Peek at the portfolio of any hobbyist model photographer working in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and you’ll probably find a picture of Rachel Jay. A marketing manager by day, for the last two and a half years Rachel has been one of Chicago’s busier hobbyist models at night and on the weekends.
I’m using “hobbyist” as a shorthand term for models and photographers who work without benefit of modeling agencies and production studios. Like many hobbies—pottery, jewelry making, woodworking—you do it mostly because you like it, but there’s a chance to make a little money too.
Rachel has a new blog about this kind of modeling. (I stole the term “hobbyist” from her—I was going to write “amateur” but I knew it wan’t right.) If you’re at all interested in the Chicago modeling scene, check out the blog of Chicago model Rachel Jay.
To get an idea of the dedication that serious models put into this hobby, check out her Bring It! list of stuff she recommends models bring to every model shoot.
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