IMAGEfield F.A.Q's


Q: What age does my child have to be to do your Modelling Training? A: The only age requirement I have is really a 'responsibility and self awareness’ requirement. Generally, the Training is aimed at year 7 and up, but as with all things there is always the exception. If your child is enthusiastic, motivated and not just needing baby-sitting, then I can’t wait to meet them! Q: How do I know if my child has what it takes to be a Model? A: The Modelling industry is a fickle business, what is ‘in’ today may be ‘out’ tomorrow. Luckily for the majority of us, current trends are leaning towards more natural, real and even "edgy" looks. The days of the Supermodel’s unattainable good looks are gone, thank goodness! And in their place, down to Earth beauty. Q: I really want to reinvent my image, will it cost me fortune? A: Not necessarily! Whilst Image Revival involves looking at what you’ve got and fine tuning and polishing it, and Image Renewal is about discovering who and what you have grown into and adapting your image to fit this new you, both of these processes are deeply founded in one underlying principle, the state of our Self Esteem. That is, how highly or otherwise we esteem ourselves. It takes a great deal of commitment to secure a positive, personal image, and certainly new makeup, clothes and hair styles can be an expensive element of that commitment (but that’s what Smart Shopping is all about). Don’t forget, sometimes the cost to us personally of feeling lost and lacklustre most of the time, is already too high. Q: Is there really such a thing now as "phone etiquette"? A: Sure is. As always, the beauty of Etiquette is that it has such a simple dictum at its’ heart. And that is that everything we do and say, and all of our behaviour, must be in the best interest of the people and community around us. For the same reason that we do not wear shorts and thongs to a funeral out of respect for the departed and their loved ones, or eat with open gnashing jaws at the table (the reasons for this are obvious - ugh!), holds true for phone etiquette. If talking and laughing on a mobile phone, whilst in company or simply out in public, disturbs the peace of others or makes your company feel ignored, then it is considered bad etiquette. Always turn mobiles off at school, in restaurants and when keeping company, or if you’re waiting for an important call, then switch the ringer to vibrate and warn your guest first, apologising again when taking your call. When in doubt though, turn it off! Q: I want to completely make over my look, but don’t want all my friends to know I’m doing it, should I tell them and risk their judgements and comments? A: Absolutely not. What could be more personal and private than the journey of self discovery and change? If you feel that this process might not be treated as delicately as it deserves by your friends and loved ones, then keep it to yourself, it will be our secret! Ideally, I tell my clients that the objective of an Image Renewal is to slowly unfold, so that one day you’re stopped and told, "Something looks different today, did you colour your hair, or cap your teeth, or lose weight, or something?" Never mind the specifics, be as elusive as you want, they won’t hear anything from me, I adhere to a strict confidentiality policy. The nicest thing of all is when they just notice that you’re looking wonderful.

Q: What age does my child have to be to do your Modelling Training?

A: The only age requirement I have is really a 'responsibility and self awareness’ requirement. Generally, the Training is aimed at year 7 and up, but as with all things there is always the exception. If your child is enthusiastic, motivated and not just needing baby-sitting, then I can’t wait to meet them!

Q: How do I know if my child has what it takes to be a Model?

A: The Modelling industry is a fickle business, what is ‘in’ today may be ‘out’ tomorrow. Luckily for the majority of us, current trends are leaning towards more natural, real and even "edgy" looks. The days of the Supermodel’s unattainable good looks are gone, thank goodness! And in their place, down to Earth beauty.

Q: I really want to reinvent my image, will it cost me fortune?

A: Not necessarily! Whilst Image Revival involves looking at what you’ve got and fine tuning and polishing it, and Image Renewal is about discovering who and what you have grown into and adapting your image to fit this new you, both of these processes are deeply founded in one underlying principle, the state of our Self Esteem. That is, how highly or otherwise we esteem ourselves. It takes a great deal of commitment to secure a positive, personal image, and certainly new makeup, clothes and hair styles can be an expensive element of that commitment (but that’s what Smart Shopping is all about). Don’t forget, sometimes the cost to us personally of feeling lost and lacklustre most of the time, is already too high.

Q: Is there really such a thing now as "phone etiquette"?

A: Sure is. As always, the beauty of Etiquette is that it has such a simple dictum at its’ heart. And that is that everything we do and say, and all of our behaviour, must be in the best interest of the people and community around us. For the same reason that we do not wear shorts and thongs to a funeral out of respect for the departed and their loved ones, or eat with open gnashing jaws at the table (the reasons for this are obvious - ugh!), holds true for phone etiquette. If talking and laughing on a mobile phone, whilst in company or simply out in public, disturbs the peace of others or makes your company feel ignored, then it is considered bad etiquette. Always turn mobiles off at school, in restaurants and when keeping company, or if you’re waiting for an important call, then switch the ringer to vibrate and warn your guest first, apologising again when taking your call. When in doubt though, turn it off!

Q: I want to completely make over my look, but don’t want all my friends to know I’m doing it, should I tell them and risk their judgements and comments?

A: Absolutely not. What could be more personal and private than the journey of self discovery and change? If you feel that this process might not be treated as delicately as it deserves by your friends and loved ones, then keep it to yourself, it will be our secret! Ideally, I tell my clients that the objective of an Image Renewal is to slowly unfold, so that one day you’re stopped and told, "Something looks different today, did you colour your hair, or cap your teeth, or lose weight, or something?" Never mind the specifics, be as elusive as you want, they won’t hear anything from me, I adhere to a strict confidentiality policy. The nicest thing of all is when they just notice that you’re looking wonderful.