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Where are all the paying jobs!? Sep 22 05 11:49 am Link Merlot wrote: I ask the same question in South Carolina... where are all the models willing to pay for professional pictures? Sep 22 05 11:56 am Link If you're 5'10"+ and a perfect 34-25-34 ... NYC, LA, Chicago, mostly. If you're anything else-- promotional modelling (sales work), adult/erotic photos/film. At least as far as I've been able to tell. I'd say there are probably small local print/commercial markets for gorgeous girls 5'7"+. Anything else is probably pretty special.  Sep 22 05 12:17 pm Link The paying work is hiding out with the agencies mostly. Sep 22 05 12:28 pm Link Damn me for getting tattoos when I was younger! Sep 22 05 02:27 pm Link Well, the good paying jobs are generally reserved for the well educated, the connected, those who have skills in a technical field, downtown in the big office buildings, etc. Oh, you mean the paying modeling jobs. Well, the best jobs go to the girls that are freaks of genetics and have that one in a million combination of height, weight, build, skin, hair, body shape, etc that the rest of us generally aspire to (or if you are politically correct, which the media has force fed us to aspire to). There are thousands of "cute" girls. Cute don't get paid because for every cute girl that wants to get paid, there are 100 cute girls who will do it for free TFP as they think it's going to launch their career. Even in a paying market, maybe 40 girls get a look for a job, but only one gets chosen and paid. It's tough out there. No different than all the kids who grow up and "want" to be a baseball player. Those who make it to the majors are few and far between. Mark Sep 22 05 02:41 pm Link Merlot wrote: I did the same thing! Got excited about being 18 now I have a mural on my back and a sucky tattoo on my stomach! I am getting them removed as soon as I can save up! Sep 22 05 02:47 pm Link Josie Nutter wrote: If only I could grow 9" and lose the ghetto booty... Sep 22 05 07:03 pm Link They are definintly not in Michigan LOL Sep 22 05 07:20 pm Link Weldphoto wrote: Shit, I was about to start a thread re: how much to charge since I've had a few models contact me asking about my rates - btw. this and all sorts of other online nonsense I've witnessed lately, I think I'm going to stick my head in a bucket of ice for a while... Sep 24 05 03:02 pm Link If I may inquire: - How much do you charge? I won't mind if you don't want to answer this specifically in such a public forum. - You are not finding any work? From either professional photogs who are working on behalf of a client or semi-pro/advanced amateurs who can pay a model in order to add quality images to their own portfolio? Sep 24 05 03:11 pm Link Steinberg Photo wrote: We're both in NC - as far as photographers go, the pickings are slim and it breaks down into the following catgories with a FEW exceptions who fall in between: wanker sleazebags who can't shoot but have cornered the "newbie model" market and operate like factories (i.e; have nice gear but no ideas) and/or talented photographers who are *sigh* alas, broke. So, once you've shot with a few of the gems here, theres not much else to work with - then again, given those considerations, I don't expect modeling in this area to be a financially lucrative undertaking. Its something to do, not something to expect to profit from unless you're willing to move, imo. Sep 24 05 04:09 pm Link Steinberg Photo wrote: We're both in NC - as far as photographers go, the pickings are slim and it breaks down into the following catgories with a FEW exceptions who fall in between: wanker sleazebags who can't shoot but have cornered the "newbie model" market and operate like factories (i.e; have nice gear but no ideas) and/or talented photographers who are *sigh* alas, broke. So, once you've shot with a few of the gems here, theres not much else to work with - then again, given those considerations, I don't expect modeling in this area to be a financially lucrative undertaking. Its something to do, not something to expect to profit from unless you're willing to move, imo. Sep 24 05 04:09 pm Link nyx wrote: you call THAT ghetto booty? if thats ghetto booty then.... well...... i don't know but i like your booty! does that mean i have to turn my hat backwards and wear pants 5 sizes too big? Sep 24 05 05:10 pm Link |
