We discuss a Ted Talk given by Cameron Russel, entitled: "Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model."

How does the way a person looks affect the way you think about them?

How do you use personal style to control the way you are perceived?

What does it mean to be a model, today? Do you have to be represented by an agency? What about Instagram Influencers? Do they count as models? Where do you draw a line around what it means to be a model in the age of social media.

What matters more? Looks or confidence? Russel talks about having won a "genetic lottery" and explains how she feels about being a beneficiary of a legacy of valuing a certain aesthetic.

Can anyone be a model? What does it take? 

A model is an important part of a creative team that makes marketing materials for businesses. When we respect the work that a model does, when we focus on what they bring to the task of making compelling fashion photography, when we start to think about a model as an artist instead of just an attractive body, then we will start to crack open the narrow halls of conventional marketing to create a more interesting world full of diversity and fun. All kinds of different people are sexy and cool and when we begin to change our minds about beauty, fashion and art, then we will inherit a richer world.

What is an artist's job? 

How do artists build up their credibility through their work?

What does self-compassion look like? How is it different than self-pity?

Self criticism or self love? When do you choose to improve or soothe?

How do you track your progress as an artist? Do you have certain goals that help you to keep things moving forward? 

In this episode, we discuss coping mechanisms and how to maintain your sanity during the holiday rush. 

We read this article, HERE: https://positivepsychology.com/coping/ and found it to have lots of helpful insights. How do you deal with the stresses that come from the demands of the end of the year.

Thanks for listening!

Hello friends welcome to another episode of the Dialogic Podcast.

It’s Madison Marie Models

and Jake J. Thomas Photo

comin’ atcha!

It’s Sunday night here, and that doesn’t matter cause it’s Tuesday morning

I love it

You know what you could be listening to this on a Friday. You could be listening to this on an alien spacecraft. We don’t know where these things are going.

No clue. We do hope you enjoy.

Hopefully you enjoy it, aliens. Come to earth and be nice, it’s fun.

We love you.

She just made a sign at the audio recorder.

I know, I love when I do this. I’ve done this a few times.

There’s no video.

No.

But, I can see her in the reflection of these sunglasses.

I look a little alien in these sunglasses.

A little.

Ok, moving on.

In this podcast, Madison and Jake recount a day of hiking to a waterfall scouting locations for an upcoming shoot. With all the rain, their trip into the forest has some seriously exciting moments.

Thanks for listening!

In this podcast, Jake and Madison discuss their quest for healthy and delicious snacks and their research into the businesses that make them. We discuss the Rx Bar, Bob's Red Mill and contrast their marketing and business models. 

Madison has been researching the toxic effects of beauty supplies following up on her interest with the Honest Company. 

We also ask about the business of modeling. How does a young model find work? If brands are not actively hiring, how do you find a way to get gigs? What kinds of social media efforts lead to paid work? How can models proactively look for opportunities? 

Today we talked about the biggest danger on the internet today: ourselves. In a world where we have access to pleasurable content at any time, restraint takes on a new value. It's like a huge all-you-can-eat buffet of sexual content. When you have this kind of access, how do you create a healthy diet of content? How do you set limits on what you consume?

How do you set healthy limits on the content you consume? 

What is your relationship to sugar? To porn?

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Jake and Madison talk about the new direction their work is taking.

Inspired by a shoot they did with a Synergy Clothing dress, they discuss ideas about creating the best content for working with brands. 

How do you use research in your creative work?

Which brands communicate values in a way that resonates with you?

How does the history of a brand, or a region or of a medium inform the photography you make?

Here is a link to the photograph we made with the Synergy dress: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5daYQcgkFc/

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In this podcast we discuss some ideas about how to create a successful family in the social media and internet era. 

What do you all think? Do we need more examples of happy and highly functioning families? 

How do you build structure into your family life? How does social media affect your family?

Love to hear your thoughts.

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In today's podcast we discuss our creative work together. We talk about our intentions in making art and creating a space for others with similar goals.

Where is the line between art and porn? 

What is the best way to combine business and art? 

What are safe ways to do photography with a nude figure?

What are we doing with our Patreon? 

How to consider family relationships while making art?

These questions and others are answered during our 1 hour conversation. 

We also discuss The Honest Company and the idea of having purpose for your brand. 

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