Agency Scams!!!!

Attention Models and Talent. It has been brought to my attention that there is a man named “Fresh” saying he works with Carinae Casting , uses a CarinaeStudios email address and is trying to meet up with models. A model was worried about her safety and decided to so her research. This is what she wrote me…

“I have been contacted by a “Fresh” I just wanted to see if he was actually
affiliated with your company only because he doesn’t have the same domain as
your site… plus I didn’t see his name on the website either. I am a model
and I just need to know for my security.”
Thanks,

If you don’t receive and email from the carinaecasting.com website or carinaecasting [at] aol [dot] com it is not us! You can always double check on our website. We post all our castings and we have contact information on the website. Models/Talent make sure you do your research. If someone says that they are an agency, please take the time to try to google them or ask around. You can always go on twitter, facebook, or myspace to ask the public if they have heard of the agency.
Thank you for taking the time…smile, shine and be safe!

The Carinae Agency
Jami Zeigler

www.ModelingScams.org

FYI: Fashion Model Tips

Tips to live by in a Fashion Model World..

Eliminate bags under the eyes

Bags under your eyes can make you look tired and can age you by ten years. One fashion model beauty tip for eliminating these bags is to apply a bit of hemorrhoid cream such as Preparation H under the eyes. Hemorrhoid cream helps to draw some of the fluid out from beneath the eyes, reducing the appearance of under eye bags. Be aware that the company that manufactures Preparation H doesn’t recommend using their product under the eyes, although they couldn’t give a reason why it would be harmful. Many models swear by this product.

Give your skin a fresh glow

Give your skin a fresh, youthful glow by exfoliating gently with a facial buffing pad. This is a beauty tip used by many fashion models before they go onto the runway. Makeup goes on much smoother when the dead skin cells have been removed and new, fresh skin has been exposed. Just be sure to use gentle buffing action, otherwise you could abrade the skin surface. Avoid exfoliating around the eye region.

Make your eyes look bigger

Tyra Banks reveals that one of the best ways to make your eyes appear larger is to use a white eyeliner to open up the eyes. Another supermodel beauty tip for making your eyes appear larger is to curl your eyelashes using an eyelash curler. Heidi Klum is a big proponent of this technique.

Keep your skin moist and glowing naturally

Cindy Crawford uses an equal part mixture of milk and water in a spritzer bottle to keep her skin moisturized and glowing throughout the day.

Info received from:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/378998/five_fashion_model_beauty_tips_that.html

Just a thought…Jami

Modeling Scams!!!

Scams in the World of Modeling…

The bad news about the modeling industry: it’s full of scams. The good news: education can keep you from avoiding all of them.

One of the most basic kinds of modeling agency scams is an individual, a couple, a group, or company calling itself a modeling agency, when it is not a modeling agency.

A photographer, for example, may call himself a modeling agency, when in reality all he has is a photo studio. A photo studio, however, is not a modeling agency.

There are also modeling agencies which are photo mills. They do not get people work. They do not make all their money from commissions after models work; instead, they make most of their money or even all of their money from modeling photos, before a model gets any work.

This type of modeling agency runs what is one of the most basic kinds of modeling agency scams: a modeling photography scam.

The modeling agency pretends it is going to get aspiring models work, and to do that, the aspiring model will need photos, or comp cards, or a portfolio.

So the hopeful model pays hundreds or thousands of dollars on photography, but never gets any work.

A major modeling agency scam is when the agency makes all its money from photography, or it takes all the money the models spend on photos. They can do this because they have their own photographer(s). (If, for example, a model spends $1,000 on photos, the agency takes and keeps $1,000.)

Work

Regarding work, three questions must be asked of all modeling agencies:

1. How many of their models get work?
2. How much work do the models get?
3. How much money do the models make?

If none of the models get work, it is more than likely a total scam.

If most of the models get work, but they don’t do more than one modeling job, and they don’t make more than they paid for modeling photos (comp cards), it could be a modeling scam.

A legitimate modeling agency cannot guarantee all its models will work. After all, which models work and which models do not work is not the choice of the agency. The best they can do is recommend specific models to their clients, but the clients ultimately decide.

Reference: http://www.modelingscams.org/

FYI: When there’s a casting, model call or a photographer, do your research. Check their websites and ask around in the streets and on the blogs to see if the company/business is legit…

Just a thought…Jami

FYI:Attention Models and Talent!!!!!!!

Attention Models and Talent!!!!
Carinae is going through a few changes that you should take note of. We are having a few issues on the way the talent submits to castings.

Read Carefully:

If the Castings says submit 2 pictures, then only submit 2

If the casting states that you must be a caucasion male, then you must only submit if your a caucasion male.

You must have the casting title in the subject line, or state what your submitting for Example: Subject line “Interested model,” “XXL Casting Dallas”

Submit to a casting once

Do not send picture links in response to a casting!!!!

Just note that if you send an email asking on the status of your submission, that there will be NO response.

If the casting states that you must be in the (example) Atlanta area, then only submit to what you can handle and make arrangements for!!!

If these rules are not followed then you will automatically be erased from consideration for that casting. If you send a reply question that is already in the casting blast…then yes you will also be erased from consideration.

Talent we try to make the castings as easy as possible. All I am asking is if you PLEASE read the castings full-out, then that will give you a greater chance of being considered.

-For Your Consideration…Jami

FYI: Modeling & Audition Tips!!!!!

Modeling Tips:

Unlike acting, when modeling you do not have to memorize lines and speak in front of rolling cameras. You don’t have to wait at modeling auditions and perform in front of numerous people you do not know. It is a good idea however, to persue modeling lessons and schools. Often times a designer can tell which models have had proper training from lessons. There are many models looking for modeling lessons to learn the proper trades of a professional model. A small modeling runway show in your local mall may give you experience and help lead to a modeling job in a glamour magazine. The key is to always look your best. Remember, models come in a variety of shapes and sizes: tall models, short models, skinny and full size models. There are over 200,000 successful models in the nation, and you deserve to be one of them. But it is important first to find training in modeling lessons to begin shaping your career as a successful model.

Modeling might seem easy. Although your physical appearance is the first characteristic modeling agents consider, models andd preteen models with training and experience are the most sought after. Taking modeling classes from a professional modeling workshop will train you how to improve your existing skills. It will also help you learn the guidelines you will need to follow when you trying to get a modeling job. Having a professional portfolio and gaining some basic instructions is important if you are considering modeling as a full-time career.

Audition Tips:Read the Audition Notice Carefully

Actors should arrive at auditions fully prepared, not just ready to perform, but also to present any requested material. Examine the audition notice. Should you prepare one monologue? Two? Make certain you match the material to the play.

Finally, based upon the audition notice, make certain you are trying out for an appropriate part. If the casting director is looking for a tall, bald man in his 60s, don’t show up hoping that they will change the script for your short, frizzy-haired, thirty-year-old self. Follow whatever guidelines are offered to ensure that you arrive at the audition as organized as possible.

Information received from the following websites…

http://www.1modelagency.com/modeling_tips.htm

http://plays.about.com/od/basics/tp/Audition-Tips.htm

Trendy HairStyles for the Summer Time!!!!

Braids are making a comeback in a major way so far this year. Here are some fresh easy examples, to have the braided look like the celebrities do. (Alicia Keys, Lauren Conrad, Mary Kate, Leona Lewis, Rhianna) The braid hairstyles look really cute with your new summer dresses, while on vacation…