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[blackmodelsunite]

@asiahfortuna Bedazzled top, tie-dye bottoms, and looks that can kill. _____ Model: @asiahfortuna Host: @lm.meets _____ #photography #sonya7ii #fullerton #california #lmmeets #photographyislife #summer #summertime #instadaily #models #femalemodels #color #studio #modelphotography #allure #ocmodels #lamodels #under10kportraits #socalcollective #bossbabe #passion #womenempowerment #poolshoot #poolparty #swingmagazines Reposted from @religiousjedi . . . #blackmodelsunite (at Fullerton, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmm8WdKOy2V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[imbroimages]

Little bit of a fantasy feel to couple of my fav shots... #lmmeets model ~ @notrickman model ~ @_velvetmoooon event ~ @lm.meets ▪️ 🦋 ▪️ #tbt #art #imbroimages #nikon #dopeports #portraithood #collectivetrend #2020portraits #portraitmood #portraitpage #portraitvision_ #moodyports #immaginory #portraitsquad #portraitseekers #portraithut #capital_ports #soulportrait #flawless_ports #losangelesphotographer (at Wrightwood, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLvF6fOr94H/?igshid=hj15yj7vsdyu

[lmmtweets]

Gmorning, 1/16/19

[dapphotography760-blog]

Model: @priscillairenevotion . . . . . #LMMeets#DowntownLA#Rooftop#ConcreteStudiosLA#MoodyPorts#IGPortraits#InstaDaily#Portrait#Portraits#Portraiture#PortraitKillers#Conquer_LA#PortraitPhotography#Portrait_Shots#IG_Portraits#Portrait_Vision#PortraitMood#PicOfTheDay#InstaPic#BestOfTheDay#InstaMood#Photographer#Photography#VSCO#VSCO_Portrait#VSCOPortrait#Beautiful#Model#Smile#dap_photography760 (at Concrete Studios L.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGgbv3FOMs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yii1mpkm22fb

[hunkyalley]

Model: @rosegamez_ with @kid350z_ • • • #canon #canonphotography #portrait #model #photo #photography #photoshoot #portraitphotography #photooftheday #tfti_la #tfti #portraitkillers #discoverla #la_shooters #visualambassadors #hcollective #portraitgasm #lensbible #streetmeetla #lmmeets #lmmag https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwqXQ2n6rB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1097eni1d62b0

[achilles-photog]

A broken doll lays in wait, lays waiting for her time to strike • Model: @ladyy.lilith Shot at: @lm.meets 📸: @achillesphotography • #lmmeets #achillesphotography #porcelaindoll #broken #dark #internaldemons #halloween #ladyylilith #portraitphotography #portraitkillers #socalmodels https://www.instagram.com/p/B3u2POTHJaF/?igshid=1pd6vsvejm9py

[alexislezinphotography]

Virtual photo shoot with the lovely Brittany Westwood 🔥🔥💙 at LMMEETS

[iamdyc3]

The eYes aRe kEy. Feat. @_sharmaaybaae_ //#photo #pic #photography #photoshoot #photographer #model #modeling #photograph #lmmeets #91visuals #losangeles #follow #camera #nikon (at Downtown LA) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrEl2_DgwbJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=re0oioxmt2sz

[chrisescobar-social-blog]

Challen Park Meet by LM.Meets on November 18, 2018

Instructions:

Welcome to Chris Escobars gallery for the Challen Park Meet hosted by the amazing @ladymehanphoto. If you were sent this link, then you are one lucky person. You were chosen to be a part of this wonderful movement called “Helping Each Other Grow” or #HEOG (latin for “HUGE”, not really) I just wanted you to pay attention for a second. I need you to pay attention because I took a lot of time to edit these photos, so if you could just take some time to read this, it would mean the world to me, and it WILL help you grow as an artist.

So first things first, if you’re like me then you like to look at all of the photos in the book first before you start reading, so check out all of the photos that I took at the photomeet down below.

After you are done looking at them, continue reading if you liked at least 1 of these photos.

If you didn’t like any of them then close this out, this is not for you.

Quick Tip: Tap or click on the image to see it in full resolution.

Continue reading if you want to download any of these photos in Full Resolution.

In the Images: @petite_mystique, @daskiimmy, @deathbecomesher_ @capria_kodachrome , @lydiazelmac, @thegracielacey, @clarkesurrey, @aztec_buttercup, @lordshyne

Huge Thank You to everyone that participated, you gave us the opportunity to grow!

Whether you are a model, photographer, makeup artist, hair stylist, designer… whatever you are, you are very much appreciated in the community. Well at least I think so, if I didn’t then I have no idea why I am writing this. I guess I just really care about all of you, and I really care about helping you continue to grow. I keep using this word “grow” and I just want to clarify that, by grow I mean expanding your network to work with real professionals.

Have you ever dreamed of working with some of your biggest inspirations, or dreamed of making more money doing what you love, or dreamed of just living the American Dream?

I dreamed once, and then made my dreams come true.

For those of you who don’t know me, I’ve been on big movie sets, I’ve been on big commercial sets, I’ve hustled the same way you are currently hustling. I started at the very bottom and worked my way up to the top.

But I am NOT here to brag about it, not here to gloat, showboat, or here to taunt you.

I am here to help you. “Chris, why are you trying to help anyone, when you could easily be making some great money doing what you love?”

Well, let me tell you a little bit of my story for you to fully understand.

I started doing what I love when I was 15 years old, which is Dance, Film, and Photography. I was in High School, so I did it part time. I really really really sucked. I thought I was good, but looking at those pictures today, I want to puke. I am 26 years old as of June 13, 2018.

I started working for Del Taco at age 16, that was my first job.

After High School, I went to college to learn Film and Photography, more in depth. I dropped out 2 years later because I couldn’t afford it anymore. However, I still always had a full time job that I fell back on.

Since the age of 16 I always had a stable job and income. It was great financially, but heartbreaking emotionally because I HATED and DREADED going to work at a place that has nothing to do with my passion. Full of people that only care about numbers and money, I did this for 10 years! I worked a regular job, and tried my best to get photo or video gigs, but I was only able to get about 1 paid gig every few months.

This year was the year I decided to take the risk of diving in face first, into becoming a full time creator. It was not easy, and it still isn’t.

But I am doing it, I am finally living the dream I have always dreamed of.

“Chris, How are you doing it? Do you have some really good connections? Could you help Me Do It?”

I would absolutely love to show you how to do it. For FREE too. I want to show you everything I know about photography. I want to show you everything I know about videography, cinema, dance…

I believe in each and every one of you, I believe that you could be the next big artist. I believe you could be the person I want to hire when I work on another big project.

I am tired of everyone saying or thinking they are better than someone else. NO, we are all the same, only difference is some people are more skilled than others.

I am tired of artists comparing each other to other artists. I am tired of Judgement and hatred. I am tired of people hating just because they don’t like what they see.

What do I mean?

There are models that are fat, skinny, tall, short, round, square, purple, orange, clear… WTF, Clear? (Yea, we don’t have rules on how clear a product is when we do commercial photography)

The people behind the camera are fat, skinny, tall, short…

There is no rules… Who says you have to live up to a standard that someone else made up?

You’re gonna live your life living up to a set of rules that someone else made up?

Most of you beat yourselves up like if words actually mean something. Stop IT!

“But Chris, I was always called names and bullied and punked because I don’t look perfect.”

Yea so was I, and you know what I did? I told them “Close your eyes then”

If you don’t like what I look like, or if you don’t like what my art looks like, then close your eyes and imagine it being perfect. I was made to look the way I look, I’m sorry you don’t like the look of a person, or a human. I made this art to look the way it looks because I like it. If you don’t like it, then don’t look at it.

So what does this have to do with being successful in my career choice?

Well, if someone doesn’t like you for your looks, or a photo of you, or a photo you took. Then the answer is simple, THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT YOU.

If you are judging someone by the way they look, their race, their size, their skills, their art, then you don’t care about networking.

Talking to people is the absolute best way to meet people that are professionals or going to become professionals. You never know who knows who, and if you judge someone negatively, then it will bite you in the ass in the future.

Why do you think the bad guys always lose in the movies, because the people that judge are the “Dark Side”.

So you should really think about who is in your circle and cut anyone that doesn’t support you and your decisions to continue to do what you love. If you have 1,000 followers on IG and only 20 people are liking your photos, even though you can clearly see in your analytics that you made over 400 impressions, then a lot of those people don’t care about you.

The LIKE button should actually be a “I CARE” button. (Password for the photos: I Care)

Because if you actually liked something, that means you care about it.

Example, I like Eminem.

Some of you would say Eminem is the best, but some of you would say Eminem is stupid.

And if I posted a photo of Eminem and I, I would get likes from anyone that is an Eminem fan. No likes from Eminem haters.

But you know that I like Eminem, and you know that it’s something I am proud of. So why can’t you just support?

Same goes with our art, you know that I love what I created, but you can’t support just because you are judging something, or comparing it to something else?

The Message I am trying to spread is, without the support of your peers, you are nothing. And if you are judging anyone, then you are not supporting either. If you are judging, you are destroying the industry that everyone is working hard to keep alive. If you are not supporting one another, then you are being selfish.

It takes .000001 second to tap a like button, 5 seconds to type something meaningful in the comments, and the person will appreciate what you did and remember that you are a true supporter if you continue to support. Then when that person gets the skills needed to become a professional or needs someone to be a part of something big, they will remember you.

As much as we remember every negative thing said about us, we also remember every positive thing said about us.

So if you want to be successful, remember that we all have flaws, lets not point them out and move forward. Let’s Build each other up, not down.

We have the television to tell us the bad news, we have each other to tell us the good news.

Thank you so much for reading all of that, I know it’s a lot, and to be honest I could keep going but I don’t want to lose you. We need to spread this message because some people just don’t get it and those are the ones dragging all of us down. We are people, not adjectives, adjectives shouldn’t have the power to hurt people.

If you would like, you can download these photos here ——————-> Click Here

-Chris Escobar

[bellamortephoto]

Model:@shockofpale ▫️ ▫️ There are some models that every move they make is amazing and she definately does this and more. I love that I got to shoot some of this type of imagery at this meet @lm.meets #lmmeets https://www.instagram.com/p/BnxJx1YhCOR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=196fqm9v1l2oi

[selens-official-blog]

#Repost @mingtelo ・・・ @rachel_johns13 at @lm.meets meetup. Thnx to @lm.meets for a great get together. 😎 🖊 Geeky photo stuff Canon 5dmii 24-70mm f2.8 lens at 48mm 1/320s, f2.8, ISO 200 Godox Xplor600 Manual Selens 36” parabolic softbox Godox Trigger 🖊 . . . . #theportraitproject #portraitheat #portraitkillers #portraitvision #portraiture #top_portraits #portraitpage #Portraitmood #igportraits #selens #godox #fdstudios #collectingportraits #pursuitofportraits  #portraitsla #portraitkiller #portrait_universe #agameofportraits  #portrait_shot #abc7eyewitness #losangelesgrammers #portraitgames #ig_portrait #canonusa #minglo #lmmeets @portraitvision @portraitpage @portraitgames @portraitstream @comfyportraits @portraitsnyc @portraitmood @portraitsquad @collectivetrend @goldencoastportraits https://www.instagram.com/p/BqfVhQWhxuq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tn237u4bmlqe

[blackmodelsunite]

@_soulbeautiful @religiousjedi Sunset highlights the romanticism of people. #throwback time[] [] Model: @_soulbeautiful [] Host: @lm.meets [] [] #modeling #models #photography #sonya7ii #life #liberty #happiness #love #beauty #pacificbeach #sandiego #california #blackmodels #ocshutters #portcult #lmmeets #photographyislife #hotgirlsummer #instadaily #womenempowerment #glowup #sunset #beach . . #blackmodelsunite (at Pacific Beach - San Diego, CA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS1cwnorJR3/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lmmtweets]

Hamilthought (1/10/19)

[dapphotography760-blog]

Model: @bellamuerta . . . . . #LMMeets#DowntownLA#Rooftop#ConcreteStudiosLA#MoodyPorts#IGPortraits#InstaDaily#Portrait#Portraits#Portraiture#PortraitKillers#Conquer_LA#PortraitPhotography#Portrait_Shots#IG_Portraits#Portrait_Vision#PortraitMood#PicOfTheDay#InstaPic#BestOfTheDay#InstaMood#Photographer#Photography#VSCO#VSCO_Portrait#VSCOPortrait#Beautiful#Model#Smile#dap_photography760 (at Concrete Studios L.A.) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrnaB2yFqC8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12q3sp2dct5ii

[achilles-photog]

"Dear God, hope you got the letter" Model: @xxkaytlynxx 📸: @achillesphotography Shot at: @lm.meets • So which spirits are coming out to the LM Halloween meet? I'm looking forward to seeing all the makeup and creepy designs • #achillesphotography #lmmeets #portraitphotography #xtc #lyrics #photomeet #socalmodels https://www.instagram.com/p/B1c18ddnjXV/?igshid=164o88p3hw93f

[alexislezinphotography]

Too many from this set with this beauty that are my favorites 😍🖤 model: Melissa at LMMEETS