TANYA ELYSE
Photo by Dante Toussaint Photography
Looking Forward to New Heights When did you first get involved as a model? I first got involved as a model in October of 2019. After studying how some modeling shoots occur, I made my first attempt at attending an Albuquerque Street meet (a grand photo shoot with multiple photographers and several models meeting up with a common theme/concept). I can count on one hand- and few fingers how many photographers actually wanted to take my photo, but there was one in particular who not only took my photo, but reached out and asked to do an individual shoot with me. The photographer was Alberto Perez. After one shoot, I was determined to keep growing and getting better. Taking any opportunity I deemed fit to push myself forward as a model.
ago is when I started to act on making shoots with photographers & the rest is history!
What or Who inspired you to pursue such a competitive career? About two years ago a good friend of mine asked to photograph me. She is an amazing photographer named Nancy Herrera (of Devorah Photography). I couldn’t believe it was me in the photos she’d captured. When I told her “that’s me? How did you get such a great side.. Nobody has ever photographed me that way before”. She had told me the following beautiful words, “It’s just the way I see you. You’re a model!” She convinced me that I have what it takes. At that time I had begun making moves by observing/studying our modeling community, and about 10 months
Photo by Dante Toussaint Photography
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