How do I get Professional Modelling Experience?
The best way to get experience as a model, is simply by getting infront of the camera, the more professional a setting the better, this is why any young model should consider getting a portfolio, from somewhere like the diesel model agency or eyetrap studios.
I know from personal experience with the diesel model agency that they work with high end fashion studios in the centre of the London fashion district and will specifically help you discover whether or not modelling is suitable for you.
These studios boast an impressive team of stylists, photographers and make-up artists who work with some of the biggest names in fashion, advertising and celebrity. The diesel model agency will also help you create a portfolio with a selection of professional images to show your ability and diversity as a model in order for you to then start marketing yourself.
The more professional the portfolio the more chance you have of getting signed and finding professional work and the more professional the experience, the more chance you have of being clear and sure about what you want from your career.
Diesel are also recommended to all new models as help keep you safe and offer advice on how to avoid scams, which is a problem currently plaguing the industry. For more information on Diesel Models, please visit www.dieselmodels.co.uk .
You also need to think about…
Fashion Modelling- What type is right for you?
To be considered for high fashion modelling, you need to stand out and possess strong and distinctive features or style. Look in fashion magazines, any and all that you can get your hands on, see where you fit in.
Are you a Vogue girl or would your look be more suited to ID?
Fashion Editorial
Requirements tend to vary in accordance with the style and target audience of the magazine. For a glossy, high fashion publication, physical requirements will be quite stringent, along the lines of catwalk work, while for a teen magazine they will by and large be more accommodating.
Fashion Print
This represents fashion and beauty for print advertising. Here, it can be display ads or collateral print materials. Please also bear in mind that this can be the most demanding work to get but in terms of pay, it is usually the best due to usage and exclusives. Indeed, these are usually the ads that can make or break the reputation and name of a designer. Thus, with these types of ads, it is very important that the concept, photo, and model work seamlessly to express the 'image' that is required.
Tall, skinny, but with a defined bone structure?
Runway
A model has to bring the designs of a designer to life, and exhibit them to their best advantage. The requirements for this type of modelling are the most rigorous in that to do this type of modeling for our clients, you would need to be very tall and slim, and be capable of moving well in clothes. This is highly-paid work, and one of the most effective ways to gain exposure. Girl, or boy, next door?
Catalogue
By and large, when we pick catalogue models for a project, it is because we feel they represent the ideal of the market segment for which that particular catalogue client is targeted. Frequently, such a model would (in our view represent) the classic beauty - tall, slender, healthy, and beautiful. However, requirements can be fairly flexible.