so if you guys have ever been rejected
by a modeling agency and you didn't
understand why or what you can do to
improve your chances this video is
definitely gonna answer your questions
I'm gonna give you guys five simple tips
on how to get signed to a modeling
agency hey what's up guys welcome back
to my channel and if you're new to my
channel
definitely check me out and subscribe I
give you guys some of the best tips on
how to break into the modeling industry
I also give you guys some awesome
fashion tips as well so a lot of you
guys have reached out to me and asked me
how can I get into an agency or maybe
you've been rejected a couple of times
and you didn't understand what you were
doing wrong I've actually been there
myself I've been rejected at least five
times minimum by the same agency that
ended up representing me for over ten
years
so here are five simple tips that you
guys absolutely need to follow if you
want to get signed to an agency tip
number one know your type when I say
know your type I mean know what type of
model you are I've made a video called
the 13 types of modeling and you guys
can check that out on the right top side
of the screen I believe it's around here
check that out if you haven't seen that
video but finish watching this one first
so number one know your type know what
type of model you are if you are a
high-fashion model you can pretty much
get signed to any agency of your choice
if you are a commercial model you need
to know that your commercial model know
what type of model you are if you're a
fitness model of your lifestyle model
look at the requirements in my other
video where I break down to 13 different
types of modeling I give you guys what
some of the requirements are for those
categories so if you fit into any of
those categories that's your type you
know what type of model you are and just
to give you guys an understanding
high-fashion models usually have hollow
cheeks they have high cheekbones
majority of the time they meet the
height requirements if you're a male the
height requirement is anywhere from 511
to 63 and if you're a female the height
requirement is 5 9 to 5 11 so
high-fashion models
would almost always meet these
categories the cheekbones is very
important they have very specific
measurements that they need to meet to
be in high fashion model and overall you
just have to have a very interesting and
edgy look so back to knowing your type
if you are a commercial model go to
agencies that represent commercial
models commercial prints don't go into a
high fashion only agency because you're
going to get rejected since you're not
what they're looking for if you're a
fitness model look for fitness modeling
agencies don't walk into a commercial
print agency or a high fashion agency
expecting to get signed so you're only
wasting your time you're wasting the
agent's time you're within other
people's times as well so just know what
type of model you are and look for
specific agencies in those categories my
next tip is to make a target list
so think about searching for a job right
when you're searching for a job you have
an idea what companies you love to work
for and each search for their openings
and see what positions they have open
and see if you qualify this is how you
should approach searching for it agents
think about what agency would you love
to be represented by and then just kind
of go down the list give like your top
ten agencies that are in your category
now once you've put that list together
look for their submission or
requirements whether it's an open call
whether it's an online submission look
at the details read their website and
see what you need to do to get seen by
them
my next tip is to do research do your
research on the modeling agencies in
your target list first of all you want
to find out are they registered business
are they in the Union how much
percentage do they take from their
models what kind of charges are they
legit like do they have complaints in a
Better Business Bureau or anything like
that if you have a really good target
list with top tier agencies you're not
gonna have this problem at all
next is that you want to look at their
model board see what types of models
they represents do they have people that
already look like you because if they do
have let's say four or five models that
already look like you then that might be
an issue because you're just competing
against the models that they already
have
the next thing you want to look up is
the submission guidelines some agencies
only accept online submissions and they
tell you exactly what they're looking
for whether it's digital Polaroids
headshots full body shots exact they
tell you exactly what they are looking
for so make sure that if they're looking
for digital Zoar they look for headshots
and beauty shots make sure you
photograph those images with a
professional photographer even if
they're digital's even if it's simple
Polaroids or simple digital's still get
them professionally done because there
is no such thing as an unreached Picture
in the fashion industry so this is my
fourth tip my fourth tip is to get your
digital's for online submission work
with professional photographers get them
polished and get them ready don't just
rush and submit any photos that you have
you want to be really strategic because
you only have one chance to make a first
impression and agencies don't have a lot
of time so they're constantly just going
through these online submissions really
quickly and making decisions fast and
then for agencies that do have open
calls some of them have it twice a week
some have it once a week take your time
don't rush this because again you only
have one chance to make a first
impression take your time make sure your
skin is looking great make sure you've
been working now to make sure you've
gotten your body to how you want it to
be just make sure you're ready be body
ready have your skin ready make sure
you're looking and feeling your best on
the data you go for the open call
because again you only have one chance
to make that first impression and then
when you go to the open call you want to
make sure that you're addressed in
form-fitting clothes if you're a guy
just wear a simple form fitted t-shirts
some jeans be really simple take a book
a portfolio book with you if you have
one and if you don't that's still fine
if you're a female it's best to wear you
know jeans and some high-heeled shoes a
tank top or something that shows off
your physique and your long limbs
that'll be ideal then my last tip for
finding an agency and this is probably
the best tip that you guys are going to
get this is absolutely hands-down the
best way to find an agent the best way
to find an agent is to get
furred by a model that's already signs
it at agency or by a photographer by a
designer that you've worked with
definitely get referred if you can shoot
with a lot of professional photographers
because professional photographers they
often know people in the fashion
industry or they know agencies they know
other models so if you shoot with a
professional photographer and you sort
of build a relationship with that
photographer you can access a tog refer
to refer you to any of the agencies that
they have worked with and if you have
friends that are models who are science
to the agencies that you love to sign
with tell them to bring you in this is
one of the best ways to get a one-on-one
meeting with an agent alright guys so
that's it for this video those are my
five tips on how to find an agent I
guarantee you guys if you follow those
tips you would definitely get signed and
definitely drop a comments and let me
know when you get signed if you guys
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