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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

Powder Springs Beauty College is looking for 10 models for, Outre’ Hair 1st Atlanta Beauty School Hair Battle

Powder Springs Beauty College is looking for 10 models for, Outre’ Hair 1st Atlanta Beauty School Hair Battle.
Model Call is Tuesday May 12th , 2009 FROM 4- 6pm. Models who are interested in participating in the event should have experience with runway walk, and hair shows.
Please call 770 439 9432. or call Apryle 404 579 7422 or Mary

“CRAZE MAGAZINE” IS CASTING FOR BEAUTIFUL MODELS TO FEATURE IN UPCOMING ISSUES

“CRAZE MAGAZINE” IS CASTING FOR BEAUTIFUL MODELS TO FEATURE IN UPCOMING ISSUES, “CRAZE MAG” IS THE SISTER MAGAZINE OF “BLACKMEN” MAGAZINE BY WAY OF “JOHN BLASSINGAME” AS OUR CIRCULATION CONSULTANT…
“Craze Magazine” is a PUBLICATION and not an online magazine…. We are in thousands of stores across the country….
 
We urge models who are looking for that ultimate exposure to come and attend this casting, by being in “CRAZE MAGAZINE” it allows up & coming models the chance to become a HOUSEHOLD name over night….
We’re casting for the cover, and back cover, and full 5-page spreads!!! So if modeling is something you have in your heart to pursue, here’s your chance to show the world what you have to offer… Our team is complete, we have some of the best photographers who will capture great images of you.. Make up & hair will be on set if you are chosen to shoot with us.
 
We are an URBAN magazine looking for models to be as SEXY as possible!! There’s nothing trashy about “CRAZE MAGAZINE” our goal is to continue to put out classic tasteful sexiness…
MODELS MUST BE 18 OR OLDER (with ID), COMP CARDS /OR HIGH QUALITY RECENT PHOTOS OF YOURSELF YOU SHOULD HAVE ON ARRIVAL FOR THIS CASTING/// THE CASTING WILL BE HELD IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA APRIL 4th 2009, FROM 5PM-9PM.
 
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT THEM TO THE LISTED EMAIL ADDRESS: crazemagrep [at] gmail [dot] com

Bad Girls Club Season 4 Casting

The Bad Girls Club brings seven self-proclaimed ‘bad girls’ together in a beautiful mansion. These women have issues with trust and control, and claim they want to change. Will living together help them move forward and turn their lives around or will chaos rule??

Bad Girls Club casting calls in Atlanta on April 15th at:

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
3242 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
(404) 264-0253

Bad Girls is also recruiting in the following cities:
Albuquerque, Baltimore, Billings MT, Birmingham AL, Boise, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia SC, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Hartford CT, Houston, Indianapolis, Jackson MS, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Little Rock, Louisville, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis MN, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburg, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Seattle, St. Louis, Washington D.C.

If you live within driving distance of one of the cities listed above, please email us a PHOTO and a brief BIO telling us why you are a “Bad Girl.” Be sure to include your FULL NAME and PHONE NUMBER(s). Submissions without photos attached WILL NOT be accepted.

The subject heading of your email should include ONLY the name of the city you wish to audition in. Please choose only one city, and choose only from the cities listed above.

If you DO NOT live within driving distance of one of the cities above, you can still be considered. In this case, the subject heading of your email should be: “OUT OF AREA RECRUITING REQUEST.”

Please email once. Multiple submissions may disqualify you.

Send your email to: bgcasting [at] bunim-murray [dot] com

OR

Send your 5-minute casting tape to:

Bunim-Murray Productions
6007 Sepulveda Blvd.
Van Nuys, CA 91411
Attn: Bad Girls Casting

See our FAQs for information on how to make an audition tape. We prefer submissions on VHS and VHS C, but we will also accept Mini-DV, Hi-8, and DVD. If you submit on DVD, it must be a full-size DVD, NOT a mini-DVD. Absolutely no CD ROMS will be accepted.

**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, AND SNAIL MAIL IN YOUR SUBMISSION.**

For more info check: www.bunim-murray.com

Real Housewives of Orange County Open Casting Call

Women who are open to sharing their family lives, professional endeavors and active social calendars for the cameras are invited to meet with casting producers, who are looking for strong and confident women residing in South Orange County. Interested women should live life unabashed, have a rich Southern California lifestyle and consider themselves influential in their community.

Location:
SOUTH COAST PLAZA
THURSDAY APRIL 2nd: 5-8pm
3333 Bristol Street
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
AT THE ROTUNDA IN FRONT OF MACY’S

Interested candidates can also email their name, age, contact number, a brief description of themselves and where they live, along with a current picture to:
RealHousewivesOC [at] gmail [dot] com

Atlanta’s Hottest Boutique Owner and Celebrity Stylist…

Boutique name- DYMOND WAYZ Accessories Heav’n

Where were you born? Riverside, California

Where do you live? Castleberry Hill- Downtown Atlanta, Georgia

When did you decide that this is what you want to do? My freshman Year of College I was 19 working for $8 an hour with Sisley(united colors of benneton), & I was hired @ Phipps Plaza but I was 2 be moving to the new perimeter location when it opened. This experience really was the birth of my Brand “Dymond Wayz”. I gained visual and store build out skills, I already had 4yrs experience in retail; because I landed my 1st job @ 15 with Macy’s @ the Beverly Center. I worked for Sisley for 9months & had my 1st $2,500 sale with a wealthy client, who basically purchased everything that I picked out. Funny thing about it the young mgr, I was cool with rang up my sale under her I’d # 2 get my commission, so when I confronted my mgr. she showed me that she was really not cool &, I even got written up about confronting her, oh but I got my commission. After that experience I realized maybe working for some1 else was not my destiny & I might want 2 consider working 4 myself, 6months later I made a trip 2 NyC & bought my 1st merchandise & returned to Cau in the Fall as an Entrepreneur Sophomore with Dymond Wayz, and I have been working for my self ever since.

Do you sew as well as style? Yes I’ve been hand sewing since I was 7, I learned on the machine when I got 2 College, it is not my favorite thing cause I’m a bit antsy & sewing you must have a lot of patience.

Do you do personal styling? Yes I do personal, wardrobe reconstruction, image mgt, personal shopping, product knowledge & Rolling Out Magazine dubbed me as “Atlanta Fashion Forecaster” in August 2007.

Are there any celebrities that you’ve worked with? I have worked with Mr. Bangladesh of Bangladesh Prod., Tiny(T.I.’s wife), Mz. Shanicka (107.9), Megan Rochelle, Nikki Turner, Redd Xmaz, 5 Mic’s, Don Cannon,Nikki Minaj, Muffy Cupcakeopia, & host of other celebrities I can’t remember off the top of my head.

Which Celebrities fit your boutique style, and that you would want to work with? I would like 2 work with more male artist like umh… Young Jeezy or Diamond & Princess of Crime Mob, for some strange reason in Atlanta, labels leave image as last on the budget & usually don’t outsource stylist. That job will be left to the artist mgr or the artist themselves, its sad to me because Image is so vital in a celebrities career it should be more like # 1 on the budget and all other components fall after Image, just my opinion based on my experience of working with celebrities.

Which celebrity could put on anything and look good? (male or female) Female of course Beyonce. Male I must say Diddy.

Would you rather style something around a pair of boots or open toe pumps? I’m a Cali girl all day break out them toes girl. (Giggles) Who would you rather see in a fitted mini dress…a size 7 with curves or a size 1 with no curves? I love all shapes & sizes, I can work with all silhouettes.

Do you have a favorite color or fabric that you like to work with? And why? Right now I’m in Love with Green, but 2mrrw it might be Blue, I love all colors like a Vibrant Miami Rainbow. I love natural fibers like cotton, linen, but my favorite is fur I am mesmerized by dyed furs Sabel, Mink, Chinchilla, vintage Leopard, I even love faux Suede & Mink. I can create such a great illusion when working with furs, I can use the annual, thanks 2 fashionista’s like Lil Kim (chinchilla bikini).

What is some advice for girls out there that want to model? I feel like if you are pursing a career where your face or body is the product 2 be sold, than you must love yourself unconditionally, inside & out. I believe with that foundation you will have a healthy mind, & you can manifest a successful career.

A past video/magazine experience on set…Good and Bad… OMG bad, I was styling for a new artist video & one of the extras was wearing a ring I purchased in Paris @ a flea market 5years prior, she comes up to me with maybe an hour left 2 shoot saying she can’t find my ring & she thinks she lost it @ the last set location. Instantly I’m thinking why are you just now telling me this? But I kept my composure & brought it to the casting company that hired me as the stylist. They said well if the ring does not surface @ wrap time than the extra will have to pay for it out of her day rate. I was still a bit frustrated because even though I would of been monetary compensated for the lost, my ring that had sentimental value would be gone 4ever. I knew it was time for me to project my ability to work under pressure, I worked with the extra and directors interns as a team & within an hour the extra found my ring. A good experience is seeing all the ppl that I style happy faces when they like my final decision for there wardrobe & seeing them walk around set with confidence knowing the look Swagged up by Kesh.

What helps you get creative (music,people,movies) MUSIC,MUSIC,MUSIC, everyday people(mainly my college girls & boys) All movies even Sci Fi stuff. My biggest creative moments come from Daydreaming, and reading Fashion Magazines that I subscribe to.

Any projects coming up that we should know about? Yesss I’m so excited to finally be at a point where I can give back, Clark Atlanta University Fashion Design & Merchandising Dept & Bauder College & myself will be hosting a workshop the 3rd week of April. The workshop is free and I will be interviewing & selecting 10 interns to work with 5 different avenues of my Brand Dymond Wayz, I plan to bring in a small panel of about 2 of my close friends so they can speak to the students & possibly select the candidates that Dymond Wayz does not select so this way at least 20 students out of about 400 will be selected to complete an hands on internship working with some1(me) they can relate to because there is not that much of an age gap & I was in there shoes less than 5years ago.

Any shout outs? Yesss Thank you Jami Z at The Carinae Agency for this great interview. Dymond Wayz Alwayz, Dymond Bar Music, and Thank you for every1 who has supported & believed in my Brand, especially GOD.

Website, myspace, links etc… www.dymondwayzonline.com www.myspace.com/dymondwayzaccessories www.blogspot.com/streetschic www.myspace.com/keshmonroe Youtube: dymond wayz commercial

Emails: kesh [dot] dymondwayz [at] yahoo [dot] com Keshmonroe [at] gmail [dot] com

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