i want to become a model but i am so shy . what should i do?

Answer 1

Model for a friend first.

Don't jump right into nude adult modeling.

Answer 2

You being shy is the least of your worries.

I model alot in the Chicagoland area... And the one thing you'll need is thick skin against critics. First of all, be comfortable enough with your body so that you can wear what you want, or wear crazy costumes and feel sexy in them.

Knowing how to model isn't an acquired thing, it's something you have to get used to.

First try knowing what poses you look best in. A good photographer will guide you with that.

Second, look for TFP or TFCD types of shoots, TFP means Time for Print, which means you don't pay him, he doesn't pay you, but he gives you some images to put in your port and you can't use them anywhere else.

Second, try building a profile on modelmayhem.com. You'll find work there!

Answer 3

Hi,

It will be difficult to become a model if you are shy, so you need to either figure out how you intend to get over it. And for that you will most likely need some help or you need to choose a different career.

You might also ask yourself, why is it that you would like to be a model?

Look at this answer I gave someone about how to overcome stage fright:

You definitely have to believe in yourself. But I realize it’s easier to say than to do, so I will try and explain it to you better.

What's really important is that you first of all are as well prepared as you possibly can be. Practice and make sure you know your stuff!. Practice. Practice. Practice. That alone will help you to feel more confident.

There is something else that your drama classes and your teacher can help you with and that is a concept called ‘public solitude.’ If you can, take a GOOD acting class. (If you are an actor, you should be taking regular classes anyway.) They will teach you that. You learn how to develop public solitude, which is really feeling comfortable in any situation and being able to block out everything around you and focus solely on ‘being’ the character you are interpreting and on your scene partner. While as a speaker you can’t block out your audience, the exercise and acting classes in general will help you to feel more comfortable in front of a group.

Something else that is crucial is that you need to focus on what you want and not on what you don't want. You need to focus your mind on what being focused and comfortable in your scene will be like and not on the things you are afraid will happen if you mess up.
Why? What will that do for you? Let me give you an example.

If I tell you right now, "Don't think about a yellow elephant! Don't think about it!"

What's the first thing that comes into your mind?

You don't have to tell me, because I already know. It's the yellow elephant isn't it? Why is that? Because that's how the human brain works. That's how your brain works. In order to forget something, our brain first has to understand what it is supposed to forget. How does it do that? By first bringing it to the forefront and creating an image around it.

So what does that have to do with your feeling comfortable while speaking? Everything!

If you tell yourself before you go into the speech or during any performance itself things like; "I hope I don't mess up. I hope I don't get nervous. I hope I don't forget anything. I hope I don't freeze in front of the group.", you are putting yourself in a position to think about what you don't want. Your imagination will go there and recreate that image of all those negative things you keep telling yourself. Your focus is on the wrong things!

So now you know what you have to do? What kinds of things will you tell yourself the next time you go on stage? Positive things! Good things! You will give a great performance! You will be very comfortable in front of your audience! See yourself doing that. If you have to, close your eyes, breathe deeply before you go on stage and visualize yourself being brilliant. How confident will you be while you are performing? You know your lines. You are in the character. You feel it! You can see that you feel what you are acting! You are confident and you will be brilliant!

When you talk like that to yourself, you will feel your posture change. You will be erect and your shoulders will be back if you really feel it and if you really believe it. So BE confident and FEEL confident and you will BE the best that you can be.

And breathe!

Hope that helps some.

Tony
http://www.actingcareerstartup.com

Answer 4

go for it!!!
you are shy now, but as you start modeling you'll start loosing up.. it's just a matter of time! Don't let something so little stop you from achieving your dreams, and don't let ppl tell you that its okay to quit without even trying!!

good luck =)

Answer 5

You can't be a model if you're shy. Find something else that you would like to do.

Answer 6

Practice! Sign up for some modeling classes or dance classes. Not only will they build your self confidence, it will help you learn coordination and basic techniques.

Answer 7

Take communication classes.

Answer 8

well, if you are shy, then maybe a model isn't good for you!

Answer 9

I WOULD SAY GET A GROUP OF YOUR FRIENDS OR COUSINS OR WHO EVER AND PUT ON A FASHION SHOW FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THAT WOULD HELP BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE. THERE PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT WILL HELP YOU MOVE CLOSER TO YOUR DREAM. GOOD LUCK :)

Answer 10

get over it. these are people just like you.