages from where they had routes, although there was a farm nearby for me, which looked more to a villa though, because of the facilities like swimming pools, tennis, basketball grounds, horses, beach and so. My dream was always more primitive.

The idea was slowly started to be clearer, an all around the year, tropical paradise had stuck in my mind. So I started to become more portable. Together with Stefi from Germany I travelled for about 2 years in this line around the world called equator to find the ideal place to buy a piece of land and as many of those countries are either only leasing their land or I found them unstable the dream shipwrecked and I turned it as a house in Hawaii instead, without Stefi this time, and made other investments in real estate from where my income comes, taking advantage of the security and title of ownership that the USA has to offer. Here was some civilisation that Stefi was complaining about feeling uncomfortable away from hospitals and schools for the possible future children and at the same time had that tropical feeling. It was much later on when I realized that Hawaii was neither 100% tropical paradise nor civilised enough. Still having this place where I recede to in the cold winters writing lyrics for songs and scripts for movies as well as poetry, composing songs and working with pictures I continue my travelling in Australia and Europe building portfolios. Many models have started with my pictures first in their book many of which have been presented in Max magazine for their quality and style as well. Today many of my friends have got married, have children already but me away from all of them I still equally share every year between the continents of Europe, Australia and the United States making my stops in Asia and the Pacific Ocean and the whole world this time not for making a tropical resort but trying to find the best organised political system with the best results with satisfied and nice people and I am still travelling.

The most difficult part is someone to find me than anything else. Although Los Angeles and London were my bases I travelled a lot the whole world the last 15 years remaining in cities of my choice around the globe as long as I could, sometimes up to 3 months with the result to often lose contact with people. I am mainly a TFP photographer meaning free in other words not for money, since photography is not my income for living. For the ones who are not familiar with the term TFP I explain below. For pictures with new people out of town I prefer to meet and work with them in their city at least for the first time. After that I can work on direct booking bases. See Travel and direct booking chapter below. There is always a model release form for any type of cooperation even when the pictures are not for a job, for example a model portfolio or TFP, because I want to be clear in everything. I am against porn and I love whatever reveals beauty in my eyes.

I am very artistic but very practical as well. I loved painting, where me and another friend were the best in our class. I can also retouch and correct pictures well, but I usually trying to avoid it. I want to take a picture correctly right from the beginning instead of taking it and try to correct it after. Though, many times the opposite has passed through my mind, to take simple pictures that later on could make a painting on top of them disappearing the biggest amount of the surface of the picture. I have tried it. It needs a lot of time and this is something that does not concern this page which is dedicated in photographing people. Maybe I will do it in the very far future again. From my school years I loved sports, basket and volley, where in my class team, I was the chief as well. Swimming was a sport that I was spending a lot of hours on, which became snorkeling later on, and diving much later. Then strong night life and social life unfortunately made me abandon all those. Though, I love to take underwater pictures. The years of studying business administration in the university and a short time after that I was working in our family business as the export manager for all the world. It was the same company, occupying more than 2000 employees, in which I had to spend one month of my school summer holidays every year there, working as the last worker in the factory, in order to learn everything from the beginning. I appreciate humour in others and I use it many times in my life where it can fit or sometimes more to the result that I have been described a kind of sarcastic. I believe in good work when people offering soul and body for it and not just correctly carrying out a recipe. I am a photographer who loves the truth and talk but when it comes to art I leave the pictures to talk by themselves. I also compose and play my own music and I have a ready poetry book. You can ask me for samples and if you like them I can send you the whole CD or tell you from where to download them. I like music that gives the mind the opportunity to think freely of any scenes and images it wants to or feels like and I always believe on this type of art. I also love psychology. I have dreams for a better world and I will try to show that through my pictures. I admire techniques like Helmut Newton for his black and white pictures, contrast, sharpness, depth and frames, from other photographers, and I believe he became like a compass in my black and white pictures after his death, as well as Hamilton for the opposite, grainy, almost out of focus soft colour style and his tendency in sensuality. Those are my influences and sources for two of my main styles until now, the limited colour one, extremely lighten and grainy under the name Dream and my personal Black and White ones.

I am moving and operating within international spirit and my plans are global. I wish I had a steady place, but I don't and that's why the best way for communication is the e-mail. I am planning though for the future to have one steady place but I haven't decided where yet. My preferences for all kind of photographic sessions, concerning models, I have noticed that most of the time are white skin central - northern european origin type in looks, attitude and behaviour women 18 to 25 years of age, with light colours of long hair and eyes, curvy with an ample bust, regardless of height or experience. I believe that an amateur model who is eager, can work with charm and patience can sometimes give more things than a stereotype pro model can do. If you believe you are one of them wherever you are please e-mail me for any further questions, you never know I travel so much that I maybe am next door to you by the time you read this. You never know....

Pictures in TFP / TFCD mode
TFP is a term that has been invented by professional photographers trying to describe what happens in modeling world when for a specific photographic session no money is involved nor is any right for publicity. The model or actually the photographed person is happy receiving the agreed number and size of pictures (usually 6-8, A4 size prints) or any other agreed form which will be used for her promotion such as a portfolio or just as good memories of her good times and looks and for the photographer some material can be used for his own promotion such as his own portfolio. The exact translation is Time For Prints and it can also be described in a form: Model's Work= (is equal to) Number of agreed pictures + (plus) Photographer's Work. The model's work is compensating with photographer's work, both for free, and the number of the agreed prints. But you have to also know that is not this simple because other expenses appear as well like make-up, hair, clothes, location expenses if not in studio and these have to be covered by someone too. No one, photographer or model has the right to use or publish the extracting material for commercial purposes since no payment to any part has taken place, unless a new agreement will take place for that particular reason. Any way those pictures will be watermarked. Read the section Watermark on this page. If the model later wants to receive more than the agreed number of pictures those will be charged for normally by the photographer same as any pictures without any watermarks. TFCD or TFDVD is the newer version expressing the new media of the delivered material which is cd or dvd respectfully. Because of the less expences of the new media in this case the amount of pictures given to the model are now much more than the prints. Under all these bases is including the other photographic term called Test as well, where the photographer wants to test new equipments, techniques or new models, where again no payment is involved. There is an agreement which comes in at least two copies specifying that the pictures are TFP or Tests and is referring to the most important topics of this page. Of coarse this case works when the photographer is interested in shooting with a particular model, see Preferred Type of Model, same as the model with the particular photographer.
Services
The agreed number of prints or data from a mutual search between the model and the photographer from at least 20-40% best material. The time of a typical session is usually 2-3 hours. Make-up can be provided but usually on an extra cost depending on the make-up artist. I am trying to keep steady prices having steady cooperations with make-up artists and those prices you can find out in the same page in the Price list section. In case a make-up artist is not be used then the model is responsible for her own make-up along with photographer's suggestion and common communication or his help. If a hair stylist or hair saloon is not arranged a nice shower and style in most of the times is recommended. Location/outfit and style of pictures is mutually arranged between model and photographer depending the type of pictures to be taken. Necessary meals are complimentary for the model as is the cost of developing films and location expenses.
Model Release Form
For any type of cooperation with a model I always use an agreement explaining the reason the pictures have been taken so everything is clear and avoiding any misunderstandings.
Preferred Type of Model
It's clearly the matter of a steady specialisation for the last couple of years, so the ideal model for me is the one with the rich volume natural bust size, regardless shape, condition and experience. When the time comes to take pictures of people I don't discriminate. In the contrary I believe that each person has to offer her unique herself in the art of photography in a way that nobody else can offer the exact same again. But, I have my preferences and I am focusing in my specialisations. I also always appreciate good character in people. Face: A not hairy, clean face without spots with preferably light hair, light eye colour, maybe slightly bigger than normal lips and nice teeth would be ideal for all kinds of pictures. Hair: Curly, angel type of hair is preferable but straight long would do as well as wavy as long it is blond in colour. Long hair is more flexible than short and therefore more welcome. Eyes: I have noticed that cat or even deer shape of eyes are more to what I am looking for, naive eyes and innocent look. Bodies: Not skinny but curvy and natural symmetrical shapes or exaggerating in the bust cup area in D, E, F are even more welcome. Both face and body cosmetic surgeries and tattoos can often make it very difficult so they are not so preferable and they have to be mentioned in advance. In the contrary a nice hair treatment will be more of a help. Hair extensions are not a problem either. Dance education like ballet or simply knowledge can be very helpful in movement and the charm of a person. Something special: A plus that makes the person different than others. Every feature that makes the person stand out of the crowd is very interesting therefore welcome as well. For example an extremely large size bust following by a skinny normal body would be very interesting same as a unique and rare shape of nose. More than one model. Impossible. I lose concentration. The less people in the studio or the location always equals better results for me. It is a matter of concentration and model contact. It's not the rule that the most beautiful girl is necessarily going to always bring out the most beautiful pictures, just as if for one photographer you are not exactly what he wants, another one would love to work with you or you might even be his ideal model.
Way of working
Photography for me is not gym exercises but a research as well as development and I believe the same in all aspects in life, a continues exploration without forms, recipes, formalities and boundaries either when a spontaneous posing is involved or even on directed stylised scenes, with the final scope of continuous improvement. Professional model means 'I know, and I know only the things I know' ...or been taught... 'Don't confuse me with other things because I start to look like I don't know and I will not look professional any more'. Maybe this is insecurity, I am not sure, but I have faced this problem several times and I prefer not professional models but flexible in working with ones. Creativity and imagination sometimes can be very helpful and some other times not, but patience, tranquillity and positive attitude can always bring a positive and pleasant cooperation and results. It is not the money that will push me do something but it is if I like it or not. Plus money spoil the art. At the same time I am against fashion which is so connected to money and changes every three months, same as idols, trends, advertisements and all that chain of circus. That's why I don't like to be called under the term professional as many prefer to use although I am acting like one. I am sure I have more passion for photography and I am much more experienced through all these years and much more professional in my mind and my results than many photographers who like to be called under that name in order to make more money, but personally I don't like this word. I wasn't born as a slave. I want to have the freedom and I have it to choose what kind of pictures I am going to take, when I feel it and whenever I want. I am an artist not a professional photographer and I have been doing it since I was 17 years old. The word professional is a word I hate to hear around me as well as in most aspects in life, it reminds me of something fake, a money deal, an action that doesn't come from the heart of someone, of sheep characters, copies without personality. It reminds me only of the poor phrase: 'I will do my job'. I am interested for the best results in a way of real interest. People would feel strange hearing that or surprised because they are brained washed by this term. Me, I am who I am and whoever likes me. Well, even with me there will be many times that I would explain from before some pictures even with drawings but this is more for communication and better collaboration purposes of some projects. We would talk with the model before the pictures and I would help during the pictures for better poses as well as listening model's opinion, but this is different. Another reason that I don't prefer professional models is the fact that they have been used a lot. I would prefer to be the first one who has use this model and why not the last one as well or if she wishes, later on to be a professional model I would have at least the satisfaction that I have discovered her. That's why I like to work with new faces in modeling, the beginners in models case. That's why although I had contacts with so many agencies I prefer to scout my models in public places, clubs or transportation. You must also take in consideration that until now 99.9% of people I have worked with feel very comfortable. I don't sell my pictures, except in the case I been asked a lot for it and always under communication with the model first. See article in this page under the name Future. But even then I am not as easy. The only way I could possibly do that is only in case when I am asked enough from the side of the model. Don't forget that I never sold my model agency for the unique reason to keep my prestige in the same high level. I just locked it down and I think a company costs much more than a few pictures. I always start doing pictures with the concept that every time I will take better ones, otherwise there is no point in doing them. And I think I am good in that. Why mainly people? Because I haven't been completely disappointed yet and I haven't lost my belief in them yet. Why only women? Because I believe that a real feminine woman is the most beautiful creature on the planet. My aim is quality, artistic expression and healthy messages.

See my pictures
Don't forget to see my pictures! By clicking in the Gallery area, here above, you can see my pictures in albums. All Copyright: Diophoto. I would love to hear your comments at: diophoto@yahoo.com

Watermark
My TFP promotion and session's policy starting from year 2007 and then requires 1-3 watermarks across the main theme of the picture impossible to be avoided for the delivered to the model pictures same as the ones that I have picked for my own promotion. See examples. This prevents copies leaking especially through internet from unknown others and the use of them for different purposes. In this way I can present full quality and not reduced like in the past. Internet is a place that everybody can publish within a minute whatever he wants, same as at the same time from the other part someone else can copy instantly. So I had to take my precautions in order for my promotion to grow but in general lines I am not the person who believes that internet is 'the media' of the final result. On the contrary I believe that in the same way and time, in one minute, someone can publish something that can instantly disappear. One day with the press of the button someone can disappear all of your work. Except video conference, I understand internet as a faster replacement of the old yellow pages and the post by stamps. I believe that a nice illustrated book with nice printed pictures would work better by quality matters way. Watermark is not something that has to do with water but it is a print on top of the picture theme with the logo of the company, in my case diophoto or most likely the e-mail diophoto@yahoo.com instead. For the moment I have found out the solution of watermark to protect myself and the photographed models from work samples in the internet and from anywhere else the promotion can be copied. Symbolically 2007 is a start of a new era and an opportunity due to new ideas, plans, policies, philosophy and dreamed expansions which I wish for myself and the people who will cooperate with to be successful. See the pictures section and you will understand.
Model agencies
I am very happy to propose a suitable to the style of the future model an agency in case she is seeking for one. This comes through my experience as an ex owner of a model agency. In case that the model is representing by an agency she still has to sign an agreement where the name of this agency is mentioned as well. A copy of this agreement will be also sent to the agency. Renewals and any possible future modifications of any agreement cannot take place only with the approval of the agency but the approval of the model as well. If an agreement has already been signed by a model without mentioning any agency, even if that is a TFP/Test type of photo shooting and of coarse the booking has not taken place through any agency and later on appears that at the time of the shooting, before or even after that is or was represented by a model agency, manager etc who is willing for different terms of the agreement I don't recognise this representation since the agreement has solely took place with the model directly and was her responsibility to mention this agent. This is a problem that has to be solved between model and agent.
ID prove
The model at the time of signing the agreement, which comes in two copies at least, must have with her a valid ID or passport to prove name and age. In cases that models are younger than the legal age of signing the contract must be signed by her parent. Please note that your personal data is only for legal purposes and will remain confidential.
Frequently asked questions for TFP photos
'What shall I bring with me?'
The main topics in each shooting are make-up, hair, clothes, shoes, accessories and your id (passport or driving licence) If the make-up has not been arranged then you have to bring, don't put on, your own which normally takes place from the beginning just before the shooting. Is highly recommended to come without make-up at all in the appointment. Matte foundation in the colour of the skin, a few different colour lipstick, eye shadows, eye liner, mascara for eye-lashes, maybe lip liner, rouge and a brush at least. If the hair has not be arranged then a nice shower and nice fix is recommended If clothes, shoes and accessories have not been arranged then bring your favourite ones you want to be in pictures with. Some high heel shoes are normally useful same as some nice accessories. Don't forget to bring a picture id. Be sure you have mentioned about possible tattoos or birthmarks

'My friends will wait for me after the pictures, what time shall I tell them I can meet them?'
You must consider at least half an hour or even more for make-up and another 2 hours for pictures plus some brakes all together no more than 4 hours. Please mention that the time for me starts counting after the first 'click'

'Can I do pictures together with my girlfriend?'
No, she can do them another day by herself

'Can I bring my friend during the shooting?'
The answer is yes, but I would prefer not. If that is so important and necessary for you he or she can come but will be in another room. For outdoors because they are not rooms you are not allowed. This person can wait for you in a nearby coffee place or parking spot and not where the shooting is taking place. Anyway in this case inform in advance so to organise accordingly.

'Where shall I do the pictures if I do them in my country?'
The location could be either a rented studio or in a studio from one of our cooperated photographers or in the beautiful Nature. Parks, forests, beaches for outdoor pictures. Abandoned, ruined buildings, hotel suites, factories and other business spots that they don't operate at that time like nightclubs in the morning, galleries and coffee shops at night for indoors. Anywhere but we have first to know the concept and the style of the pictures in advance to arrange accordingly. They can even happen in your own place if you want.

'Which is the best way to be in touch with you?'
The best way to communicate each other is my e-mail referring also on the top of this page which is: diophoto@yahoo.com

Triple-B Competition
We support special women that their looks fulfil special requirements. Triple-B means 3 times B and each B represents respectfully the first letter of the words: Blond, Blue, Big. That means that every woman who has Natural Blond Hair, Blue Eyes and Big size Bust can participate and finally win! There is no limit concerning age, weight, country or height and although the whole idea has been inspired by photography it finally doesn't have to do anything with modelling . This is an initiative showing our interest in real beauty and we want to contribute to it. We believe that these women who are born with and naturally have these virtues that so many others try to imitate deserve a recognition, at least as the originals. It is an effort which is pure, authentic, humanitarian and is already running successfully since 2003. Through Triple-B contest as a procedure, in the same way that Nobel prizes, and scholarships are offered by other organisations and foundations for some achievements, this one is offered to natural looks as the Qualterpass Award. This is the Official site and only valid site which handles Triple-B and Qualterpass same as the only one mentioned here email: diophoto@yahoo.com for your applications and further questions.
You can easily apply just by sending a plain photo of yourself (even a mobile-phone one) from your waist up to the top of your head by email, and use the following text that you can copy and paste it from here, completing the spaces:

My name is: ………………… I want to confirm that I am all natural concerning my blond hair, my blue eyes, my bust and I want to participate in the International Triple-B Competition. I am based now in: ………………………. I was born in: ………………… in the year: ………

To the email: diophoto@yahoo.com That's all. Done!

If you are not so sure yet or you have some questions they can be answered from the same above email and it would be even easier for us if you could email your picture as well, in order to be more specific in telling you our opinion.
You can see previous winners in the slide-show:

This competition is for special women who are able and more importantly want our help. Triple-B is absolutely confidential, a discrete judgement procedure and a completely safe place regarding privacy. It is not for public viewing. No live competitions and no pictures presentation for voting like in many other sites, where visitors decide for their future. None of the material or personal data will be published anywhere at any time except for the elected titled person, who appears by her first name only, name of country and two new taken pictures, for the trophy reception, in this site or a replacement of it, if is to be upgraded in the future, and that is the only obligation from the part of the winner's side. You must remember that this is the official and only valid site which handles Triple-B, same as the only mentioned here email: diophoto@yahoo.com for your applications, further questions and appointment schedules. You must also be careful if you see any contacts made to you pretending they are official and on behalf of us and they are from different email you must report that to the official email for this competition which is again : diophoto@yahoo.com
Please note that this is not a tricky way to find models and that we also don't try to sell you something behind your back. We don't offer you free facilities in order to get more hits in our site like many others do. We don't collect your emails in order to send you junk emails. Your info will stay completely private and confidential as soon as it has been sent to the above email correctly. We even pay you cash money without getting anything in return. You are not asked to have expenses, you don't have to pay anything at all. You don't have to travel anywhere. You can arrange everything from your home, from your computer. No further obligations after that or in the future is required. It's a charity! We don't really have to advertise this a lot because this award is actually a donation offered to a very special type of women. It is not concerning any large mass of people, but the rare minority. We just want to be known only to people who might be interested to participate. We try to cover as many women and countries as possible and the future plan is to distribute even more frequent awards.
Try it you don't have anything to lose, you can only win!

Comments on Triple-B

Stylish Hippie Way of Life Award
It's soon coming up our new competition concerning people, regardless age or nation, who follow, and it's remarkable in our days, the perfect hippie style of life, concerning believes, behaviour and mainly looks. A few pictures would be enough. Trying to award the simplicity in combination with the beauty, the inexpensive in combination with the taste, the natural, in people who live their lives away from the every day influences from the law of offers and consumption, away from civilisation or within, in their own style, they are happy but at the same time need some money for support. Pictures can be from clothing, cars, bikes, homes, rooms, people,creations and more. They must be representative, expressive, authentic and with a lot of style.You will have more details soon from this chapter about it.

What's casting and what's booking
Casting is when the photographer in his studio, sometimes with the help of the stylist or any other responsible person from the creative or marketing team on behalf of the client is trying to find out who is the best for a particular job. Sometimes pictures are not enough to choose from, same as a series of pictures in different looks called book of the model or her portfolio because could not be updated such as different weight, hair, age etc. In most cases then a casting will take place with the person itself together with her portfolio of her represented pictures from where the photographer will see how this person looks in the pictures. Agencies and individuals are informed about the date or dates and hours of this appointment. It's an interview and it doesn't include any type of work. After seeing a number of people they will then decide who is the most suitable person for the job and she will be booked for that date and time, for the specific work together with the agreed fee and this is called booking.
Travelling and Direct Bookings
If a model is not based in the same town where a job is taking place and is considered so useful for this job then a direct booking has to take place. My responsibility as a photographer in this case is to book a model on classical direct booking bases providing ticket, accommodation, fee for work, good time and some pieces of art... I can direct book people from all over the word to Europe, Australia, USA including Hawaii, all Pacific ocean, Indian ocean and sometimes Canada where I usually work or other destinations in the future. Usually direct bookings can take place only in cases that I have already worked with a model, have been checked already the way they work and I know them.

Agreements for additional use
Each modeling work is divided in two parts, the work (studio fee) and the rights (usage fees) in case of publishing and if there is an agent involved then agent fee as well. Could be a case that for some pictures taken under TFP/Test bases or even from a portfolio build, through photographer's promotion to be expressed a commercial interest. Also special promotion and efforts can take place if the model advises the photographer to do so. In this case a renewal of the agreement must take place or a completely new agreement, in case there was never one, between the photographer and the model, as well as the agent, if there was one in the prior agreement, which will include model's approval and usage fee compensation, for any future publicity.

Internationalisation and Professionalism
If it happened that I would invite you for dinner in my home place and cooked by myself, it wouldn't mean that I am a professional chef, or that I cook for making money to live. Even if you were very happy with the meal, which could mean that I am a good cooker, makes any necessity for me to open a restaurant. Same case is me with the pictures. I don't have a photographic shop or a studio, either make my money from that. I take beautiful pictures and with the experience I have on models one of the following could take place: 1. Pictures for free, that the model can take at least 5 watermarked prints or a CD/DVD with various poses. 2. Pictures that the model pays for, in order to have any of the above without any watermarks. 3. Pictures that the photographer pays to use the material for whatever is mentioned. Maybe something surprises you here but you have to also be aware of others that in the contrary although they have a photographic shop or studio it doesn't mean that are necessarily better than me or more serious. Pictures talk by themselves. That is what someone has to study. Is not so easy for me to have a studio base since I travel all the time and I don't even have a home base. I am international citizen and the language I use is English, and country is temporary each corner of Earth that makes me happy. So, you don't need any money for the pictures taken , coming back to the pictures topic, unless you want professional make up, hair styling, new clothes etc. that are apart of me. You will get your pictures or files that you can do whatever you want with them, working about an hour and a half, including some makeup and brakes, all together about two hours, which usually is enough per session to get some pieces of art. All these because personally I am against money. I believe that money, and I mean more than average amounts can destroy people.
Passion and Patience
Life has to be examined enough same as dreams before action. Patience is something that can avert a lot of mistakes that could also practically can be translated as money, to make it clearer and of coarse worse than that. For United States a successful example of patience and determination in work with respectful final results as a world power, took 130 hundred years, since the first ever president George Washington, to bring out in production for public gasoline cars and 180 years to first build the famous Twin towers and World Trade Center in the heart of New York. I know national football teams from small countries that under German managers won titles they had never succeed or dreamed of. Discipline is the powerful silent weapon.
Mistakes and Regrets
And even after a lot of examination of the circumstances later on we realize that we have made a mistake this fact reminds us that we are human beings. The saddest of all is when we realise that we kicked away what god or good luck sent us the correct time and we didn't grab the opportunity. In my case happened when I was in the age of my early 30's, when he sent me a girl from Queensland the time I was a wonderer with my van in Australia after splitting with Stefi who couldn't follow me in my tropical plans. Her name was Vivienne, she was 19, basically an angel, maybe her readings about fairies all the time played a role in that as well. She was a ballet dancer from irish mother and german father, both wonderful people, something that could make Claudia Schiffer to be almost a good copy of her and for sure not the opposite way. We were together for about 3 years, 24 hours a day, with most of the time been perfect. I felt like I had a 360 degrees completion as a person, as a couple, with her, something that later on I realised was very important, especially when I couldn't find it anywhere else. Everything was because of her character and the way they had grew her up. Her needs were basic, something to eat, to have a place to sleep and someone to love her and love him back. Simple as that. She was peaceful and so kind for her age, respecting all people and, strange but, mainly me. It was far than any other person my best relationship I had and haven't manage to replace her yet. What happened? I started to bring out my fears, my hesitations and my greediness also played a role there as well. When I realised my mistake, I was sending letters without an answer and when I visited them I revealed the mystery that she was already married with 2 children. Vivienne is now a mother, she is not alone, she can never be that child again that people, who have met her keep asking me, much later, if that girl had any sisters same as her, making me hide a tear. Thinking about all my life it was the only thing I had regretted about. Sometimes we maybe have to appreciate better the circumstances in our life because could happen that can never come back, in the exact same way, again and that can be a big disappointment. When I left her that last day in the airport of her hometown in her white dress and the sun behind her she looked like a real angel and knowing that was the last time, I don't know if she knew it, the only thing I remembered were two wings I almost saw in her back shoulders and the thought we were not alive anymore. In the beginning she was writing to me and I was trying to convict myself not to see each other again. Some years later when I visited her father and told me about weddings, children the bad news for me that anyway she was living in another city. Telling me that life continues it was obvious that he had never realised how rare case for me was his daughter. I promised him not to bother her again, since she doesn't know anything even about my letters and that Christmas recently I came cross her house and through the bushes I saw her. She was the same beautiful as then and exactly the same. Black sleeveless dress with tiny red flowers on the edges. She loves small flowers and tiny things. I used to call herself something that has to do with that in the end. She was seating in the middle of the Christmas table facing out. I kept my promise. I never appeared to her although I shocked when she reminded me for one more time her magical power, managing to look peacefully with a message in her face first to my direction for a long time and then straight into my eyes behind through the leaves of the trees in the complete dark of the street. Instinct ? She was staring thoughtfully into my eyes, in a very communicated way I almost had to hit myself in order to wake me up and not whisper back something to her or wave to her. With these kind of news I was so confused. After the dinner I went outside the kitchen window where she was standing behind by herself and I only listened her voice once saying in her relax way just the phrase oh, my god, without been possible for me to to see inside finding out why she said that. All these were enough for me and I left for one more time. Walking back to my hotel I was wondering who could think the time that we were together that the young, small, baby Viv, would ever bring me in that case. Anyway although the mistake was unfortunately mine and at that time, today it's me again that this time I am trying to convict myself that Vivienne would never be again the girl I met that time, and to be happy that at least I even had the chance to live with her in that fairy tale that can never be lived again.

The way I am thinking
We have the directed photography and the spontaneous one. The directed one is used by people however they want, giving the impressions they want to give to all others. Spontaneous photography is the one which interests me. I am against fake things and over-valued without even being worth it. For example if Andy Warhol is really considered as an artist because he presented in 3 different colours the face of another serious artist and Playboy as a magazine because also presents every month such famous artists, then I should be an astronaut to escape from this planet. I don't want to believe that life is so cheap, so easy and so sallow. I always though love to examine things and check out myself if I am wrong or not. I am not but I have spent a lot of time examining. I have found out what is not correct what is not beautiful, what is not real and only what sells called professional, and I think it is time for me promote the real, the beautiful and the correct. How far from us it is nobody knows exactly, but we have to really try to reach it. It's not fair to borrow a few money and instead of trying to help the blind ones to make them even more blind. We should help people through the camera to see the world clearer, things they are not allowed and used to see, images they are avoiding to see or are so busy to see, simply the beauty, the real beauty of life. Simple pictures focusing on simplicity can give those images and that's where is going to be my research for the future. What is new, what is old, what is rich and what is poor, what is fake and what is real. We will find out soon. Someone needs some luck as well. Someone will find the real truth and capture it in a picture. Microscope pictures, underwater pictures, x-ray pictures, telescope pictures we are getting closer to the truth. Photography is not only the copier, it is not only a still of a well directed movie, it is not only a violent reportage of how people been killed, is not creative, is our eyes, our point of view, the proof. Thousand years ago people were reproducing whatever they saw in stones, today we have all the luxury and time to do it correctly. As the years pass I believe that photography will give the truth. For the moment let's be happy with smaller explorations.
The matter of trust
This is an article mainly for the people I sometimes meet somewhere and I personally ask them to do pictures with me. It is because I saw something really important at them. It's very difficult I know to establish an international trust and cover all the hesitations of people from all over the world but that's my aim and that's what I am trying to obtain. It's much different when working to one city for years. I have already worked with a lot of people from Europe, Australia, United States and Canada without any problem. I want to continue with those areas and add more to the list. Please if you have any hesitations or fears make them clear to me and I will try to cover you legally before pictures take place. Don't forget that a very first step of creation is to discover someone. At least that's how it works for me. I want to take pictures around the world with as many women I can but all according to my preferred type of model and I wonder sometimes 'Did she said no because she is not interested in doing any pictures?' If is that then it's ok. But if she is interested and it is a matter of trust, give an opportunity to communicate each other and I am sure you will be convinced to do them with me. I proposed that because I believe in her looks and that can offer something to photography.
The two other types of photographic sessions
There are two more types of course of photographic sessions which I have to mention so this article to be completed.
Portfolio build
Portfolio build or just pictures for any person who loves to do that, which is involved with a payment to the photographer and the material can only be used for the promotion of this model such as a portfolio or as nice memories for any person. It's very similar to the TFP session but the differences are that the pictures you get have only one discreet watermark and that in this case there is a cost for the photographer and an optional but recommended extra cost for the make-up artist or the hair artist. See Price list, TFP session and Services articles for more details. In this case it's only up to the model what type of pictures exactly wants to get. Those pictures cannot be used for any other reason such as advertisement or any commercial purpose from any of the parties model, photographer or third party. If the photographer will use any of those pictures as his work they are still going to be under the policy of 2-3 watermarks for his promotion purposes. In order for the material to be used for different purposes a new agreement between photographer and model has to take place. Note: There might be a way to avoid to pay for the pictures you want to do for yourself if a job is running and you agree to combine the money you should pay with working for this job as well. But this is very much up to you and if there is a job running during that period of time that you can be used for. In this case are two completely different and separate each other sessions.
Publicity
A specific agreed job to be published to a specific agreed media where the model gets paid by a specific amount of money for both the studio fees and the usage fees by the photographer or any advertising company involved, magazine or any other, directly or through the photographer. These prices depend a lot on the media that they are going to be published in, because in this case they are very much controlled not only for the work but mainly from the rights or royalties as they used to be called. Note: Although in the TFP/Test and Portfolio sessions it is a photographer's obligation to give the model the agreed material because this is the main term, in job cases it is not and although most of the times this can happen, please keep in mind that it is not the photographer's obligation and do not demand, from the next day on, pictures.
Price list
TFP/TFCD/Tests:................ FREE. Model gets 6 A4 size prints with 2-3 watermarks each
Portfolio Build: .................... $ 170 for photographer. Model gets 6 A4 size prints with 1 discrete watermark each. Trips to specific locations can also be arranged and negotiated.
Make-up artist:................... $ 80 (If needed)
Hair:..................................... $ 100 (If needed)
Meals:................................. FREE in all cases (If needed)
Time..................................... in most cases starts counting after the first click of the camera
Extra prints:........................ $ 10 for each A4 size print. For delivering pictures with only one discrete watermark for TFP sessions or pictures without watermark at all for portfolios or TFP are under negotiation upon each case.
Publicity:
Model: For my book Woman's Shape can get $ 150 - 500 (for about 2 hours) includes work and rights for 2-3 published pictures. For other jobs could be on the same standards but pretty much depends on the job which can be an hourly rate or a fixed price based either on half or full day rate (up to 4 or 8 hours)
Photographer: from $ 300
A Plexiglas construction for the wall consisting of 12 A4 pictures $ 500 (can also be offered and be negotiable or in different sizes)
All prices are in US dollars, as are all prices of this site and can change in the future without prior notice.
My Book 'Woman's Shape' for publishing
This is a book which is going to be published in some years from now but I am slowly collecting the material from today. It's going to be a book expressing the admiration to the woman. The title will be Woman's Shape most probably and will include representative women from all over the world, regardless of age, in studio and black and white pictures. There are going to be dedicated two to three pages in each person and the limitation is that no plastic surgeries are allowed. Again here someone has to be informed with my favourite type of model section of this page which happens accidentally to be my favourite type of woman in life as well. The payments for this work are for clothed pictures: $ 150, topless: $ 300, for quality nude, meaning non provocative $ 500 and $ 150 for body parts (with no face). Those are fixed prices which are including publishing rights as well, for approximately 2 hours of work and 2-3 published pictures.
Trailer for my movie 'Hourouviti Island Survivor'
This is a position for a small length movie for which I have written the script. The first role is a woman of 24 to 29 years old with skills not more than a model because of the nature of the film, which is going to be more like a documentary. No speech is needed and is calculated 3-5 days shooting of about 4-6 hours daily for a total 11-15 minutes trailer. It would be very helpful if you had been advised of my section of this page under the name Preferred type of Model, the role shouldn't be very far from those looks. I am looking for the ideal person for that role as long as this ad is on here. I can only say a few words about the script here, like that this woman will mainly act alone most of the time thinking, writing or trying to survive. This story had been written by me, for me, when one time I felt very isolated in a tropical far away island for three months with barriers the language for communication and physically far away from everything. There I felt that the only person I could communicate with was myself and God. The conversation with myself gave me, a deep analysis of me and the answers I could not get from me about me and about life in general, God was giving me. There a lot of things I have written down at that period of time. I can't say more but if you need to know I can e-mail you more information. The price given for this role is $ 2000. Update: The position finally covered by the 2010 Triple-B winner Uta from where you can also see a few scenes of the movie. Position Covered, as from July 2010.

Hidden messages and scripts
World is full of pictures and information in our days with straight or hidden messages. You must be aware and you must have your doubts about all types of art the same way you have doubts when you hear the news in the radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, movies and internet. Don't forget that you are always the consumer and that is how you will always be considered, surrounded by advertised products even if those are goods or ideas, directly or indirectly, same as political ideas in the forms of fashion, music, idols and so on. You must question yourself about what you have learned if is correct or not the same way you should wonder about why they tell you that today and how correct it is. You should have listened to the sayings about the famous Swiss cheese. By the way it is the one with the holes in it. This it doesn't exclude that any cheese without holes could not be from Switzerland or worse it doesn't mean that anyone who opens holes in any kind of cheese this must be called a Swiss one. Life needs a better look than just a glance. In the spirit of freedom I am avoiding this type of under pressure photographic sessions. I don't watch a lot of movies especially the bang-bang ones. I watch documentary type of films where the hidden message of Mother Nature only lies behind and similar are the scripts I am writing. I have also found out that some older Swedish slow films, for example, don't offer ready cooked meal to the audience but give the opportunity for thinking later on and use high picture quality in black and white with real piece of art photographic results, are interesting, have quality with social-humanitarian and deep philosophical meanings. When a person is photographed is better for me to reveal the feelings are hiding in her own heart, to be herself and not repeat the messages she has absorbed.

Advises for Inner Relaxation & Balance
My future sites could look either conservative and disciplined or hippie and wild or anything in the same way that someone choose or not to belong in a country or having his own one. Despite all that I decided any of my future sites to be a simple page. I recommend simplicity. No Flash, no Java scripts are needed, even not animations. This is something I recommend to every person who feels the need and has the internal power to act so without the need of anything and anyone, just to basics. I have spoken with one of my good friends about this topic, looking at him and at the same time admiring him. You see inner relaxation and balance is something very important for good results in pictures. We surrounded by people and is so easy sometimes to understand how the aura of one person in combination with our aura can create a positive environment, good will and fortune. My good friend explains me that freedom comes through the disconnection from a lot of things first. He finds it as basic step the peaceful cut from the ties with families, nations, countries, their traditions, culture, habits, media information, fashion waves and keep a belief in god, not through any religion, the way you only know ... then comes happiness and again in temporary frequent doses, he insists. Don't expect endless happiness. This stage can only be achieved living out of this life. We still talk about people living normal lives, in the real world and one of the main keys is the art of disconnection. And if in the path of your life you come face to face to any those vibes, impressions and information always keep the useful and the nice ones or if you can't wait and you are a hunter do the same again seek for it, he advises. And he continues, advising me to stop been fanatic in ideas such as football teams for example, to get rid of idols and be a fan of nothing at all. He tells me to forget movie stars, movie scripts which usually are made from crazy people with bad illusions, background and mainly they support a reason, usually money same as tv. Don't copy anything of all that, he shouts to me, walk the way you want without following the rest of the herd, just be yourself. Sometimes is difficult because they will be a lot of people who will laugh on you today and you will see doing it as an unwritten law fifteen years later, he whispers disappointed. People don't have time to use their imagination in our days. I brought up this conversation for only one reason. Following just a few advises of him someone can gain much more confidence and inner peace to do the correct pictures which they will look the same way and be more authentic, more real, not copies but unique. I don't want t bring out all important and useful conversations I had with friends and advises because conclusions don't always agree each other. You can hear things like, listen me and you we born in a big house and always had a big car since we were babies. Other people are trying now to get all these, believing that this will give them the justification and the happiness that is missing from their lives. And an other one will come with funny statement like is sad to see people crying, but if you see someone crying in a Rolls I think is less harmful than the one crying in the steering wheel of a Fiat. And so on. I just pick the ones we need here trying not to disorientate you.

Near Future Plans
Future plans include a very good international promotion not for quantitative reasons but for the best approach to my preferred type of model, a super modern studio, more movies, more frequent winners in the Triple-B competition within the same year, one more every 3 years competition (read info below), a radio station and some books of my writings which are now almost on their way.

Pamela Anderson / Barbie Look-A-like Competition

I am planning a Competition for girls and women who look like Pamela Anderson or Barbie, whoever is closer to one of them. One is the scientific beauty and the other one the real doll and I only use them as a reference. Prize: 60,000 $ (sixty thousand)! Age limit: 16- 26. The award will be at least 15,000 $ for the winner plus a 3 year exclusive contract of management and promotion for photography and acting, with a lot of negotiable topics and a minimum income, yearly guarantees, benefits and this is not optional. That means that the candidate cannot have been represented by an agency for that time. A minimum 15,000 $ per year makes a total of 60,000 $ ! If you are not sure apply and we can talk about it. All prices are in US dollars. In the case of Pamela I am even willing to personally help if the candidate is in the finalists and wants to look even more like her in many ways, many of which are costly. The celebration of the winner will take place in a Hotel in the winner's country. The Competition will finally take place only if there is enough number of applicants, candidates, at least 10 in total accepted ones. So start applying now! In the beginning a picture, name and e-mail are enough. The winner will be only one. Please note that this competition is still in plans. Details about the competition you can soon get only through this site or the e-mail. It would be very helpful though to start applying so to be able to see how many accepted candidates would be interested. The person should simply has to look like Barbie or Pamela but not to be skinnier than them.
Homework from any country
Salary based Assistance. Assistant familiar with internet and has make-up skills, who is also willing to be improved, preferably of age 20-25 and with a very good salary is always an open temp position. Unless someone is viewing in long term but in this case has to have free time and not other obligations, for travelling. Salary: $ 2200-2600 per month. Position Covered, as from March 2010.

Internet Work from Home. Another position always available for many people working from home is contacts through internet. In this case must have very good access to internet, typing and good communication skills, for internet research and promotion. Different languages would be appreciated on top of english. This is not an employed position and earnings will be estimated upon each project. I accept proposals and recommendations from anyone about best way and how Triple-B would be known in their country and information about local media such as magazines, newspapers, sites and more. Position Covered, as from April 2010.

Scouters / agents call. Scouters for this competition, for pictures, movie, portfolios or for all. Scouters are people who look and find models in their own way. They can be male or female, people of any age, preferably young people up to 26 years, or if they have even one suitable friend would be enough. Please note that scouters are not employees but work independently on commission bases after work with any suggested model. For model agencies I don't have to give more information they know how to work.

Make-up artists/photographers. Make-up artists needed internationally for temporary cooperation same as photographers with their own studio in different cities, as well as studios for rent with updated equipment. I don't mix with any photographer's work and most importantly I am not in competition with any photographer for any job, I just do my completely own things.
Epilogue
The most important thing is to act according to our personal needs, in other words to do things that they much our personalities and not to fashion and standardisation, according to that we will be judged. Nobody will be able even to succeed in anything through copies and formal rules. Only through research we will manage to either simply be vanished one day or be someone who everybody will respect.

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