Male Underwear Packaging Contest Snap That G-String (or Boxer, or Brief, or Short) & Enter Our Underwear Contest

Male Underwear Packaging Contest Snap That G-String (or Boxer, or Brief, or Short) & Enter Our Underwear Contest

In observance of National Underwear Day on August 9, a male modeling website is encouraging shoppers to submit cellphone snapshots of the best and worst male underwear packaging in the United States. Cell phone and digital photos can be sent via Sprint’s Picturemail service to: CampusMen@pm.sprint.com

The male underwear industry has grown substantially since the days when Calvin Klein billboards stopped traffic in New York's Time Square. Many small manufacturers now offer underwear that ranges from strictly utilitarian briefs to elaborate undies that rival Michael Jackson's wardrobe.

Some are pricey and some are cheap and packaging runs the gamut from sexually titilating (obviously aimed at wives and girlfriends who are shopping for their mates) to blue-collar basics (favorites of the white socks and cigars crowd).

Campus Men, a calendar and male modeling resource company that has been making good looking college guys famous since 1990, was amused by the variations it found in male underwear marketing. Photo editors had shopped department stores, closeout bins and dime stores to find the perfect skivvies for Campus Men photo shoots. After seeing such a range of choices, they decided to sponsor a hunt to find the most amusing packaging, as well as packaging that shows the best in marketability.

All snapshots received for the contest will be displayed on the CampusMen.com website at Male Underwear Contest The winner in each category will be announced on National Underwear Day, August 9.

Campus Men, a calendar & male modeling resource company has been making good looking college guys famous since 1990. Campus Men recruits males age 18-26 as male fitness models, fashion models & underwear models. Contest results appear Aug 9 at:

Male Underwear Contest

Photography Reflector boards light male models

Lightweight boards covered with reflective metallic material are often used at Campus Men's photo shoots as the main light source that lights a male model.

Staff or other male models are often called upon to stand with the board at a particular angle and reflect light from the sun onto the male model. The person holding a reflector board has an important role in the photo shoot. Since the light reflected from the boards is the main source of light for the photo shoot, whomever holds the boards must stand at that exact position throughout the photo shoot, or the photographs can be incorrectly exposed, and possibly ruined.

Male Models Can Get Started in Underwear Modeling through Manufacturers

Breaking into Underwear Modeling

Modeling bookings associated with Underwear modeling are unique because a underwear manufacturer will hire a guy regardless if he is signed with a modeling agency.

While underwear manufacturers often request that modeling agencies submit their male talent, a hot young guy is just as likely to get selected for a campaign if he is who the manufacturer is looking for. The key is to simply get quality snapshots into the hands of the right Underwear modeling decision makers and convince them that you are a reliable and professionally acting
male model. No underwear maker would turn down a hot guy if they knew he was the right fit for their underwear line - simply because the guy was not signed with an agency.

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Male Modeling is not the same as male fitness modeling

The male fitness modeling industry is vastly different from men's fashion modeling and offers a more opportunities to "break in". While male fashion modeling is centered around the power of fashion designers, fitness modeling is driven by supplement manufacturers and fitness magazines, with some big name clients such as Nike.

If you think about it, male fashion models show off clothing, and male fitness models? ...They show off muscles.

So, if you are having trouble getting your first big (or medium sized) modeling break in fashion, consider tryin a fitness modeling job as a way to network your way into high fashion.

Male fitness modeling pays much less than high fashion, but is at least some step toward "being discovered." Because any exposure is better than being an unknown in a small town... and there are not many high powered modeling agents hanging out at your gym.

MTV's 8th & Ocean: Poor Teddy

On MTV’s 8th and Ocean, young male model Teddy chooses the wrong girl. In a love triangle with Britt (the good girl) and Heidi (the bad girl and), he finds himself torn because he doesn’t know who to choose. But eventually he ends up choosing the bad girl Heidi only to get dissed when they go to the club. Heidi acts as if Teddy doesn’t exist and dances with other guys and leaves with another guy instead of him. Tough break Teddy...

How Halle Met Her Hot Boy Toy

Halle Berry first met male model Gabriel Aubry in December of 2005 while shooting the 2006 Spring and Summer ad for Versace. They made their first public appearance together at a cocktail party given by Donatella Versace. Although Halle has this new hot beau in her life, she still says that she has no intentions on remarrying. So I guess it’s safe to say that he’s just her boy toy.

Modeling Agents: Mother Agents and Personal Managers Explained

Newmodels.com offers a great explanation of what "mother agents" are, why they are needed by new male models to be placed with good modeling agencies and why a male model almost always needs new modeling photographs once the mother agent places him with a booking agency. Remember, your original photos get your placed with an modeling agency who can actually get you work. Then the modeling agency needs new photos because they know what their market and clients want. So, your initial modeling photos were not actually worthless.

Never screw over the people who got you started just because you meet a fast talking modeling agent talks bad about a mother agent from your hometown. You always meet the same people going down as you did going up in your career! Plus, you can never have too many friends in the modeling industry.

Newmodels.com writes: "The job of the Mother Agent (who might be a man, or a corporation, and might be called a “Personal Manager” instead) is to prepare you for the market and introduce you to people who can get you work. A good Mother Agent will know how to evaluate your look against the various types used in modeling, and advise you on the styling changes you need to make to appeal to the market."

Halle and Model Boyfriend adopt

Halle Berry and male model Gabriel Aubry took home a kitten on June 18th from a Malibu pet store.

Male Model Photographer Lewis Payton's Male Nudes

"Ten" is the first collection of Lewis Payton's acclaimed male photography has been released. Included is ten limited edition, frameable prints in one showcase package.

Background on the package:

Payton was working on his first coffee table book of male nudes. He’d been photographing it for a little over a year and while taking some time off in Australia, Payton decided his first book should be broader in scope.

Payton says "I don’t see beauty in just one gender, age or cultural group. But I had enough beautiful male nudes for a book, and I didn’t want them to just gather dust."

So he came up with the idea for 10, a collection of ten male photographic prints, his favorite male nudes, in one package. Payton chose ten images that reflect his ideas of masculinity and sensuality. Payton tries to capture both virility and vulnerability in his male nudes and these ten images show that theme.

Buy your copy now for $39, exclusively at lewispayton.com

Interview with Abercrombie Model Leighton Stultz

A great website that highlights and interviews male models has posted an interview with a young male model named Leighton Stultz. Be sure to check it out Connex247. The article quotes Leighton saying "As of right now I'm working on a calendar, fitness and commercial shoots for 2007... and a small movie part..that and the shoots here and there..so stay posted and I will let you know... I am also working on a television concept.."

Male Model Contest-Indianapolis

The selection of the 2006 AMERICA'S MALE MODEL is scheduled for July 30, 2006. The male modeling contest takes place in Indianapolis. Guys compete in: Fitness in swimsuit, Runway in casual wear, Runway in tux/suit/evening attire and Photogenic and or Portfolio. Let us know if you compete - and we will publish a profile to support you!

Joey Santos: Chef to Janice Dickinson

Joey Santos, who appears on the Janice Dickinson Show, has begun a small blog website. be sure to add your name to the automatic mailing list available on the site. You will receive an email every time he posts any info. Joey has a great deal of expereince in the Hollywood scene. So, be on the look-out!

Top Male Model: Jason Shaw

Hey Everyone! If you haven’t heard anything about male model Jason Shaw other than his brief romance with Paris Hilton, than you have definitely been missing out!

Jason Shaw is absolutely gorgeous and one of the highest paid male models in the male modeling industry. He has modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Calvin Klein and many other well known fashion designers. With his piercing blue eyes and fabulous bone structure, Jason Shaw definitely deserves more recognition.

Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Casting for Season Two

Attention Los Angeles guys. The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency is Casting for Season Two. Keep visiting http://malemodeling.blogspot.com for details.

Below is a video where Sorine auditions in underwear only...loses the job because he cannot explain anything about his tattoo and cries. AMAZING STUFF!

Modeling Agencies who advertise for new male models are often scams

It doesn't pay to sign up with modeling agencies that advertise a need for male models.

Do you see that ad every day? Why would any organization advertise for male models in a newspaper's classified section each and every day? Why would they want an unlimited number of people to respond to their ads? Remember, it takes months to develop a male model's career. So, if they key accepting new guys, they we be continually developing new careers and never earning efficient revenue from the developed talent.

There are not enough male modeling jobs in a small market such as the midwest to support thousands or even hundreds of eager people who respond to open ads. For example, if a modeling agency accepts two applicants a day for five days a week, for 52 weeks a year, they would have 730 male models!

While a legitimate modeling agency will always be adding a few new male models to its rolls, it will not be to their advantage to accept every applicant. They are too busy booking their experienced male models to interview and groom hundreds of inexperienced young guys!

All the cities combined in a midwestern state do not have a fashion talent booking market comparable to New York, Miami or Milan. Midwestern male models must compete for a limited number of male modeling jobs. While a male model in the Midwest can use professional male modeling as a way to supplement regular income, chances are it will take him a long time to earn enough to return a $450-$800 initial investment in expensive portfolios.

Abercrombie and Fitch Models who have Myspace Profiles

CampusMen.com has begun listing A&F male models who have profiles on Myspace for those of you who are fans of Myspace Models. You can see Lane & Kyle, along with Albert Reed. Be sure to check out rising star Dennis.

Please let us know if you know of other Abercrombie and Fitch male models on myspace, so we can add them to this page.

Modeling Conventions in small cities get guys hopes up

Male modeling conventions hold "open calls" to locate people and select a "few" prospects. This makes young guys get their hopes up - with the aim of getting their wallets open. Organizers tell the "finalists" that they need to pay a $600 fee to attend a modeling convention featuring big city male modeling agents brought in from larger markets.

Modeling agents from top modeling agencies in larger cities attend these conventions because they get a free vacation out of it. They rarely choose young guys from these modeling conventions.

Potential male models can reach the same agents simply by mailing simple modeling photos to the agents' home offices. (A directory of male modeling agencies in the U.S. can be purchased from Peter Glenn Publications by calling 1-800-223-1254.) If a modeling agent is interested, he or she will fly the prospect in for an interview.

The bigger question is if you are willing to leave your job at Target and your girlfriend to go live in New York or Los Angeles to pursue a modeling career?

Beware!

Small-time Modeling Agencies Sucker Young Guys into Assembly Line Shoots

Some modeling agencies in small markets who make their money off naive young guys may fly in a male model photographer from a major market such as New York or Los Angeles to impress naive young guys who want to model. The modeling agency pays the photographer $25 - $100 to photograph multiple male model. However, the agency charges the male model $400-$450 for the shoot. Male models are hurriedly photographed with a dozen or more other guys during a short period of time. This leaves little time for special attention to any one male model.

A good modeling portfolio includes different styles of photographs created by different male model photographers. Photographs in a portfolio should not all be photos from the same model photographer.

Beware!

You can read more modeling tips at CampusMen.com

True Life: I'm moving to New York

If any of you guys watched MTV's show True Life: I'm moving to New York, you probably saw the dumb aspiring model name Josh. Josh was an aspiring model from Wausau, Wisconsin that had an agent in New York.

There are many male models who would have jumped at the opportunities that Josh was offered. But unfortunately some guys are not as smart and appreciative as others. Throughout the whole show, Josh does many stupid things that makes you just want to slap him. One of the idiotic things he did was fall asleep in a restaurant which caused him to be late for a modeling booking. Who on earth does that!? It's one thing to over sleep -- but to fall asleep in a restaurant... that is just ridiculous!

Then he had an opportunity to model in Milan, but couldn't because he had traffic warrants. So he had to remain in Wisconsin. Now if that is not dumb... what is?

-Jade

What coulda Been: Tyson Beckford

Did you know male supermodel Tyson Beckford was considered to play Angela Bassett's "kept" young man in the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"? The movie was which is based on the author Terry McMillan's real life story on how she found love in Jamaica with a man 20 years her junior. Many say that this role launched the career of the actor Taye Diggs, who played Bassett's sexy Jamaican love interest. Although Tyson has appeared in several movies, he hasn't received a role that would elevate him to the leading man category. That could be because of the stereotype that goes along with modeling -- which is: Models can't do anything but look pretty. But... if Tyson would have landed the role, he might have been able to crush that myth.

Sorry Tyson!

-Jade