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Unfortunately
like almost every other type of job or business opportunity there are
plenty of scammers out there willing to take advantage of young and
unexperienced models. Ok,
so you are now asking I hope HOW! Well if the ad or offer sounds too
good to be true it most probably is. The ads or offers targets the
inexperienced offering paid work for people who what to gain experience
and get on the first rung of the ladder in this hard market to enter.
All shapes and sizes just regular people we can get you paid acting or
modelling work. That sounds great however what these companies do is
charge an admin fee and then forget about you. Alternately they will ask
you to come along to a photo shoot, you will be photographed but you
will be asked to buy the portfolio of photos at the end of the shoot.
This portfolio will cost you dearly. Most
reputable model agencies when signing up new models will give the model
a list of photographers that they recommend and have used for some
time. It’s then your decision as to which photographer to choose.
Remember to take a chaperone and don’t be forced into posing for shots
for which you feel uncomfortable with. With your first photo shot under
your belt you will need a Composite card this is around 8 x 6 inches
approx. in size and has a number of your best shots i.e. one large head
shot with three or four smaller shots along with your stats and the
model agency that is representing you. Since you have no money coming in
at present through modelling it makes sense not to have too many cards
produced, you can always have more printed later. Most
model agencies will not ask you for an upfront fee for work they claim
that they can get you. Model agencies work by getting you the job, being
paid by the client and then paying you. It’s simple really they take a
commission so the more work they get you the more money they make. A really good source of information can be found at http://www.modelingscams.org/" rel="nofollow -
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