Welcome to Living My Dream by Taylor Renee

Welcome to Taylor Renee's Living My Dream Blog!

Taylor Renee Headshot by Hollie ten Berge

This blog is all about me, Taylor Renee. I want to be a model and actress. I know it will be hard work and the odds are against a small town girl from Oregon, but I've got a great mother agent Image Modeling Development in Medford, Oregon already and have been selected to attend the IMTA conference in LA on January 2013.

I am really excited to attend the IMTA conference to try to find representation in some of the larger cities.  For a small town girl, this is an amazing opportunity to meet agents in the areas that obtain the most exposure and jobs in the modeling and acting industry.

Some very famous people got their starts at the IMTA conference in both modeling and acting.  Most people are more familiar with the actors, than the models, but I think they are all really talented.

My favorite actors and actresses that started at IMTA include Ashton Kutcher (a bunch of movies and tv shows including The Butterfly Effect, Punk'd, That 70's show, and Two and a Half Men), Jessica Biel (Seventh Heaven, Blade: Trinity, The Illusionist, and more) , Elijah Wood (Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings), Allyson Stoner (a Disney star and costar in the Step Up dance movie) and Ashley Greene (Alice Cullen in Twilight series and other movies).

My favorite models who started at the IMTA conference include Mariah Strongin (currently in the Target commercial and has done campaigns for  Delia's, Teen Prom, and more.) and Branden Rickman (won Bravo's Make Me a Supermodel tv show).  Both Mariah Strongin and Branden Rickman started at the same mother agency as me too!

In order to attend the IMTA conference, I need to raise a lot of money.  Luckily, I live in a great community that tends to be really supportive. My family is also helping with plans for fundraisers including a concert, recycled can drive, bake sale, and more.  If you want to check out information on the IMTA conference, please click here.  As we do the fundraisers, I will post more information about them too.

If you are business owner or person who sees this who might like to donate, anyone who donates a $100 or more will get a line in the IMTA conference book, a post here with a picture of me at/or in front of your business, and a copy of the photo printed for you to hang on the wall at your business (if you'd like to).  This will usually count as an advertising expense, so your accountant may be able to write off a sponsorship donation!

I am starting this blog, with help from my mom, because I want to have a place to Thank the amazing people in my community for their support. I also want to share my journey as I continue working towards living my dream of being a model and actress.  I also want to be able to let people know about the fundraisers I'm doing right now and then later, hopefully, about the cool jobs I get as I get started in this competitive, but great industry.

I'm too young to do this without help and my mom is making sure that I am safe, so while it is great if you want to leave comments, my mom has it set to have comments needing to be approved before they show, so don't be surprised if they don't show up right away.

Thank you everyone for helping me start Living my Dream!