DesTo submit your pictures to model agencies and managers, it costs nothing. Costs that may come into play once your signed include, photo shoots, travel to modeling markets, sometimes housing. Development can be advanced by the agency in some major markets.cription text goes here

DeYou should never have to pay anything to sign with, be promoted by or be represented by a model agency. You do NOT need classes. Another red flag is agencies that charge you for development and photoshoots in house. Most agencies do have an annual fee which includes your digital portfolio on the site and sending your book out electronically. This is common.scription text goes here

The 1st and most important thing that many kids do not do is to first identify where you fit into modeling. What type of model are you? Fashion? Commercial? Social media? From there you then are able to understand where the best markets and agencies to submit to. Many people don’t know how to identify this so I am a resource to let you know exactly where you belong and what the best path is for you.

You want to take basic digital shots of you fresh faced and natural in nice natural light. You want to take a headshot, both profiles and a full length.

The function of agencies is to promote and book you for jobs. In many cases they also can develop and manage your career and business.

Fashion modeling is the type of modeling almost everyone wants to do. These include high fashion brands like Gucci, Dior, Louis Vuitton & Versace. However only a very small percentage of models fit in this category as you are predominantly born with a certain unique look and body shape that is asked for with these type of clothes. While the payday for some of the high fashion campaigns can be significant, they come fewer and far between and a wave of momentum 1 season can settle into very little the next. Commercial modeling is a much more prominent way to model targeting the department stores, casual fashion brands like The GAP, J Crew or Levi’s. This embodies a much larger body of models. The commercial route is based on selling clothes in volume and the benefit is the potential to make large amounts of money.

You should always wear a form fitting outfit that hangs on your body well. Something that is not too baggy and not too tight. It should be solid colors, no patterns or crazy graphics to distort the shape of your body. Black is always a preferred color to streamline your look. However recently more models are expressing themselves with a more colorful and stylish presentation to set them apart. There is not right or wrong answer on this, simply to wear it well and to show your proportions. If you are not well versed in personal style naturally I would not take significant style risks that could flop in front of the agents.

Start with following your favorite models and see the way they pose. Practice in a mirror. If you’re a model, watch the other models on set. Have a friend do a faux photoshoot of you and just let loose. Take risks not only with your body but your expressions. The more you shoot, the better you get. Also see my resources page for some videos I love on teaching models how to move.

There are so many photographers online saying they can shoot you, it should be easy right? The truth is that 9/10 kids spend their hard earned money on the wrong photographers; photographers that aren’t real fashion photographers, photographers that dont know the right way to shoot that particular model or just plain bad photographers. I can look at any person and know exactly how they should be shot. Sending agencies no portfolio is better than sending a bad portfolio. In my frustration watching so many kids pay for the wrong photographers, I have created my own model photo sessions so each model is shot exactly how they should be shot by a top working creative team in NYC. On top of that our photographers are skilled in actually training the model and teaching them rather than just shooting them. See here for more.