| Every day I receive requests on how to | | | | agencies in your area. Once you have a general |
| becoming a model. Things like how to get started, | | | | idea of what the scene looks like, contact some |
| finding and contacting a modeling agency, and | | | | of the agencies and set up an appointment to |
| getting a first photo shoot. | | | | meet with them. Meeting with the agency can be |
| How to get started: | | | | the hardest and most nerve wrecking part of the |
| Before you get started doing anything, you should | | | | whole experience. Be firm, and don’t allow |
| ask yourself these questions as they will help | | | | the agency to take advantage of you! |
| guide you for the rest of the process. | | | | Things to ask and look for are: |
| What do I want to get out of modeling? | | | | What have they done for other models? |
| What am I willing to put into becoming a model | | | | What can they do for you? |
| What kind of model do I want to be? Fashion, | | | | Can they meet your needs as an invividual and as |
| Runway, swimsuit, sport,etc. | | | | a model? |
| How flexible am I for traveling and for time | | | | Does the agency have similar goals for you as |
| Once you evaluate these questions, There is two | | | | the ones you have for yourself? |
| ways you can go. One is to contact a modeling | | | | The final question How to get a first photo |
| agency which I will explain below. The other | | | | shoot depends on which route you take. If |
| method is to act like your own agency and | | | | you go with an agency you will have to arrange |
| create your own portfolio. This is easily done over | | | | with them, to have a photo shoot taken, and to |
| the internet, now with several places in which you | | | | start building your portfolio. If you decide to go on |
| can post pictures, and information on yourself to | | | | your own, you will have to build your own |
| attract talent scouts. | | | | portfolio. Either by using photos that you already |
| If you choose to go the traditional route and to | | | | have, or by contacting a photographer to have a |
| work with a modeling agency, It can be hard at | | | | photo shoot done. I would recommend that hiring |
| times to know first of all how to find a good one, | | | | a photographer is the route to go, as it looks |
| and what to look for in a modeling agency. You | | | | more professional, and the quality is much greater |
| can easily look up and find agencies in phone | | | | than simple family and friends photo’s,etc. |
| books or online,etc. Before you do any of that, I | | | | Good luck with your search. |
| would recommend contacting anyone you know, | | | | Feel free to reprint this article as long as you |
| that is a model, and finding out about some of | | | | keep the following caption and author biography in |
| the experiences that they have had with modeling | | | | tact with all hyperlinks. |
| and general, and also specifically with different | | | | |