We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Rachelle Callison. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Rachelle below.

Hi Rachelle, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

I guess I would say I learned to model working with my aunt taking photos wearing her hat designs. I started doing that with her when I was about 13, she would guide me on how to hold my head and my expressions. I didn’t do much else besides working with her modeling wise until I was 19, if I had realized I wanted to get further into modeling I definitely would have pushed myself to do more in that time! I think the most important skill I had that helped me from the beginning was understanding my body and how it would look when I move. The main obstacle that prevented me from learning more in the beginning would be the fear of putting myself out there, working with new people!

Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers

I started officially modeling around the beginning of covid, doing a little here and there for fun. I do a couple different kinds of modeling including product, editorial, creative, and portrait sitting. I think what May set me apart from some models is how high concept my projects I work with and make are, I like for there to be a clear vision or story to be present in most of my work. The thing that I am most proud of is probably just the fact that I’ve continued to push myself as a model and trying new things out of my comfort zone! Something I would like people to know about my work is that I typically handle everything myself when it comes to my look, hair, makeup, styling, and often times the concept in general!

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Creating content that makes viewers excited, inspired, and feel like they want to share my work definitely feels good, but I would say the most rewarding part of being a creative is making or being a part of something that love. When I create a photo that I keep coming back to look at because it matched my vision exactly is extremely fulfilling and is the core of why I do my art.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

I’ve gone through many periods of my modeling career so far where a person or the events in my life have tried to take away my creativity and motivation to do what I do, but I feel that I have persevered through it all and continued to do what I love!

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @chelle.cal

Image Credits
Guillermo Ballon Noelle Brochu Steven Mangus Anna Lamm