hey what's up guys so today what I want to do is I want to bring you guys a
model Dey she's from Chicago I'm she's been modeling for many years
and what she wants to do today is to give you guys some tips on how you can
become a model some of the best practices and just some you know some
general tips that you should know as someone who's just starting out in this
industry so without further ado let's get to it
hi guys so I guess the first thing I want to talk about is online submitting
versus actually going to an open call the number one thing that you need to do
when you are trying to get into the modeling agencies or modeling business I
should say is to do your research so you want to make sure that your going to
different websites like models.com or researching agencies that are in your
area and learning how it is that they book their models you can always submit
online I encourage everyone that is in like a city that doesn't have an agency
to submit online but I do think that there is a huge advantage to being able
to actually go into the agency like as your truest form of yourself and meet
the agents during open calls you can find out information from open calls by
searching the agency that you're interested in almost every agency will
have their open call dates and the times and what they're looking for when you
get there agencies are pretty cut-and-dry they're
very very honest about what they're looking for and what they're not
everything from what you need to wear or what photos you need to submit to them
is usually online so another really important thing when you're getting into
the agency or modeling business is appearance guys you have to know how to
take care of yourself so the number one thing in this business is that you are
your own product so that means that you are a business of yourself and that
means that your appearance is a large part of that it is modeling so that
means that when you're going into the GoSee is just like a few like little
hints you want to find a form for your form-fitting clothes that actually
flatter your body so for me this is my go-to outfit for when I'm going to any
type of casting go see or open call so if I was trying to get a new agent
today this is probably what I would wear into
the agency I have on heels just to boost myself in height I have on high waist
jeans to accentuate how long my legs are so that gives the agent like just an
idea really quickly of what my body type is and my frame and my structure and
then I have on a form-fitting seamless bodysuit with no push-up and no bra just
so you get the actual curves of what of what I really have here and then you
want to make sure when you go in you have a clean slate consider yourself a
canvas so pretty much when you're going into these agencies yes they're looking
for that bubbly gorgeous girl or the girl that has a look that's very unique
but really what they're looking for is someone that they can sell someone that
they can market to these product like to these companies and to these clothing
lines magazines commercial or print and so you want to go in with a blank slate
and what that means is very neutral or natural makeup if you're going to wear
some or no makeup at all I do suggest just like a light tinted SPF if you're
going in nothing heavy you don't want to like do too much to your brows you want
to be very neutral so I have on I just have on like a very agave nectar lip
moisturizer right now and a tinted SPF and this would this is literally what I
would wear into a GoSee so you see oh and my hair is like pulled back so my
hair is pulled back into a bun an agent it's never shy so they're gonna let you
know if they want you to take your hair down so just go in with the pull back if
you have really long hair just flick it back into a pony or a high bun and my
hair is shorter my hair comes about right here and I just pull my back like
this almost to every single open call or go see that I've ever been to you so
another really important step when you're beginning modeling is being
professional this is a business yes we have a lot of fun yes there's many
things that are fun in the modeling agency I know you are probably like on
social media or reading about are seeing models all on TV at the glamorous life
that they live but every last one of those
women are professionals first so what that means is you know on time is late
and early is on time so for anything that you're going to open calls go seize
actual bookings that you have you want to be at least 15 minutes early you want
to arrive you want to have everything that it is that you know you need that
means your model back any material that your agency told you to have or book
that day you want to make sure it's with you always carry extra pair of heels
anything happen your heel can break you have to be prepared and really keep your
cell phone usage to a limit and don't take this the wrong way but like when
you're on set talking too much or too little is like that goes into
professionalism you don't want to over talk the photographer or and never ask
to see photos during the shoot another really good tip is how to get photos for
free so when you're breaking into the ages into the modeling business you
might not have the money or coins to get all of your photos taken so one really
awesome thing about going into the agencies for those open calls I was
talking about earlier is that if the agency is interested in you they will
send you on photo shoots test shoots is what they call them and you get to shoot
for free so pretty much it's like trade for photos and so you get to go and you
shoot with these different photographers who are already working with the agency
or trying to and you get to test yourself out in front of the in front of
their camera that's one way to build your book another really great way that
I found in Chicago is linking up where photographers in art schools or our
universities they're trying to the photographers they are trying to build
their book and so it's just a really nice balance and you get to you both get
to work together and both of you get things out of it my last and final tip
for beginning modeling is to know your job so you are a model but yes that
means it comes with a lot of different things you have to maintain your
appearance you have to be professional and on time and know your business and
who you're working with but ultimately what you really are doing is selling a
product so that is what modeling is you are never comfortable in what you're
doing every single photo shoot is a different chance for you to sell a
product so really you can consider yourself a Salesman
instead of speaking to people though we get to sell it through movements and
showing off the best way to represent the clothes that you're wearing and it's
always going to be different runway modeling and selling that product on the
runway is going to be completely different than commercial and prints and
you can like research those things and just make sure that you dive into what
it is you're going for all right guys so that's it for this video if you guys
have more questions or you like to learn more just follow her on her handle I'm
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you guys the best tips on how you could become a model in this industry so till
then I'll see you guys next time bye
you