Every hand model remembers their first real closeup, and mine is in this reel. There was a whole conversation about manicure color, a cash reimbursement at the shoot, and a very memorable moment of realizing: okay, this is really happening. Whatever you do, don't mess up your nails.

I've been shooting in both Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area for a while now, and honestly, they're two pretty different worlds. Not better or worse, just different. Here's what I've actually experienced working as a professional hand model on set across both markets.