5 Comments on Pictures For Teen Modeling Agency?

Rowena on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 am


These are pictures you should send in

1 photo of your face with hair pulled back in a pony tail or a bun.

1 full body shot with hair down so they can see the color and length better.

1 black and white photo of your face or full body

Modeling agencies like Poloroid pictures best because they can’t be photo shopped in any way which means they can see what the person really looks like. They’ll still accept pictures taken from any camera though. You should take out your belly ring if your stomach will be showing at all in any of the pictures. You should wait before you get highlights because you may be signed onto an agency and if so, they will want to do your hair the way they think will be best for your modeling career.

Hope I helped

Krista on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 am


Natural Hair color is best.

Wear blue eyeshadow & dramatic makeup for the full body shot & pull your hair into a high ponytail.

Nacht B on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 am


Include the right kind of pictures.

(1) Nobody wants to see pictures you happened to have lying around of your vacation, your prom, or snapshots taken of you and your friends at a bar. Get something specifically tailored for this purpose. If that means getting a disposable camera and taking a trip to the drug store, do it. At least it will look like you tried.

(2) No matter how much they say it isn’t so, the best possible pictures to send are shots of you appearing in prestigious, paid modeling work of the kind the agency does. Shots from Vogue or a national ad campaign beat snapshots every time.

(3) But most of you won’t have those. If you don’t, call and ask the agency what they prefer. Some (mostly fashion agencies) will want only simple Polaroid-style snapshots. Others (primarily commercial agencies) would prefer well-developed composite cards or similar professional pictures. It all depends on the culture of the agency. Still, paying lots of money for those professional pictures may not be a good investment. It’s wise to try an inexpensive approach first. Only after that hasn’t worked, and you are still determined to pursue modeling, should you make an investment in professional pictures.

g. If you do get pro shots done:

(1) Make sure they are in the style the agency wants to see. Unless the agency specializes in glamour, glamour-style shots are usually a bad idea. If it’s an editorial fashion agency, lifestyle/commercial/”real people” shots are a bad idea. If it’s a commercial print agency, high fashion, editorial style shots are a bad idea. Know who you are submitting to and what they want to see. If they have a website, use it as a guide to what you need.

(2) The shots need to minimize what the agency will see as your weak points. It isn’t enough that they be “good pictures” in the style the agency uses. They have to be pictures that are good at marketing you. That could be very different from the typical pictures a test photographer takes. For example, if you are 22 years old and applying to an editorial fashion agency, you shouldn’t have pictures that make you look more sophisticated. Go for a youthful look. If you are shorter than the preferred height, get shots that make you look taller, or thinner, or whatever overcomes the natural inclination of the agency to see you.

The most common problem for fashion models is that they don’t look “editorial” – the term “too commercial” is applied to pretty girls that don’t have distinctive, edgy looks. If professional pictures are used, they have to overcome that “too commercial” natural impression. That’s not easy to do, and for many pretty girls, cannot be done.

(3) If you are having shots done to take to an agency, quality, style and type must be correct for the agency. "Good pictures" isn’t enough. The best way to select a photographer is to use photographers recommended by the agency you are submitting to, or by another similar agency in the same market. Particularly for commercial models, the chance of getting free pictures that are of the correct type, style and quality is near zero. Relatively few people know how to shoot them, and almost none are willing to do it for free. Don’t waste your time on "TFP/TFCD" shoots unless you are certain the photographer is very well qualified to produce commercial test pictures.

katie c on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 am


curley hair is very in…not super tight curley, wavyey ish.
NOT BLUE EYE SHADOW! ITS TRASHY! try gold eye shaddow. thats VERY in.
natraul hair color deff.
no belly ring.
no bun, maybe a high, straightened ponytail.
GOOD LUCK!

Kristela on Mon, 30th Nov 2009 8:51 am


i think u should have ur natrual hair color take out the belly ring wear a v with v cut t shirt like
this one but plain would b better
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and sum skinny jeans with balk pointy hight heels
or dress from

http://www.forever21.com/default.asp

dat show ur long leggs with sum of thier pumps

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