Getting Started as a Local Model
Modeling is a great option for women and men of all ages, from kids up. There are many different types of job opportunities in local modeling, such as runway, catalog, glamour, promotional, commercial, as well as some for plus size and petite girls.
Any of these local modeling jobs can help build confidence in any person, as well as help their personality shine!
And, if you land employment with some of the better local talent agents, these jobs could possibly lead to bigger things - such as the international market where supermodels like Arizona Muse or Abbey Lee Kershaw resides.
Agency Requirements
Many jobs with the local model agencies have different types of requirements - not every type is the same. Some require you be the typically tall and skinny for the catwalk, but now some require you to just have a certain look and a great personality, or at least be a certain weight and height (such as for the petite, plus size models).
Local Model Scam
To get started you need to do some research, to make sure you do not fall part of a scam. There are a lot of scam fashion management companies out there who will just take your money and run.
How to Apply
When you find the right agent for you follow their instructions of getting started, which may be submitting your photos to them, through email or postal mail. It's very important to contact them in the way they have instructed on the model agency website. Do this wrong and your submission might just end up in the trash!
Your Stats
The local agency will want to know more about you, such as your name, your address, your age, and what it is that you are interested in - such as modeling jobs for kids, teenagers or adults (ex.: swimsuits, dresses, runway, commercial print photo shoots, etc.).
Some advice I can give to anyone wanting to get into local jobs for models is, if you don't succeed with one modeling agency, try someone else. And, when you are out there, doing what you do, be confident! Your chances of getting listed, and getting jobs, increases dramatically if you are 100% confident with your look, your posing movements and keep your head held high. Am I saying to be arrogant? Not at all!
How to Impress During Your Model Agency Interview
Go into the interview with a good attitude, be pleasant but professional in your behavior, talk to the talent manager just as if you are talking with a friend. In other words, be yourself. People like people with substance who can handle themselves in any situation. When you get jobs in the local modeling network, you might have to improvise and change in an instant - show the agency you can do it.
A Quick Word for Teenagers in Modeling
If you are a teen; especially under the age of 18 - Be sure one of your parents is involved with all your preparation, making contacts with local agents, etc. NEVER go to an open call or photographers model photo shoot alone! I can't stress this enough. Your career simply will not happen without the support of your parents.
There are international and local model jobs for teens available if you have the right look and/or personality. Talk to your mom or dad, get them to help you put together a plan of action, and shoot for a career in modeling!
Have a Good Time
If you're having fun, and working in fashion, commercial, or even promotional modeling jobs is truly what you want to do with your life, then that is all that matters. Prepare yourself and enjoy yourself. Sometimes other people will try to put you down (tell you to get a "real" job) but they can't keep you down - not unless you let them.
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