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Never
buy from anyone advertising a job, or contacting you from a job board.
Models: Do not buy anything from anyone contacting you
from our model listing section, especially if they are trying to bait
you with a job offer. A legitimate modeling job will not charge you
anything for consideration.
If
it is not obvious that you are a professional model, you will not book
work.
To be taken seriously as a professional model, however,
you have to invest in your career. You will only get out of your modeling
career what you put into it. Any model who is in business to work has
to have a modeling portfolio with relevant pictures to the market that
they are working in, composite cards, and a web site. The more that
you can demonstrate an investment into your career, and experience which
is relevant and compatible to the modeling job that you are trying to
book, the better. To maximize your marketability and ability to book
work, keep it clean. Avoid high-risk modeling work such as glamour,
boudoir, lingerie, fetish, modeling in skimpy bikinis, nudes, suggestive
poses, and anything “sexy” until you have enough experience
in modeling to know what you are doing, and then, when you wish to specialize
in high-risk modeling. Once you do high-risk modeling work, you cannot
undo it, and you will limit your marketability as a model. You will
be limited to high-risk work. Why? Because no business is going to book
a model who has pictures and work out there which conflicts with their
company image and standards (and, if you are not up-front with your
history, and the company works with you, it can lead to legal issues).
If you are a new model and a photographer tries to convince you to do
high-risk work, it is our opinion that they either do not know what
they are doing, or they do not have your best interests in mind. Either
way, they won’t be good for your career, especially if both apply.
It’s best to walk away and find a professional photographer who
will help you establish good, appropriate marketability, and a respectable
modeling career. Keep it tasteful and family-friendly. Pictures are
forever, and once done, they cannot be undone. The best thing that you
can do for your career is to recognize and avoid mistakes which can
hurt you.
Should
independent freelance models obtain agency representation?
Although this section is for models who are finding
and booking work without going through an agency, smart independent
freelance models do obtain representation from more than one agency,
and they only use them as one of many sources of modeling jobs. We do
not recommend allowing any agency to manage you, or make you sign an
exclusive representation agreement. Do not allow agencies to control
you, manipulate you, and limit your career. Remember that an agency
may work for you to find you work, but that they also work for your
competition, who are other models. Knowing this, it is our opinion that
an agency managing a model, especially when they are supposed to work
for the model, is a working conflict of interest; it would be like an
employee not only telling their employer what to do, but they would
also be doing this while they are working for a competitor (Most employers
would fire an employee for either of these things, as the first is insubordination,
and the second is an outright conflict of interest). Put the agency
in their place and make them work for you. Do not trust any agency until
they earn your trust. Many modeling scams in Florida are directly connected
to talent agencies and modeling jobs.
Do not buy anything from a modeling and talent agency. Do not buy anything
from anyone who an agency refers you to. This is the only way that you
will minimize the risk of being scammed by an agency. Agencies are supposed
to only make money by finding and referring a model into modeling jobs,
and that is it. Other than taking out commission from a model’s
pay for booking them into a job, an agency is not supposed to charge
a model for anything! - 09/30/12
Model Posting
Rules & Instructions
If you'd like to add your information to the Models Available Board, please
fill out the form below. All postings must include a web link to your online
image, or to a website where your image is posted. This board is geographically
specific to FL, and does not accept adult-oriented listings, or links to
images/websites that contain nudity or overtly sexually suggestive content,
offensive or foul language, or links to that type of content. You must be
located in Florida, or planning to be here on a specific date. Professional
model listings are for those who work through an agency or management company,
and have provided both the name and contact info for that company. Amateur
as well as freelance models (models who prefer to book themselves) are posted
below them in the Amateur/Freelance section. Listings with photos are posted
above free listings, and all posts stay up on the board for approximately
6 months. Your listing will be reviewed to see if it complies with our posting
requirements, and you will be notified by e-mail when your listing is added
to the board. We post listings generally within two business days of the
time of receipt, excluding weekends and holidays.
If you have questions or problems concerning this board, or to update your
current listing, please contact us
by E-mail.
Add Your "Model
Available" Listing
Please tell us about the relevant
types of modeling that you do.
Adult/fetish (High risk)
Art/Figure (Potential high risk)
Beauty/Makeup
Calendar
Child
Commercial print
Fashion/Editorial (Specialized)
Fitness
Glamour (High risk)
Hair
Host/ hostess
Lingerie (High risk)
Magazine
Music videos
Parts
Petite fashion
Plus-size (Specialized)
Print
Promo/spokesmodel
Runway (Specialized)
Sophisticated (Specialized)
Swimwear (Skimpy bikinis or suggestive poses are high risk)
TFP/TFCD (Caution)
Tradeshow
Specialized: There are standard
HEIGHT/SIZE/AGE industry requirements, although they vary slightly by
the job.
High Risk: This is for adults
age 18+. Implied or full nudity and sexually suggestive work may be required.
Modeling in suggestive poses which can easily be taken out of context,
modeling in skimpy bikinis, and other implied work can also be high risk.
This is for experienced models, only who want to specialize in this type
of work, as it will limit your marketability as a model in mainstream
modeling. This is not recommended for new models!
Caution: Use as the exception
rather than the rule. TFP/TFCD is not for new models, and it is supposed
to describe a mutual collaboration between established professionals.
Most professionals are too busy finding, booking work, and working, so
this is rare.
We require the following information
for your model post.
01. Title of your model listing
02. Your web site address (http://www.modelname.com/, etc) and your web
site title or name
03. Your E-mail address
04. Your post to the Models Seeking Work board
05. Type/s of modeling (see above) that you do
For specialized work fields, You MUST meet standard HEIGHT/SIZE/AGE industry
requirements to select these. Minimum F: 5'8, M: 6'0.
For high risk work fields, you must be 18+
06. Your gender
07. Nudity/ No nudity. Nudity is high risk
08. Your stats
Height / Weight / Hair color/ Eye color/ Measurements (Female: bust-waist-hips.
Male: Waist/inseam) / Shoe size/ Dress/suit size
09. Your location in Florida
10. Agency/ Agencies and contact information (This is optional, as many
models screen and get work on their own, and do not send their job prospects
to their agent for screening, as this is doing the work for your agent,
and will cost you money. If you do not know what you are doing, and are
not confident in your ability to figure out if a job is legitimate or
not, don't attempt to find work on your own. Stick to an agency. You deserve
to be dependent upon the agency for work).
11. Comments to the Florida Models staff (Will not be posted)
Contact
us by E-mail to submit this information and add your
model post. It is a free service.
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submissions become the property of Florida Models, and become a part of
official site content. Submitted content may be removed, at our discretion,only
after the originating party contacts us in writing. Removal or editing of
submitted content is not guaranteed. Use at your own risk. Florida Models
is not responsible for the accuracy of submitted content, links to web sites,
or the content on sites that we link to.
09/27/12
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