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First modeling portfolio picture of a Tampa model on Tampa Bay Modeling. All portfolio photographs, unless otherwise noted, by C. A. Passinault, lead photographer for Aurora PhotoArts Tampa Photography and Design, as well as Director of Tampa Bay Modeling. C. A. Passinault is a top photographer, as well as a modeling expert.Second model photograph on Tampa Bay Modeling. Click on the image for an anecdote of the modeling shoot which produced this picture.In this third picture, you can see why the Tampa Bay area is one of the best in the world for modeling portfolio development work. Photograph by Tampa photographer C. A. Passinault.Image four of our online portfolio of another Tampa model. This photograph, if we are not mistaken, was taken on location in the Tampa Bay area. The best modeling portfolio photographs are location shots.This is another great picture. This is the fifth model photograph on Tampa Bay Modeling. Pictures featured in our thumbnail array may not be the same as those of models which are in our featured model section, but often, they are one and the same.Unmatched in any Florida modeling market. The quality of this image is excellent! Photograph by C. A. Passinault, our resident photographer and modeling expert.Another top Tampa model gets their look on. The best models can obtain a wide range of looks, as you can see when you look at other pictures of this model!Is it any wonder why more and more companies and art directors are booking independent models without going through an agency? Proof that you can be a professional model, with a lucrative career, without being dependent upon an agency to find and book modeling jobs!Another awesome photograph of a Tampa model by modeling photographer C. A. Passinault, lead photographer Aurora PhotoArts, and director of Tampa Bay Modeling.For modeling portfolio work in the Tampa Bay area, nothing beats location work. Studio photography is not nearly as cost effective, or appropriate, for modeling portfolio work.Keep in mind that this picture, for a modeling portfolio, was taken by a qualified modeling portfolio photographer, C. A. Passinault, for a specialized, professional market, which is modeling. A wedding photographer or a portrait studio will not be able to give models what they need for an effective modeling portfolio, as you have to know what you are doing!This is the 12th picture in our Tampa Bay Modeling online portfolio. Yet another Tampa model shows a marketable look in their portfolio. The best models are capable of the most looks, and are not locked into a single look!Agency model or independent model? It doesnt matter, anymore, especially in Tampa Bay. Professional models like this one can be booked without going through an agency, saving both the model and the job agency fees.Modeling portfolios need at least six looks, and by looks, we mean different looks. A composite cards needs at least five, on average, with a headshot on the front, and four different looks on the back of the comp card. This Tampa model is demonstrating a marketable look right now, in this photography. Picture by C. A. Passinault.
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A photographer asks if we are embellishing our claims of plagiarism.

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Where did you come from? I never knew of this site before a confused model brought it to my attention. I have looked at your site, and find the information contradictory and very misleading. What made me laugh are all of the claims that people are stealing from your web site and using it to lure models into some scam to sell them things. The information on your site is so fucked up that only a retard would use it. Don’t you think that you are overstating the significance of the theft of things from your web site?
I taught that confused model a lesson, too.
I like your site itself. I like the design. Maybe I will study it and make something better. Since you are all on some misguided agenda and are scamming models, there’s nothing wrong with taking the few things of value that you have, is there? At least some good will come from it!
Jake, a TFP photographer from Tampa Bay, Florida

You allege that we have contradictory information when the reality is that the information is complex and must be used in the proper context. Does the information on this site apply to every situation? No. You merely lack the comprehension to discern the difference. If you fail to understand something, you are content to scream out “contradiction” instead of looking into it more. The amusing thing is that, despite the stated complexity, 95% of all professional models should be able to understand and use the information on this web site. Aren’t models supposed to be stupid and photographers supposed to be smart? Many photographers in the Tampa Bay market can barely read and write and lack the intelligence to utilize any information effectively or apply it in any way. This is why many of you are finding that models are progressively kicking your asses and removing you from the modeling industry. They mistake that you make is that you underestimate the models who you try to B.S. Should we discriminate against mentally challenged photographers? Absolutely not! When those feeble-minded, photographers try to use photography as a way of meeting “hot” girls and trying to hit on them or rip them off, though, we have an issue. Hey, if you lack the wit and personality to attract women to begin with, do you seriously think that using photography to get women to talk to you will increase your chances with them? If you think that, then you really are deluding yourself. Many model and talent agencies obviously don’t discriminate, either, regardless of their motivation (In other words, do not trust the judgement of any agency to recommend photographers to you because their motives may not be in your best interest, either, not to mention that most agencies play politics and have no clue who they are referring models to). Don’t get me wrong, as there is nothing wrong with models and photographers dating as long as the interest is mutual and honest, it is just that dating as the main incentive of working in a career is unprofessional, and meeting people under false pretenses is unethical.
Yes, models DO need photographers (professionally speaking), but photographers also need models. Each profession is a dime-a-dozen and is now saturated, so we can all afford to be picky about those we risk allowing into our career circles. The only way to set yourself apart from the crowd is to be a professional, and in my opinion the tone and nature of your wonderful letter has ruined your credibility in the professionalism department.
There are people stealing from this site and sites like Independent Modeling. We have proof, and are constantly gathering evidence to support any possible action that may be taken. So, how good is the information on this site? It’s excellent, and we know that you realize that, too, even if you refuse to admit it. Why else would you get all defensive and bother sending us your lovely E-Mail? Don’t you have anything better to do, like trying to book more work?
Nice to see your justification process of stealing from this site, too. You delude yourself into thinking that we are doing something wrong, so you use that to justify ripping us off? Wrong is wrong. You don’t see us going around and stealing from others, do you? Regardless of if they are in the right or the wrong, that isn’t the point. Stealing is wrong, it is a violation of the rights of others, and is wrong regardless of wether the victim is legitimate or not. Copyright infringement and plagiarism is a crime, and no matter how you try to justify it, if you do it you are unethical, unprofessional, and you hurt others as well as yourself. The modeling industry, despite its many flaws and conflict of interest, does not need any additional problems.
Please do not bother wasting your time to write to us again. I have already kicked your ass with my response and have said what needed to be said. Goodbye.
This is the last mail bag where I will answer these B.S. letters. If you disagree with me and wish to have a debate, then that is fine. I will post and respond to any legitimate debate or letter disagreeing with me or what it published on this site. If you wish to attack us and don’t have a point that you can back up, that’s not acceptable. I have better things to do than to spend time validating these E-Mails from self-serving assholes as being legitimate. I give these people the respect that they deserve when I come across them in the industry, and I will do so here, too. After this mail bag, these attack letters will simply be ignored.
~ Model Monica Stevens,
Tampa Bay Modeling Mail Bag Editor

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