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Hoping to get into an agency.
This if my biggest goal at the moment. I have tried out for 4 different agencies, and I didn't get any replies. Is it my look? My height? Measurements? What do you guys think it is? Dec 30 08 01:04 am Link Your height and measurements are semi ok, not fabulous, but close to standard. So you'd have to blame your look. Dec 30 08 01:10 am Link Two things 1) Probably better in the critique section 2) See #1 Dec 30 08 01:12 am Link K E S L E R wrote: To get signed? Nope. Dec 30 08 01:14 am Link IrisSwope wrote: Opps, mistook booking from signed. Its late, I should be going to bed now Dec 30 08 01:16 am Link This probably does belong in the critique section. I'm fairly new to posting here, so forgive me. IrisSwope wrote: Would you mind telling me what's wrong with my look? I have so many people telling me I should model. Dec 30 08 01:16 am Link I think you have great potential. More & better pics and give it some time. The holidays is a terrible time to get anything accomplished. Associate with positive and supportive people. Hang in there baby. Dec 30 08 01:17 am Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: Well, from experience I know that most of the agents I am with like a minimum of 5'9 and I have noticed that a lot of them also do not like hips over 34. I am 34 so I barely slip by. Agents can be very picky. What were the agencies? Maybe you started out too big. Sometimes you have to go local before you can get into the big leagues like ford, elite, IMG, wilhelmina, Next...etc.. Dec 30 08 01:20 am Link Hair change and slim down legs and drop to 110sh Then some good plain snap shots of the natural you hair down and hair pulled back and such. Dec 30 08 01:23 am Link I would have to agree with Iris. You don't ALREADY need professional photos when submitting to an agency. I didn't have professionally done photos and I was signed on-the-spot to my current agency in New York. I would say though that sometimes your look can work against you. Depending on the agency or the locations of the agency, they only sign a certain amount of girls who look a certain way; they may only sign a hand full of girls with blonde hair and green eyes. It just depends on who they market to. Like Tropic says, just hang in there. This time of year can really suck for trying to get signed or for trying to get work for that matter. Stay determined. When one door closes, another one will open up eventually. Dec 30 08 01:24 am Link J O N A T H A N wrote: I'm trying to slim down and it worries all of my friends and such. My legs are also fairly strong. I used to figure skate. I have issues Dec 30 08 01:27 am Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: Also try sending your snaps then to agencies over seas as well may make for a fun adventure if it works out ^_^ Dec 30 08 01:29 am Link Roxanne Jewel wrote: I tried out the one in Vancouver. Dec 30 08 01:30 am Link You're at the bottom end of the height scale & nearing the upper end of the age range for fashion/runway. You're not in a great market for a lot of other things. If you want to get signed you have to have the build & the looks AND be where the jobs are. Dec 30 08 01:30 am Link J O N A T H A N wrote: WS2M. One of their scouts told me to e-mail them. I sent in snapshots to them a year ago. They replied a few months ago asking for updated snapshots. ..They take forever.. Dec 30 08 01:31 am Link I've been in this boat before with my own (critique) forum, so I totally feel for you and will give you a real critique and not just crap on you as you will find a lot of people do on here (everyone, btw, don't repost my quote and crap on ME, I'm just saying that a lot of people on here just shoot you down and don't give any real advice...if you really just feel like trying to kill someone's dream (or hobby, you never know) either don't post or at least attach something useful that the model can use). That being said... I think that you have strong features and the height, but if the photos that you have on here are any indication of what you've been sending to agencies, that's going to be your problem. Try to find better photogs and be willing to pay a pro to build up your port. I would also suggest that you work a little more on your expressions and maybe not have so many super make-up shots. (BTW I hear the expressions advice all the time from awesome photogs, so I really think that's the key...  ) Hope that helps and good luck! I think that you could get signed if you really want it and work for it! Dec 30 08 01:32 am Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: That's because Jett, like a lot of small regional boutique agencies, makes a lot of money selling portfolios & charging you to be in their "model searches." Dec 30 08 01:34 am Link Mo Cromer wrote: I've sent in natural snapshots. No make-up or anything. I agree about the expressions for sure. Thank you Dec 30 08 01:35 am Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: I am not familiar whith those personally so I cannot give you advice for that but I can tell you that agencies change their perspective on what they are looking for all the time. You just have to keep trying. Some of my agencies I am with I had to submit to multiple times before they would even interview me. That is just how it is so keep trying!! If that does not work...try other agencies. There are all kinds. You really have to submit to a lot of agencies. It is kind of like college. You do not just apply to one and hope you get in. You apply to many and go from there! Maybe one will like you or maybe 3, you just never know. Do some research and look up all the agencies that you are willing to work with and start sending in your pictures Dec 30 08 01:41 am Link Roxanne Jewel wrote: Thanks for the advice Dec 30 08 01:44 am Link J O N A T H A N wrote: What would you suggest for a hair change? Dec 30 08 01:45 am Link no prob Dec 30 08 01:45 am Link Ok girl, my thoughts: (for what they are worth...maybe nothing haha) (The below advice applies if you're looking to be a fashion model) You are at the bottom of the height range, this means that the agencies have to love your look even MORE. It also means that you need to lose a bit of weight. Desired stats for a fashion model are 34-24-34 and there are no shortage of girls who fit these requirements that are 2 and 3 inches taller than you are. To have the same silhouette as the 5'10" girls when you're 5'8" you need to be even skinnier. So that's the first thing. Second, I agree you need a hair change. Try checking out models.com, or browsing the girls on some top agency websites to give you ideas and find something you like. When you've toned a bit and changed your hair, have your mom or a friend take some snapshots, you in a bikini, with a simple background. Clear face shots, profile and full body. But hurry, unfortunately, time is not on your side  Dec 30 08 02:26 am Link 36 inch hips.....should be 34...but thats not the issue... while you are an attractive young woman..you are not striking... you are GND....so not really agency material... develop a commercial print port and how you can contrubute in selling a product or service....then you might get their attention.. Dec 30 08 07:36 am Link have to agree with the above post. with your height you have the ability to do fashion, though you measurements may hold you back....... Dec 30 08 07:58 am Link  if you look like this right now... yup, they rejected u b/c you're not skinny enough. Although bootique agencies would take you!!! Dec 30 08 08:16 am Link Good luck with making the changes needed and getting into an agency! Dec 30 08 08:22 am Link Besides the usual slimming down a bit, one thing that may help you is improving on your poses and expressions. Spend a lot of time posing in the mirror. Having great abilities can help make up for where you fall short. Dec 30 08 10:05 am Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: People tell everyone that... Dec 30 08 10:11 am Link its your face honey. you don't have a fashion face, you need large, wide cheeckbones, hollow cheeks, wideset eyes (yours like mine are too close together). you have a nice commercial look and could try smaller modeling where you live. but i wouldn't try to make a career out of it. I've had the same problem with fashion, but i've been able to work in fashion thanks to my height, location and agressivness. you are still very pretty btw. Dec 30 08 10:39 am Link Adriana Lica wrote: I'm 10 pounds lighter now than what I was in that picture. Dec 30 08 11:52 am Link This site is really interesting for showing what are the facial features of a fashion model (they compare fashion models to glamour models) http://www.femininebeauty.info/fashion- … e-features At the end of the page you'll have links for other features a fashion model does have. For the rest, send pictures to agencies. Normal, plain pictures of you with a natural light. Try it! If they refuse you ask if you can improve yourself ; can you change something to want them working with you or is it a categoric NO? And just a point for the 34" hips : don't loose weight till you reach this. A lot of agency models have stats that are 35" hips. It's all a matter of proportion. You would need to tone up yes. But statistics are what they are. It's a matter of what your body looks like and if you enter certain standards. Look at the comp cards of models in the agency you want to apply. It will give you a good idea of what they are looking for. If you do all of this, at least you will have tried! If it works, that's pretty cool for you!!! Edit : it's not because 4 agencies don't reply that you'll never get in. Try to go to their open calls. Sometimes e-mail are not that good. Anyways, with your height, stats and features, if it doesn't work, you could go towards commercial modelling. It's really interesting and I read that there is more money to do there. There are always options. Sometimes you'll have to give up some ideas you had but you can surely do something if you really want to. Hope it helps! Cheers, Dec 30 08 11:53 am Link tereyn wrote: I want to model because I love it and have a passion for it. Not because someone told me I should.. Dec 30 08 11:57 am Link Besides height, body type and looks there are many reasons models get turned down. Big agencies do not have time to un-do bad habits. Models with natural poise, move well and new are easier work with in front of the camera than a model who's worked only with photographers who "pose" them. Natural moods and energetic personna that shows in snapshots are best. Dec 30 08 12:20 pm Link tereyn wrote: i love singing. and i'm passionate about it. that doesn't make me any good at it. Dec 30 08 12:33 pm Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: you've gotten a lot of answers here. you not wanting to accept them doesn't make them any less accurate. everyone's got gifts. make the most out of the ones you were given and cut your loses on the ones you weren't. Dec 30 08 12:48 pm Link Ekaterina Joukova wrote: There are a LOT of people who look at a pretty girl and say "honey, you should model." Dec 30 08 01:24 pm Link I think you have a good look. You are a little short for runway. Maybe try changing up your hair, its very lifestyle/commercial I think. I think agencies look for models who have a look that is chameleon-like (if that makes sense). If a model has the ability to change her looks relatively easily, then they will get booked for more jobs. Maybee? Dec 30 08 01:31 pm Link Here is your quote: Ekaterina Joukova wrote: Now, here is mine thanks to cut and paste.... do you see how silly this sounds now....... Dec 30 08 01:32 pm Link Digitoxin wrote: Thank You DIgi, But I doubt she is going to actually listen to your VERY insightful information Dec 30 08 01:45 pm Link |
