David Chiu

I had a lot of fun today at the photo session for the Asian Visa ad. Everyone was really nice. They did have an issue with my hair. It was too “hip” for what they were going for so they asked me if they could trim it. Usually I would say no, but they only wanted to trim an inch from the back and I know my hair grows fast so I said ok. The rest of the day went smoothly except for a slight hyperhidrosis attack that happened after I stepped on a pin that got in my shoe. The makeup person then had to check me every few minutes and put more powder on me ’cause I was sweating it off. It was a little embarassing but I stayed calm and just went with it because there was nothing else I could do. In-between wardrobe changes for the girl I was working with, they actually turned up the A/C, told me to sit under a vent, and they put a fan on my to cool me down. I had to laugh when the makeup girl saw me, laughed and said “You just stay there”. A couple minutes later and I was paired up with another female model for another role of shots. This time I was calm and dry. The makeup girl still checked on me every few minutes but I had it under control at that point.

One thing that was pretty cool was that they shot a bunch on pictures using a digital camera and the art director from the agency had a laptop with the comp loaded in Photoshop so they could instantly drop the photo into the art to test it out. I was also told the ad would appear in newspapers and posters around Los Angeles so I’ll be keeping an eye out for it!