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Needed: editorial photos of all body types, sizes, races, and abilities.

Here are 3 very basic guidelines for the kinds of shots I need:

Use natural lighting, if possible. Position yourself or your subject in front of a window or even outside if you can. When shooting outside, overcast days offer the best lighting.
Take photos with straight-on angles, not selfie angles. For this, you’ll likely need to use a timer or enlist someone else to take your photos. A lot of us fats have learned little tricks to make ourselves look “more attractive” in our selfies, since this is usually focused on making ourselves look smaller.
Look at stock photos of requested and suggested poses. These are essentially the kinds of photos I’m looking for — just with models who aren’t all slender white folks. Generally, I'd like shots to look editorial and intentional.

A slender pale-skinned woman sits inside a red-themed dining establishment. She's wearing a tank top. Her long dark brown hair is falling around her shoulders. She has one hand curled next to her jaw, and the other hand holding a waffle cone of green ice cream covered in sprinkles with a dessert stick jutting out from it. She is looking at the camera as she licks the ice cream.

A slender pale man sits in a dining establishment against a light-toned neutral wall. He has dark brown hair and a tightly groomed beard with mustache. He wears large-framed sunglasses with orange-tinted opaque lenses. He is holding a piece of bread wrapped in paper, as though he is about to eat the bread.

A large pale woman with lower-back length dark brown wavy hair sits on a wooden stool. She is wearing a skin-tight sapphire blue strapless dress. The arm closest to the camera grips the back of the stool, while her other arm is extended with her hand on her head. She has on white strappy heels, with her back leg touching the ground and the leg closer to the camera bent and coquettishly tucked behind the other leg. She is leaning back but looking at the camera with an open neutral look.

A fat woman with medium-toned skin stands in an orange one-piece bathing suit against a white wall beside a potted plant. She is leaning to the right of the frame, slightly forward, with her left hand against her face as she gazes upwards. She has on ruby red lipstick and a full set of false lashes, and her dark brown hair is pulled back, leaving her bangs across her forehead.

An Asian woman with shoulder-length black hair and straight bangs sits on a park bench. She is wearing a white tank top and orange leggings with a fanny pack around her waist. She has her right leg bent with her foot touching her left inner thigh while her left leg is extended. She is stretching.

A pale woman with chin length wavy red hair sits in a wheelchair in a well-lit kitchen. She is prepping food on the counter, holding an avocado over a bamboo cutting board. There is a gray patterned cat in the background on another section of counter.

A pale woman with long dark brown hair stands agains a pale green background. The bottom half of her face, showing a smile, is visible, with her body down to the middle of her thighs also visible. She's wearing a light heather gray short sleeved scoop necked crop top with matching underwear.

A slender Black woman with natural hair is wearing a black dress with white polka dots while eating grapes. She's holding a bunch in one hand while bringing a single grape to her mouth as she smiles in delight.

A pale girl with dark blonde hair stands under what appears to be a shower. Her hands are covering her eyes as water pours over her.

A pale man with dark brown hair and short beard is working out in a gym. He's wearing a black tank top with the graphic of an open-mouthed skull and the words "Hard Core" in the skull's mouth. He is doing reps with a large weight.

A pale woman with short dark brown hair in a side part sits on a set of steps. She is wrapped in a very fluffy white comforter and grasps a light gray mug. She has a slight smile and is looking to the left of the frame.

Photo is a top-down view of a dark-skinned man sitting cross-legged on a floor or bed. He is wearing a long-sleeved Stranger Things shirt with the sleeves pushed up just below his elbows. He has a bowl of popcorn in his lap, with a small TV in front of him that has just begun playing season 3 of Stranger Things.

A pale woman with short blonde hair is photographed from the back in what appears to be a shower. Her hair is richly lathered with shampoo and she is massaging her scalp.

A Black feminine person stands outside underneath a blooming tree. She has natural hair in an afro and wears a pale yellow frilled sleeveless crop top and a button-up white skirt. Her arms are intertwined, with both hands caressing her right cheek. Her eyes are closed and she looks blissful.

Photo of a pale person's legs from the knees down as they are reclined on a mattress with soft white sheets. There is a bottle of lotion to the left of the legs, and their hands are artfully massaging the lotion into their skin.

Photo of a pale person with buzzed head, full eyebrows, hazel eyes, and full lips slightly parted in a content smile. They have their hands extended on either side of their face against their cheeks, with small colorful paper hearts placed on their cheeks and forehead. They're wearing a long-sleeved ribbed tan shirt. Photographed against a gray background.

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These photos are examples of poses I could use with the designs I'm planning. While some models are fat, many are not — highlighting the reason I need fat models! Here's the full set of examples from Pexels.

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What kinds of photos are you comfortable providing? *

No nudity

Partial nudity

Full nudity

We can talk more about these via email or chat! You have complete control over how you are represented, and there is zero pressure to do anything you don't want to do.

What sort of topics are you comfortable portraying? *

Day-to-day life

Food- and beverage-related

Sexually suggestive

Sexually explicit

We can talk more about these via email or chat! You have complete control over how you are represented.

Why am I asking?

In the coming couple of years, I’m planning on being more intentional in depicting bodies in my work. I have a few series in the planning stages, tackling topics like relationships to food, our own bodies, and the bodies of others.

As a fat chick, of course I want the majority of the bodies I draw to be fat bodies. We deserve representation that isn’t shaming or fetishizing. I also want to be sure that I’m not only drawing white able bodies.

While I do have a few resources for reference models, I’d like to build my own cache. And I thought I’d ask you wonderful folks to help me with that.

What will you get in return?

Unfortunately, I live below the poverty line, which means that financial compensation is outside of my ability to provide. It is okay if this is a deal-breaker. Your time and resources are valuable.

If you still want to submit reference photos, I can offer the following:

You give final approval of artwork. I won’t publish any artwork that uses or depicts your body in a way you’re not happy with.
Explicit citation in the artwork itself. This isn’t necessary if you don’t want it to be, but I’ll be adding a small line of text to each piece (if requested) that reads, “Model: [model name, or social media handle].”
Up to 10 physical copies of each product you’re featured in. These could be prints (5x7in, 8.5x11in, 11x14in, or 11x17in), die-cut stickers (no wider or taller than 3.25in), or 2.25in round buttons.

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Needed: editorial photos of all body types, sizes, races, and abilities.

Interested? Let's talk!

Why am I asking?

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