Let me tell you about working with Richard at FanTCimage. He was one of the first photographers that I worked with, well, he was my first group shoot. I had no idea what to expect. It was funny because Kevin, who I’ll be talking about in another blog, was someone who contacted me and said I had a good look for modeling. I admit, I kind of thought he was crazy because I, you know, I have some self-esteem issues, so I didn’t think that I did. In fact, I thought he was possibly hitting on me, anyway, he contacted me and said, let’s do a shoot. I admit, I got a little weirded out because I was worried about my safety, after all, there are so many stories in newspapers where they say, oh, you know, model missing, found dead and all that stuff.
So what I did was we set up a meeting at a group shoot and all the other models there were so nice to me. They loaned me stuff and were just really, really cool and neat, in fact, every girl’s always been really cool at shoots. After I started modeling, I started to meet some guys there and it’s been off and on. I mean, I have had boyfriends that don’t like me modeling, so I’ve had to break up with them in order to get back into modeling. You know, nobody should have to sacrifice their passions for someone else. You have to find somebody that is comfortable with what you’re doing and who you really are, because if a partner wants to change you, that’s not a healthy relationship.
But let’s go back to Richard and his group shoots. I started going to them and he’s always been really nice. I’ll be honest, my weight fluctuated during this time period, but he’s always been really kind and will call me gorgeous and is always happy to see me. He has few rules, the main one is to show up on time or actually show up early. He likes his models to show up early, because it shows that you’re prepared and serious. Also, from time to time, will represent you, and you work out the deal directly with him on that.
Originally his group shoots were mostly nude, but now he has mixed it up. When I started, I did some regular shoots, then lingerie and then nude and I won’t lie, that was really scary. It was something I had to get over at first, but it was like jumping into the deep end right away for me since this was my first shoot. I will say though that once you do that stuff, the other stuff doesn’t bother you so much and you’re a lot more comfortable modeling.
So really, again, obviously everybody has to make their own choices about what makes them comfortable or uncomfortable in a situation like a group shoot, but Richard is fun to work with. He does weekly group shoots which is great because it gives you plenty of time to practice and set up and do all of that. Another fun thing is that a lot of them are themed, which I really like because all the different themes, like hippie mobsters, are so much fun. I got to do a shoot with him where it was “diamonds and furs” and that was a lot of fun. If you get to work with him, I would totally recommend it.
Various actors, actresses and film crew praised Kim for her acting skills, strong mentality, work ethic, and kindness. Actress Jo Soo-hyang, “Kim So Hyun is amazing. When we were filming, her schedule was very hectic. At first, I would play around with her after we were done filming, but she looked more and more tired as the days went on and I couldn’t do that anymore.” She continued, “But when the camera starts rolling, she puts on a smile and acts really well. As I saw her doing that, I just thought, she’s amazing.”