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Spirit-New York
530 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 [ spiritnewyork.com ]

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Fri: 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Sat: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
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General Admission: $40.00
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Model Fusion is an industry-recognized and professionally-produced national convention for models, photographers, and other industry professionals. This is a great networking opportunity for professionals as well as amateurs in the modeling industry. Six years of age or older are welcome.

Two days event include:
  • Photo Shoot : See Photographers Available
  • Photographer Seminars
  • Model Seminars
  • Modelween 04 Party (oct.23rd)


  • Instructors and Photographers
          : Seminars/Workshops Session
          : Photo Shoot Session
    Seminars/Workshops Instructors
    Aaron Marcus : OMP ID: 74938

    Aaron has been making a living as an actor and commercial model since 1986. As of today he has been booked 1000 times. He also has been cast in many types of projects, from the West Wing to a TV commercial for McDonalds. His book, How to Become a Successful Commercial Model, is considered by many to be the "Bible" for the industry. He has given over 300 acting/modeling seminars throughout North America and also publish an acting/modeling quarterly newsletter. You can visit his website www.howtomodel.com to learn more about the industry by reading my free acting/modeling advice column, called, "ASK AARON"

    Present:
    The One Secret to Getting Commercial Modeling Work
    Sat:3:00-5:00 PM / Track 1
    All Star: OMP ID: 10270

    All Star is the website's newsletter editor and author of "Modeling in Focus" -- he can be emailed at allstar@onemodelplace.com. As his alter ego Elias Stimac, he is also an accomplished writer-photographer, working for "Back Stage" magazine in New York and other international outlets. Watch for excerpts from his next book "The OneModelPlace Guide to Modeling" coming soon to OMP.

    Present:
    Acting 101
    Fri:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 2 , 4:00-5:00 PM / Track 3
    Sat:11:00-12:00 PM / Track 2
    Approaching the Runway
    Fri:3:00-4:00 PM / Track 2
    *Featuring Sheila Walker is an artist and fashion entrepreneur who, for over 15 years, has put her own creative spin on the state of fashion. Her new TriBeCa Sheila Walker Studio, www.sheilawalkerstudio.com, is not only the headquarters for her lingerie and swimwear lines She She new york , but also serves as an inviting classroom, where Sheila has built a reputation for teaching others how to create their own unique designs. A variety of fashion labs are offered, at all skill levels, for curious beginners to aspiring designers.

    Use your Imagination
    Fri:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 2
    Sat:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 3
    bob cooley : eyekon Photography : OMP ID: 276

    Bob Cooley is an award-winning photojournalist and documentarian who also works in editorial and lifestyle fashion. His published work has been featured in "LIFE Magazine," "Sports Illustrated," "Image," and "The New York Times," among many others. His commercial clients include Spalding Athletic Goods, Regent-Halex, The Office of the United Stated Trade Reprentative, The Frank Russell Company, QinetiQ-Trusted Information Management, A-Train Productions, and many more.

    Present
    Building a Better Portfolio
    Fri:4:00-5:00 PM / Track 1
    Sat:3:00-4:00 PM / Track 3
    Model/Image Release and Copyrights
    Fri:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 1, 5:00-6:00 PM / Track 3
    Sate:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 1
    Portfolio Critiques
    Fri: all day
    Sat: all day
    Chantelle Fraser

    Chantelle Fraser Bsc, Msc, first started her career in the modeling industry at Elite model management in the 1990’s she then went onto study a Masters degree in Management at the London School of Economics. Chantelle took these management skills into the modeling industry where she now manages over 60 commercial and fashion models in New York city. Chantelle is responsible for booking models for numerous campaigns seen throughout the USA, such a Steve Madden, Noxema, L’oreal, Maybelline and Avon. Her extensive client base includes Versace, Levi’s, Clairol, Abercrombie and Fitch and Calvin klein.


    Present
    The Model Project
    Fri:4:00-5:00 PM / Track 2
    Sat:4:00-5:00 PM / Track 3
    Dee Rivera : The Model Makers

    Dee Rivera has been in the fashion Industry for 15 years. She Has been a Stylist and Fashion editor for Magazine such as Latina, Mia , Estylo, Women' Day and many others. She has been a booker for agencies such as Click Model Management, ID Models and IKON Model Management. She has booked comeercial, TVand print Ads and her client list are Colgate, Microsoft Word, Latina Magazine, Vogue, America's Top Model and the List goes on. Ms. Rivera has started The Model Makers, which are weekend seminars that give you the tools and steps on how to succeed and create the possibility of being a successful Model.

    Present
    Model Makers
    Fri:2:00-3:00 PM / Track 3
    Sat:2:00-3:00 PM / Track 2
    Fame : Fame Fitness Models Expo

    Fitness And Model Expo is a culmination of a series of FAME World Events worldwide. This large annual event a giant consumer Expo with elite fitness-based competitions; offering a world of opportunity for fitness models, weight lifting enthusiasts, personal trainers, aerobic instructors, photographers, athletes, agents, producers, professionals and enthusiasts who seek fit, toned physiques.

    Present
    Fame -Fitness Modeling Interactive
    Fri:11:00-12:00 PM / Track 1
    Fri:3:00-4:00 PM / Track 2
    Fantasy Photo Tours : OMP ID: 79271


    Victor Ciccarelli heads up Photo Chimera and its Fantasy PhotoTours, www.FantasyPhotoTours.com. He has had a passion for photography since childhood, but recent has focused more on the technical aspects of Computer Digital Imagery, embarking on a career of designing digital imagery systems and software.

    Ciccarelli, the company specializes in creating scenarios for unique images states, "PhotoChimera provides opportunities for clients to point their cameras at something that would otherwise be nearly impossible to achieve, and gives them the tools they need to find their own style."

    Present:
    Extreme Modeling
    Fri:5:00-6:00 PM / Track 2
    Sat:4:00-5:00 PM / Track 2
    Jeffrey Scott : OMP ID: 25854

    Mr. Scott has been commissioned to create works for a wide range of artistic endeavors including CD covers, book covers, print, ad, fashion, glamour, artistic fine art, editorial and portrait photography. The artist specializes in fine art digital photography, retouching and manipulation. His passion for art shows in his artistically stylized photographic renderings of both women and men. His work can also be seen online at http://mysite.verizon.net/res0prb3/

    Present:
    Philosophy of Art & Photography
    Sat:2:00-3:00 PM / Track 1
    Jillian Ann : OMP ID: 1874

    Jillian Ann is a create-a-holic. She has successfully built and managed multiple careers as an indie film actress, internationally in-demand model (New York, LA, Paris, Milan, and Prague for starters) and now as a signed recording artist.

    Never one to follow the pack, she pioneered the use of Internet technology as a means of disseminating her modeling work and remains a leading edge innovator of technology as a promotional tool to this day. Her web site jillianann.com is consistently in the top 100,000 most visited sites anywhere on the web.

    Being a successful model wasn't enough for Jillian so after working in Milan she moved back to New York and began writing her debut solo record Neverland (Emperor Penguin Recordings) which she wrote, arranged and co-produced. Her efforts were recognized and given a Grammy pre-nomination in the "Best Emerging Artist" category by the Academy. Jillian Ann continues modeling for multiple magazines and creating music, (currently in the studio writing her follow-up record and working on a multi-media live show collaborative project) as well as establishing a collective for artists, performers, and musicians, and creating a resource center for young models in crisis in her spare time.

    Present:
    Safety & Modeling
    Fri:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 1, 3:00-4:00 PM / Track 3
    Sat:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 1
    *Saturday featuring Sam T'ang of T'ang Productions, OMP ID: 2079 He is an internationally published photographer specializing in beauty, glamour, fashion and swimwear styles. Sam's images have appeared in national publication such as "Maxim," "Stuff," "Playboy," "Glamour," "Teen," "Young Miss," and others. Sam shoots for top-Selling calendars which are distributed and sold world-wide, and he's also the "Official Headshot Photographer" for several Miss USA State competitions. (www.SamTang.com)

    Nutrition & Skin Care
    Fri:2:00-3:00 PM / Track 2
    Sat:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 3
    American Models Working Overseas
    Fri:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 3, 5:00-6:00 PM / Track 1
    Sat:11:00-12:00 PM / Track 1
    Kevyn Ferris : OMP ID: 1463

    Kevyn Ferris is OMP'S Executive Administrator and Director of Members Services. He was the OMP's first administrator, assisting Stuart Burden (Founder of OMP) with day-to-day operations. He has attended several workshops/events representing OMP, guiding OMP from their virtual existence on the internet into the real world of modeling and photography.

    Present:
    Internet Marketing 101
    ( Marketing yourself on Today's Internet )

    Fri:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 2
    Sat:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 2
    Michaela : OMP ID: 6858

    Michaela (Micki) was born in Germany in 1956 and raised in the United States. She began modeling at the age of 45 when a photographer offered her a TFP shoot. He wanted the challenge of shooting a mature woman with good cheekbones and long legs. The photographer encouraged Micki to put her photos in a portfolio on One Model Place. She's been busy modeling ever since. She has since signed with Models Plus in London, Ultimate Models, a UK Internet based agency, and is published in two books. She has been involved in OMP since day one and was made Feature Model in 2002. In 2003 she became a Forums Moderator and Administrator for One Model Place. Micki is a pioneer in the world of Net-Modeling and an Ambassador for women her age.

    Present:
    American Models Working Overseas
    Fri:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 1, 5:00-6:00 PM / Track 1
    Sat:11:00-12:00 PM / Track 1
    Obscure Reality : OMP ID: 68600

    Ori Bengal has been working with Adobe Photoshop since '95. His background is diverse with an array of Visual Arts such as; Video Editing, 3D Animation, Graphic Design, Photo Manipulation, Compositing, and Multimedia Authoring. He is certified in Softimage 3D, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Edit*, Smoke*, Combustion*, and After Effects. He was a Demo Artist for marketing Music Videos, Commercials, and much more. He taught at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and has independently taught throughout the USA. He is now a Photographer and works in the Print Department at One Model Place.

    Present:
    Photoshop Workshop
    Fri:10:00-11:00 AM / Track 3
    Sat:1:00-2:00 PM / Track 2
    Tina Hemond : Super Models Unlimited

    Ms. Hemond is Marketing Director of "Supermodels Unlimited" magazine, www.supermodelsunlimited.com She has been involved in marketing for over 30 years, in a variety of industries. Holding degrees in History from Elms College and Business Administration from Ft. Lauderdale College, she has been working for "Supermodels Unlimited" for the past year. In addition to marketing the publication, she also writes articles, oversees photos shoots, and helps guide the overall focus of the publication.

    Present
    Tear Sheets
    Fri:2:00-3:00 PM / Track 1
    Photo Shoot Photographers
    Brian Bothwell: OMP ID: 2283
    David Hickey: OMP ID: 37713
    Eric Hason: OMP ID: 7057 *Friday Oct.22th Only
    Jodi Jones: OMP ID: 80156 *Saturday Oct.23rd Only
    Michael Creagh: OMP ID: 1912
    Rich Drinkard Photography: OMP ID: 120
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