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how you can become a model so usually
when people think of my modelling
everyone tends to think about the
high-fashion models that are really tall
they're skinny good-looking these are
your runway models these are your
editorial models but there are so many
other categories of modeling that are
left unexplored so in this video I want
to give you guys 13 main categories of
modeling alright guys so before I get
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alright guys so you guys probably
guessed the first category the first
category are your high-fashion models
now your high-fashion models these
models have very strict requirements if
you're female you have to be between 5 9
to 5 11 if you're a guy you have to be
between 511 to about 6 3 you must have
striking features and a very edgy look
obviously you have to be attractive high
cheekbones all of that and even if you
have all these features it's very
subjective some agencies might still
reject you and some agencies might think
you're the best next things is Naomi
Campbell now under high fashion models
there are two categories do you have
your runway models which you see on the
runway for you know high fashion
designers and you have your editorial
models these are models that model in
magazines such as vogue so the high
fashion models they usually make the
most money in the industry and the
models that really succeed in this
category these are the ones that
once become super models because they
model for top designers big fashion
houses and big brands all right so the
next category of modeling is your
commercial print modeling and unlike the
high-fashion models commercial print
models have a longer career span so just
to give you guys an example your
high-fashion models they usually start
their careers in their teenage years and
in their careers sort of end around
their mid to late 20s for commercial
print modeling you can start as early as
your teenage years and go all the way to
you're about 60 plus so it really
depends on how much work you get in and
what kind of agency you're with you know
and how diverse your look is you can
really get a lot of work under
commercial prints now under commercial
prints there's a subcategory called
lifestyle models lifestyle models these
are your models that look like everyday
people they look very approachable
obviously attractive the requirements to
be in a lifestyle model is a little bit
more lenient than some of the other
categories but one thing that's
important is that you have to photograph
like you're tall so for example I've
seen models who are a little bit on the
shorter side photographed like they were
taller than they actually are and I've
seen vice versa sir like I've seen model
they were tall photographed like they're
short so you have to know what your
angles are and how to work those angles
to make yourself look taller in pictures
the next category is Fitness modeling
now Fitness modeling is kind of
self-explanatory to be a fitness model
obviously you have to be fits your body
fat percentage has to be really low
muscle mass has to be ridiculous I mean
you have to be sculpted down to your
teeth so because this is a very
competitive field as a model there's so
many fit models and because there's no
height requirement necessary for a fit
model it's pretty much fair game to
anyone who's a gym rats
so as a fit model obviously you have to
stay in the gym you have to keep your
body sculpted you know drink a lot of
water and also make sure you're not
taking in too much sodium so your
muscles can look really torn into fine
this is a huge category there's
opportunities to do wellness fitness
related products sports athletic wares
and brands like that
so there's so many things that you can
do under fitness model in the next type
of modeling is your plus-size modeling
now the plus-size modeling is a category
that's dominated mainly by female models
but there's also opportunities for men
in the plus-size industry as well
there's a lot of clothing brands that
make clothes for plus-sized people and
obviously they need models for their
campaign shoes so this is a category
that's growing especially as we become
more accepting in society
you're seeing more and more brands
incorporate plus-size models into their
campaigns the next type of modeling is
catalog modeling now catalog models they
don't necessarily make a lot of money
and this is sort of like something that
models do on their downtime or when
they're not as busy because again it's
not a very lucrative category of
modeling so you see other models and
different categories coming down to do
catalog modeling so for example I've
done some catalog modeling and let me
tell you it was not fun at all you're
going to studio shoots and you're
shooting for anywhere from eight to ten
hours a day you're changing and trying
on clothes changing trying on clothes
and the thing is that you don't really
get to pose because you know the focus
is on the clothes not really on the
model so this is not something that you
can add to your portfolio book the next
type of models is called promo models or
you can call them tradeshow models now
these are models that you see at live
events they're very commercial they have
a commercial look they're very friendly
and approachable they're knowledgeable
about the product or service that you're
selling and usually there's some kind of
training that goes on before the model
is put out there in front of the
customers so promo models you know
you've seen them at for example
Abercrombie & Fitch they have a lot of
live events where they have models then
in front of your store I'm not sure they
still do this anymore but they used to
have models standing frontier store and
greet customers
this is promo modeling it doesn't pay as
much but it's fun and you get to
interact with real people the next type
of modeling is swimsuit modeling now
swimsuit modeling this is the category
that's dominated by women again to be a
swimsuit model usually you find a lot of
petite models doing swimsuit modeling as
well to be a swimsuit model you need to
have a body that looks great in a
swimsuit obviously
now the thing about these different
categories of modeling is that you have
to pursue agencies that represent this
category so for example if you are a
plus-size model or a fitness model don't
go into a high fashion agency expected
to get represented because you're only
gonna waste your time you're gonna waste
their time make sure you're looking for
agencies that represent a specific
category that you're interested in and
then apply now your next category of
modeling is fit modeling fit modeling is
different from Fitness modeling when
you're a fit model you're basically a
mannequin what you do is that you go
visit a designer at their shop and then
you stand still while the designer is
constructing their garment on you
sometimes you're standing there for long
hours getting poked by safety pins and
needles it is not fun very still I'm
working right now this house oh I'm
sorry did my pin get in the way of your
ass I've done fit modeling and it
doesn't pay as much but then again this
is another job where models from
different categories come to do fit
modeling when they have some downtime so
fit Mullen is actually great for
networking because you're in front of
the designer you can show the designer
your personality and usually they tend
to use you for other stuff like their
runway shoots so if you're a fit model
use this as a great opportunity to
network the next category of modeling is
mature modeling now mature modeling
these are your older models usually from
40 and above these models are seasoned
they're veterans they've probably done
modeling in other categories and now
that it that they're a little bit older
they're not doing mature modeling so
again if you want to do mature modeling
there are tons of agencies that
represent mature models mature models
get to do beauty products anti-aging
products lifestyle products you name it
the work is endless for mature models so
the next category of modeling is your
body parts models so you guys have
probably watched Zoolander and if you
haven't you have to go watch that movie
is hilarious so your body part models
these are models that have a body parts
that is outstanding for example you have
hand models who don't even have to look
like a model you don't have to be in
shape you don't have to have a good
looking face whatsoever but as long as
your hand
is in pristine condition and you have
the perfect you know the perfect hands
then you can actually become a hand
model and get a lot of work so how'd you
manage to escape so I'm a hand model
Mahama a finger jockey we don't think
the same way as a face and body boys do
we're a different breed and this applies
for your legs as well for your arms your
chest your abs so if you have a body
part that's outstanding you might want
to explore body parts modeling so keep
in mind that your high-fashion models
and your commercial print models these
are models that make the most money in
the industry you can also make money
into other categories as well and again
keep in mind if you're interested in a
particular category make sure you go to
an agency that represents that category
because most agencies are looking for
high-fashion models so if you just walk
into a high-fashion modeling agency
hoping to get represented for fit
modeling or Fitness modeling you're most
likely going to get rejected so comment
down below guys I want to know what
categories are you guys interested in
was there any category that I mentioned
that kind of struck a bell with you guys
let me know drop a comment down below if
you have more questions another thing
that I wanted to mention in this video
is that you guys should always beware of
scams there's so many scams out there
especially in the modeling industry
because they know that you guys want to
be models and you're not quite sure how
it works
so there I've seen people acting you to
pay to join an agency or to pay to be
introduced to somebody just know that
these are scams you should never have to
pay to join an agency the agency works
for you and they only get paid when they
find you a job I've even seen scams out
there where people are using my face or
using my videos once you guys to know
that these are scams if you see
something report its let me know so we
can take care of this alright guys so
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