Ngemifanekiso yakhe evezwe kumaphephancwadi afana ne-Esquire, Flaunt kunye ne-Sports Illustrated; Umsebenzi kaYu Tsai uye wanceda ekuchazeni ezinye zeempapasho eziphezulu zanamhlanje. Umfoti ozelwe eTaiwan, owakhuliswa eMelika wayesoloko ethanda ubugcisa obubonakalayo, eqale waqeqeshwa njengomyili wemizobo kunye nomlawuli wobugcisa. Emva kokubamba iintengiso ze-jeans ze-Guess kwi-2006, uye waqhubeka nokudubula kwiimpawu ezininzi eziphezulu kunye neempapasho ezisebenza ngeemodeli ezifana noCandice Swanepoel, u-Irina Shayk noKate Upton endleleni. Kungekudala, i-FGR yafumana ithuba lodliwano-ndlebe no-Yu Tsai malunga noko kumkhuthazayo, indima yakhe njengomcebisi kwixesha elizayo le "America's Next Top Model", yintoni efunekayo ukuze ufumane ifoto elungileyo kunye nokunye.
Iseshini yefoto elungileyo ifana nesiqhelo esimangalisayo se-tango. Kukho ukupha kunye nokuthabatha, ukuphakama nokuhla, amaxesha okuzola kunye nomzuzwana we-crescendo; ubudlelwane obuhle kunye nolungelelwano lokuchasana.
Yeyiphi eyona nto uyithandayo ngokudubula abantu?
Ihlala ingalindelekanga awunakuze ucwangcise; nokuba ucwangcisa, into ihlala itshintsha. Kukuguquguquka rhoqo. Ndihlala ndinovuyo lokusebenzisana nombono wam kunye nezifundo zam. Ndiziva ndingahlala ndifunda into kwaye ndidale into entle kunye.
Ngaba ufumanisa ukuba kukho umahluko phakathi kokudubula umdlali weqonga okanye imvumi vs. imodeli?
Kukho umahluko omkhulu phakathi kokudubula oku babini, kodwa indlela yam isoloko ifana. Kum yonke ifoto yefoto ihlala iyintsebenziswano. Iseshini yefoto elungileyo ifana nesiqhelo esimangalisayo se-tango. Kukho ukupha kunye nokuthabatha, ukuphakama nokuhla, amaxesha okuzola kunye nomzuzwana we-crescendo; ubudlelwane obuhle kunye nolungelelwano lokuchasana. Iimodeli zinika umfoti ithuba elingakumbi lokuziphatha njengekhanvasi. Bakuvumela ukuba udale okanye wenze kwakhona. Nangona kunjalo ngabadlali kunye neemvumi, ihlala ingumsebenzi womfoti ukubamba eyona nto bayiyo. Namhlanje kunanini na ngaphambili ishishini litshintshile kakhulu kwaye umgca phakathi kwabadlali beqonga, iimvumi, kunye nemodeli uye waba mfiliba.
Ngaba ungazichaza ezinye zeempembelelo zakho?
Ifilimu endiyithandayo ngalo lonke ixesha yiBlade Runner (isikiwe somlawuli). Indlela yokubalisa amabali, uhambo olubonwayo, kunye nokuthathela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha kundenze ndathandana ne-cinema. Ndizama ukusondela kumsebenzi wam ngendlela efanayo, ngokuhlala ndiqwalasela iinkcukacha kwaye ndiqinisekise ukuba kukho ibali eliza kubaliswa. Ndikwathe phithi kuyilo lwale mihla lwaphakathi kwinkulungwane. Kuhle kakhulu ukubona apho kunzima ukudibana khona kwaye kudala umbono oguqukayo. Njengesazi sebhayoloji esiqeqeshwe ngokusesikweni kwindalo yasendle, indalo isaqhubeka iwuphembelela umsebenzi wam. Ndiyayihlonipha kakhulu indalo. Oku kundifundise ukwamkela inkqubo ekhokelela ekugqibeleni kwisiphumo. Isiphumo sokugqibela sokudubula kufuneka sizive singenamsebenzi kwaye singanyanzelwanga.
Ngubani owawuthanda kakhulu ukudubula kwaye ngoba?
Ngaphandle kweFrench Bulldog (Soy_The_Frenchie) eyimyuziyam ngenene, uGuinevere Van Seenus sesona sifundo ndisithandayo ngamaxesha onke. Uyikhanvasi yokwenyani evumela umfoti ukuba apeyinte kwaye enze imifanekiso engaphefumliyo. Uyimodeli enika ngokupheleleyo kwaye ayibambeli nto. Yonke intshukumo eyenziwa nguGuinevere ingabalisa ibali kwaye wonke umfanekiso owuthathayo uhlala wahlukile.
Ngaba kukho umntu ongekamfoti ongathanda ukumenza?
Khange ndifote uMongameli uBarack Obama. Ungumntu ocingayo wale mihla kwaye unempembelelo kwilizwe lethu ngeendlela ezininzi ezimangalisayo. Ndiyithanda kakhulu loo nto emntwini. Kuyafuneka nditsho, ndingathanda ukufota uKate Moss. Ngoba? Ngokuba! NguKate Moss!
Ngaba unokwabelana nantoni na malunga nexesha elizayo leModeli ePhezulu elandelayo yaseMelika?
Ndingumcebisi kwiimodeli. Ngumsebenzi wam ukukhokela kunye nokubumba iimodeli ukuba zinikezele kangangoko banako. Unokulindela umjikelo wama-21 we-ANTM ukuba uzaliswe lulonwabo olunamandla aphezulu.
Ngowuphi umzuzu ozingcayo ngomsebenzi wakho ukuza kuthi ga ngoku?
Iphulo lam lokuqala lefashoni. UPaul Marciano undinike ithuba lokudubula uGuess Denim ngo-2006. Undithemba ngokupheleleyo. Eli phulo lalikunye no-Elsa Hosk, uJon Kortajarena, uCaleb Lane kunye noNoel Roques. Eli phulo livule ngokwenene iingcango kunye namasango amaninzi kumsebenzi wam namhlanje.
Naliphi na icebiso kwabafuna ukufota?
Funda ii-greats, kodwa yenze eyakho.
Gcina ukudubula oko kukukhuthaza ngokuzithemba.
Akukho sabelo sincinci kakhulu.
Thatha lonke ithuba ngathi lelokugqibela.
Bagxothe abakuthiyileyo, dubula ngovuyo, kwaye wenze imifanekiso enebhongo ngayo.