Okay, so I kept seeing Addison Rae pop up everywhere, not just dancing on TikTok, but doing actual modelling stuff. Like, proper campaigns and photoshoots. And I started wondering, what does that actually involve? Is it just being famous and standing there?
So, I Gave it a Little Go Myself
Not like I was trying to become a model, obviously. But I got curious. I decided to spend an afternoon trying to replicate that kind of ‘influencer model’ vibe you see on Instagram, using her style as a sort of benchmark. Just to see what the process felt like, you know? Out of sheer curiosity, maybe a bit of boredom too, stuck inside.
Here’s what I did, roughly:
- Scrolled through a ton of her pictures. Looked at the poses, the outfits (well, tried to find something similar in my own closet, which was a challenge itself).
- Picked a few poses that looked, I don’t know, achievable?
- Tried to find decent lighting in my house. Which is harder than it sounds when you’re not a pro. Near the window seemed best.
- Got my teenager to reluctantly snap some photos with my phone. Big sighs involved.
The Actual Attempt – Yeah, Not So Easy
Man, it felt awkward. Trying to copy those poses, the slight head tilt, the specific way of holding your hands or looking ‘casually’ into the distance. It felt completely unnatural. I just ended up looking stiff or like I was trying way too hard.
What you don’t really notice when just scrolling is how specific everything is. The angle of the camera, the way the clothes hang just right, the background. It’s not just ‘point and shoot’. We took maybe 50 photos? And honestly, maybe one or two were just about okay-ish, and even then, miles off the polished look you see online.
And that brings me to the next thing: editing. I didn’t even bother trying to edit them much, just basic phone stuff. But looking at the actual modelling shots online, you just know there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes. Smoothing things out, adjusting colors, maybe even tweaking shapes a little. It’s definitely not just #nofilter, no matter what they say.
What I Reckon Now
It kinda reminded me of this one time years ago, I worked briefly for a small local catalogue company. Nothing fancy, just clothes for older folks mostly. Even back then, before all this influencer stuff, the amount of work that went into making a simple jumper look appealing in a photo was wild. The pinning, the steaming, the specific lighting rigs, hours for one shot. And the models then, they weren’t just standing there either, they knew how to work with the camera, the clothes.
So, this whole Addison Rae modelling thing? It’s not just about having followers. Sure, that gets you the job. But there’s clearly a skill to it, or at least, a team around you making it look effortless. It’s a performance, just like acting or dancing. It looks easy from the outside, scrolling through perfectly curated feeds.
My little experiment just made me realize how constructed that online image is. It’s a job. Maybe a weird job to someone my age, but still a job that takes effort and a whole lot of smoke and mirrors. Made me feel a bit better about my own awkward selfies, honestly. They’re real, at least.
