The Suicide Girls
Ok… due to the ol’ hip injury, I’m not teaching at the studio for a while. So I’ve decided to put my newly found spare time into something that I can be passionate about and that I’d love to do – and something which does not directly revolve around men. Shocking I know…
I’ve decided to apply to become a Suicide Girl!
For those of you who don’t know what I’m on about, here’s the Wikipedia explanantion:
Suicide Girls is a website that features softcore pin-up-style photos and text profiles of goth, punk and indie-styled young women (although styles reminiscent of the 1940s and ’50s pin-up models are also incorporated) who themselves are known as the “Suicide Girls”.
I’ve never really had a ‘style’, so I wouldn’t call myself a goth or indie, but I wouldn’t call myself commercial either. Not that I parade myself around in Cyber clothes on a weekend or anything but it’s all about dressing up for the photoshoots isn’t it? And I may not have any holes in my face but I currently have bright red hair to my advantage. I’ve followed the Suicide Girls for a while, always thought it would be cool to do something like that. The girl above is one of my favourites, Manko.
I’ve never had the urge to get my boobs out quite as much as I have done over the past few weeks. And it’s ironic because now is proabably the time when my body is least at it’s peak. I honestly couldn’t care less. Boobs and big bums all the way. In a tasteful way of course… haha. It’s full nudity, exposed breasts and bums but strictly no ‘spread-em’ shots. Sounds like just my cup of tea.
The process is a long and drawn out one, they get over 3000 applications a week so you wait a while before you hear anything. You submit a picture and they either dump you (and you just reapply with a different picture) or they put you onto the Hopefuls list. Once you’re on that you start creating a collection of photosets (40-60 photos with a similar theme that tell a ‘story’) and people then vote you to be ‘Set of the Week’. For that little achievement you get $1000, and then you’re a fully fledged SG. After that every photoset they publish of you, you get $500. Not too shabby.
My mate Suzie said she’d do the shoots for me to begin with – she’s an awesome photographer and she has some wicked set ideas. And if nothing comes of it, at least I’ll walk away with the photos for myself. The first one will be next week when I’m back from Zante. Can’t wait.
Will keep you updated.Xx
