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Hey...

Ok...
So I just found a way to quickly update!

I'm thinking this is gonna be one hell of a NEW ride!!!!!

YEAH BABY! YEAH!!!!!!

Dayum!!

Wow!! I didn't realize that I hadn't updated my personal site in such a long time!! So... I'll try to do a better job of it this time. I'm updating / redesigning it! I'm switching to a CMS site instead of a full flash site.

I'm trying to get a nice gallery design that is easy to use and even easier for you to navigate through... so please bear with me.

I plan to continue to have the current design and the CMS designs both active so you'll see what progress has been made.

Thanks for reading and checking up on me!

Lance Tyler

Back in NJ

I moved back to NJ after a short 6 month stay in GA. It seems that GA is great for certain things... but terrible for others.

Needless to say, I'm very happy to be back up here where I belong.

And on top of that... everyone / everything seems to have missed me!! So my phone has been ringing and getting all kinds of emails to get me back into the swing of things. I need more of my equipment to get going... but for the most part... I'm alive... in pretty good health... and ready for action!

Now bring it on!

I'm about to run the flames up through the ROOF!! And if you can't feel the blazes... your face isn't close enough to the page or to your computer screen!

I mean BUSINESS!!

NO HALF STEPPIN' ALLOWED!!!

Modeling: An Introduction

I have found writing an introduction to be most difficult. How do I sum up what to look for and learn from the rest of the material on the web site? How do I lead into the knowledge one needs to build the dream of becoming a model and yet make folks aware of the many scams, rip-offs, sexual hank-panky, dangers and a wannabe's own unreal expectation that take away from that dream? I also struggled with trying to capture the creativity and fun side of modeling with out going all corporate capitalist. But after much thought on this I have come to the conclusion that the popular line "show me the money" is the best lead in one can have. I don't mean to support the notion I hear far to often, "well if they pay me lots of money I might consider modeling." With me that attitude would have you out the door on the street. I mean when one digs down through all of the talk, the glitz, the glamour, the hype, and takes a look at the money steam it tells you a lot.

Following the money stream, either going out or coming in, can quickly show one what they might be getting into. The term "modeling" covers a vast and varied area of endeavor and not just the high fashion modeling popularized on TV. If one is looking to become a "professional model" you need a positive money stream or more money coming in then going out. One can also look at different types of modeling and quickly see what are the chances of having a positive cash flow and how much that might be. If you have as much going out as coming in then by IRS definition, that is a hobby. Hobby modeling can be great fun, a positive experience, and some may even work though a hobby period to go on to be a professional model. If large amounts of the money seem to going out with very little certainty of any money coming in then you can be assured your being scammed or ripped-off. Modeling is not like becoming a doctor where you have a set path of schooling that costs a large amount of money but you are assured if you complete the program of study you will become a doctor and you will have an income. For a lot of modeling you either have the talent and look or you don't. It does not matter how much you want it or how hard you work at it or how much you pay for schooling and photos, if you do not meet the basic physical characteristic of some types of modeling (thinking of high fashion here) you will never become that type of model.

Now having said that let me confuse matter by saying a model is generally an independent contractor (an independent business) and with any business there are some start up cost involved. The challenge is coming to understand what are reasonable cost of getting into the modeling game and at what point is someone taking advantage of your dreams and ignorance of the modeling profession to part you from large amounts of your money. Only through education can you hope to know the difference. This site does not offer all of the answers but I hope the following material will start you on the right road to learning about modeling.

Hopefully....

So after getting on the phone with the manufacturers of my lens, I found out that all I would need to do is find my warranty card and my receipt.

DAMMIT!!!!!

I can't FIND my receipt... wouldn't have any idea where to start looking and who the hell keeps them that long anyway?!?!?!? (I know my dumbass will from now on! I mean... your equipment is a business related expense right? DUH!!)

So then the woman I was talking to on the phone asked how I purchased the lens... if it was online, or cash or credit card. Of course it was credit card and I am not too thrilled about making large, important purchases like that ONLINE, especially when (at the time) I live 20 minutes away from Manhattan where the home of the largest camera / photography supply store in the world is... (B&H) as well as some highly noted and reputable competitors... Tri-State Camera, Adorama, to name a couple. So the woman suggested checking for my bank statement. I mean... I knew when I purchased the lens, because I immediately started doing contract work for one of the companies I still work for, soon after getting the lens home.

So now the only potential problem was being able to access that bank account online... since I closed that account. So I went to the website, tried logging in. Great... I'm in!!!

I scour the site, looking for a link to view past statements...

Click.... October 2007...

Click.... DAMN... not there...

I purchased it at the end of the month... so it would be on the November statement....

November 2007... Click... GREAT!! Print!

Called the lady back... told her of my good fortune. She said to print out JUST that particular page that the purchase is on... the whole statement wouldn't be necessary. Print out the repair request form on the website, and ship it off. I asked if I could drop it off instead because I may be moving soon so I need it back as quickly as possible.

"Not a problem at all. Is there anything else I can help you with, Mr, Tyler?" "No, not really. But by the way... how long do you think it would take to get it back?"

5-10 days... depending on what the problem is and whether any parts needed to be ordered.

WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?! Ok, ok, ok... that's not too bad... I better get moving then.

So I hop in the car and drive 45 minutes to Duluth to Camera Repair Japan. The intake person takes my information and my lens and fills out some paperwork of his own. I then ask him the same question... "about how long do you think it would take because I'm probably going to need to have it shipped back to me instead of picking it up"

7 days - 3 weeks.

HOLY SHHHHH**!!!" Are you serious???? "It depends on what needs to be done and whether or not there are parts that need to be ordered from the warehouse or from the manufacturer. We are an authorized service center.

Wow.... so no matter what... it is going to have to be shipped to me either way. I hope they are finished with my lens before June 4th... I'd really hate to have to leave it here in GA... instead of in my camera bag, on the road, going back up north with me!

Oh well... just have to wait and see....