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M elissa Troutt
Model: 367392

Age: 24

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Title: 2010, Photographic Images & Weddings, Inc.
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Category: Artistic Nude
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Name/Alias/Stage:	Melissa Troutt - Age: 24
Personal E-Mail:	Melissa Troutt
Manager/Agent Email:	Booking
City:	Ithaca
State:	New York
Zip:	10012
Country:	United States
Ethnicity:	Not Available

General Statistics

Height:	5^ft7ⁱⁿ^{(67in) (170cm)}
Weight:	125^{lbs (56kg)}
Chest:	34-B^{in (86cm)}
Waist:	26^{in (66cm)}
Hips:	35^{in (88cm)}

Hair Color:	Brown
Hair Length:	Long
Eye Color:	Hazel
Skin Color:	White
Dress Size:	4
Shoe Size:	8.5

Key Skills and Availability

Fashion
Runway
Sport/Fitness
Casual

Swimwear
Print/Editorial
Hair/Makeup
Parts Modeling

Artists Model
Art
Lingerie

Glamour
Artistic Nude
Nude

Erotic Nude
Adult Nude
Adult Performer

Work Experience Additional Details

Professional Status:	Professional
Experience Level:	Advanced
Work Status:	Not Applicable
Type of Work Considered:	Commercial Only

Additonal Skills and Availability

Acting Skills:	Additional Talents and Skills:	Other Areas of Interest:
Actor/Actress - Stage Acting - Film Acting - Commercial Acting - TV Acting	Singer Dancer Voice Over Talent Musician Performance Artist	Web Advertising Magazine Extreme Sports
Also Available For Work in: New Jersey - Pennsylvania - Virginia - Maryland

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WORKING WITH MEL
People consistently tell me that I have a great attitude and am exceptionally easy to get along with. I work hard to be accommodating and easy going and with nearly 7 years of experience I feel good about having maintained what my photographer friends call a "very amiable demeanor." My primary goals with every shoot are to have as much fun as we can handle and to get some images worth writing home about! Please contact anybody you can find who has shot with me in the past if you are seeking references. I do not filter my references and encourage you to do your homework on me if it makes you feel better before booking a shoot.

Perhaps I am different than most models in the respect that I have little interest in myself in each image. To be honest, I'm kinda bored looking at pretty pictures of myself. While I certainly don't want to look bad, I'm more interested in selling your concept/style/mood! To do this, figuring out how to successfully collaborate is pertinent! Read on and maybe I can give you some insight on how to best collaborate with me.

In my experience, I have found that it's good to come to the shoot with some general ideas about what you would like to accomplish. Maybe your looking for deep shadows, something anonymous, and with a just got home after a long day of work kind of feel. I've got it from there. To be honest, I find that it is really hard for me to produce my very best work if you are micromanaging my every pose. Like anyone who produces his or her best in any situation, it is important that I, too, am allowed to find my flow and get lost in the concept. I have a vested interest in making your ideas come alive! If something is not working or does not look good, I am absolutely not offended when the artist communicates that. As far as I see it, its not personal and I should know. (Granted, EVERY model that I have shot with needs some warm up time and so do I, so please be patient while I get into my grove at first.)

What excites me during a shoot is the feeling that comes when the artist and I have successfully connected in a meaningful way around the art that we are trying to create. As a model, I live for those moments when we are actively feeding off of one another's energy and working to create something spontaneous and unique!

Because feeding off one another's energy is so important, I put a lot of effort into developing a sincere rapport with each person I collaborate with. For this reason, I find that I really enjoy working with the same people again and again. HOWEVER, as of late, I have found that the level of comfort that has been established leads many photographers to ask me to spread my legs! This is deeply offensive to me. (Read that sentence again.) Absolutely under NO circumstances, even if we've been shooting for years, do I find this acceptable. I am a lady. I treat you with respect and I expect the same. So again, just because I can be really in touch with myself in front of the camera does not mean that I ever want to masturbate for yours!! Crass, I know, but experience screams that this must be addressed in a very direct way.

THE BOTTOMLINE: Im looking to shoot with people who have a good attitude and who are respectful!! ...if nothing else.

COMPENSATION
This is my full time job! While I just graduated from a great school, I have found my calling is in entrepreneurship and I'm working to pursue my own venture within the community. (VERY exciting!!!!) Therefore, at this time I rely entirely on the income I make from modeling. I have been so tremendously fortunate to have collaborated with some renown artists who have all compensated me for my time. For this reason, I absolutely will not shoot any tfp/tfcd. To those tfp shooters out there, this is not at all personal. My stance is simply that I respect those who have paid me too much to dis them by working with someone else for free. There are NO exceptions to this rule.

Several years ago, I left the community because I became burnt out. Before returning again I spent some serious time reflecting on all the things that led to my disillusionment. I have addressed several of the issues above regarding the collaborative environment I seek, but I have also found that I can and will only shoot once a day AND that I absolutely cannot and will not work with people who are impatient, deceptive, or egotistical.so PLEASE be nice!

My rates are as follows: $125/hr, $300/3 hours, and $700 for a full day. I DO NOT offer reduced rates. I am very flexible with how we arrange this. You can invite other photographers, pay for my plane ticket or my hotel (at dollar for dollar trade), etc. I do not, however, engage in any sort of arrangement where I receive a certain percentage of the proceeds from the sale of images.

TRAVEL
I take at least one significant trip each month. By the end of September you will find a travel schedule here for most of 2010. If you would like me to travel to your area, let me know. Generally speaking, I need one months notice, unless you are here on the East Coast.

NOTE TO OTHER MODELS
If you are new to the industry or are just having a hard time make this a worthwhile endeavor, please get in touch. It seems that we all learn the same lessons and if I can help you avoid some of the hard and potentially damaging ones, then I would love to help! Send me an email and I tell you all I know. I have helped a many fellow models with various issues and I am happy to do what I can...but one general rule: NO DRAMA! :)

OTHER DETAILS
I work with professionals and amateurs alike. If you have never shot a model before, dont hesitate to contact me! I mean it. I am happy to help you figure out the lights, make wardrobe decisions, and allow you to just focus on getting comfortable shooting models without anything extra to worry about! I have been told again again that I am good at putting first time shooters at ease and helping them get shots that they can feel good about!

While I'm pretty good with makeup, I'm not so great with hair (in particular up-dos and period styles). I come to each shoot with a 50 pound wardrobe bag that we can draw from. I am VERY accommodating. I am more than happy to show up early to a shoot or hang around afterward to address any additional needs. This is an investment of your time, money, and energy and I want each shoot to be an investment that you can feel REALLY great about! Let's create something compelling!

I do not shoot any type of explicit or fetish content. Should you capture that accidental image that crosses my boundaries I reserve the right to add an amendment to model releases to ensure no such image makes it on the Web.

I maintain my bush to aid photographers in respecting my boundaries, therefore, I absolutely will NOT shave it. (Sorry, I had to make that one clear)

I require a copy of all model releases I sign.

I love shooting outdoors! And if that means waking up before sunrise, I'm still there!

If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact me!

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Copyright Information: Copyright ï¿½ 2010 - Melissa Troutt - All Rights Reserved.
Personal Home Page: No Additional Link Page for Melissa Troutt
Member Since: April 18, 2008	Last Updated: February 8, 2010

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Location: Rockville, Annapolis, Baltimore, and ALL Other Areas in MD - Maryland » Details...	From: 02/07/2010 To: 02/14/2010
Location: Washington - District Of Columbia » Details...	From: 02/07/2010 To: 02/14/2010
Location: Arlington, Fredericksburg, to Shenandoah valley, and Other Areas - Virginia » Details...	From: 02/07/2010 To: 02/14/2010

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