I love to model, it is always so fun. It's like getting paid for what you did as a kid -- play dress-up!
If you're interested in shooting me, I'd love to work with you. Here's some things that will help us both out in setting up a shoot quickly!
Please check my calendar first to make sure I don't have anything scheduled before you contact me. I may be able to do more than one shoot a day, but it all depends on when and where I'm first booked.
Obviously, first come, first served. I don't want to play favorites with anyone, so the best way to do that is to book myself according to who first contacted me.
I do have a manager, so please make sure to mail him with your ideas. His name is Greg Dennis, and you can email him at gdennis@sfpincchicago.com. Please don't contact me direct. I'm just going to forward everything on. Even if it's photo shoot ideas, please send your ideas to my manager, and he will present them to me.
If I haven't worked with you before, please don't be offended if I ask for references. Also, when sending references, please don't say something like, "Check my profile" or something similar. It will make the process go much faster if you just send 2-3 names that I can call. If you have a Model Mayhem profile I can check, please send that, too! Mine is below.
I really hate shooting with backdrops. I much prefer natural backgrounds when shooting. Artificial backdrops give me a "Sears portrait studio" vibe, and it just really robs me of any creativity and puts me out of the mood of a shoot.
While I love to be creative with the photo shoots I do and enjoy being part of the creative process, I don't want to have to think up the entire shoot on my own. If you present me with some ideas, I'd love to bounce them around with you while we collaborate. Just don't come to me with no ideas, "Well, what do you want to do?". It's very frustrating.
I REFUSE to do nudity, implied nudity or bikinis. While I have done bikini shoots in the past, it's really not something I prefer, and honestly, there are way too many bikini models out there and I don't feel that I can contribute anything to it.
I presently live in Hague, NY, but will be moving by summer, as my husband is enlisting in the military. However, as long as my transportation expenses are paid, I am open to shooting anywhere.
Make sure that when you contact me that you let me know who is doing makeup/hair.
I reserve the right to bring an escort with me to all shoots (at my expense).
Some other things you should know about me:
Piercings:
Three in each ear
Nose
Tongue
Lip
Both nipples
Belly button
All my piercings can be removed if needed.
Tattoos:
My name (Riva) in between angel wings on the back of my neck
A butterfly on each breast
The Zodiac sign Capricorn on my inside left wrist
A sleeve on my left arm of a dragon
A butterfly Tribal on my lower back
Here are my stats:
5'5"
106 Pounds
Bust: 34C
Waist: 23
Hips: 35
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Skin: White
Shoe: 6
Also, here's some styles I'm interested in shooting:
Below please see my modeling resume and some of my modeling photos. Please don't take my photos. I am considering setting up a page to sell some of my photos, both from modeling and my photography, so if you think that's a good idea, leave me love in my guestbook and tell me! I do read my guestbook comments!
Thank you all so much for considering me, and I look forward to shooting with you!