I feel like a celebrity.

You can’t blame me, really. Whether you’re shooting a movie or a commercial or – in my case, a catalog – there’s something inherently fabulous about being the center of attention and having a group of people cater to your hair, your makeup, even the direction in which you’re looking.

Yes, today, Aubrey officially entered the world of modeling.

Before you get too jealous (not that you would), it wasn’t really that glamorous. That’s not to say it wasn’t fun, mind you, but I doubt that Vendela or Elle McPherson wear most of their own clothing when they go for a shoot, nor do they end up wandering the streets looking for the crew. And despite it all, despite the fact that my photos will only appear in a catalog instead of on the cover of any glossy magazine, I’m still feeling a bit star-struck.

An only child – which should be evident by now – I’ve always loved the camera. Hell, just look at the sheer number of photos I have on this site and you’ll see that’s true. My dad was a freelance photographer for a time, so I’d bet that there are more baby pictures of me than a typical family of 5 has of their children. So it goes without saying that I’m pretty comfortable in front of a camera.

While standing still, that is.

I’m a harsh critic on the photos of myself. Double chin? Re-take. Weird angle? Nix it. That’s the beauty of digital cameras – you can erase anything that makes you look less than cute and re-do anything you’re not happy with for one neurotic reason or another. Yet when the choice is out of your hands; well, let’s just say that I’m 99% sure I’m going to end up looking like a hippopotamus who is auditioning for the distinctive title of “most double, triple, quadruple chins” at one period. The fact that my shoots involved me running and then – no lie – skipping with my purse in hand only increases the chance that I’ll look a bit ridiculous.

And yet, despite it all, I loved it. I loved the wardrobe try-on, the light meters, the fact that people across the street were standing and staring while I skipped down the street and tried (at least once without avail) to not run into a light pole while skipping forwards and looking backwards in the “over-the-shoulder” lighthearted smile. (Note that this pose was me trying to mimic one done by Portia de Rossi in another photo taken by the same photographer. And don’t think for a second that I wasn’t thinking “I’m Portia de Rossi!!!” the entire time while I was skipping. No wonder I ran into the light pole.)

Perhaps I’ve got a future in catalog modeling! Just think – I could be the “Real People Model of the Year!” (Do they even have that? And yes, note that they did ask for a “Real People” model. And yes, note that I’m pretending that prefix didn’t exist on the request.)

(Sigh.) Today, the Segway catalog. Tomorrow, the world!