Modeling 101 - A Model's Diary

(This post will be especially beneficial for freelance models.)
Models wouldn't get very far without professional photographers.
Regardless of what kind of modeling you're into, both female and male models alike greatly benefit not just from the images from the shoot but the networking that takes place as a result....

***I'm not writing this post to say that pressed powder isn't important for female models--because it totally is--but I wanted to make sure my fellas had a bit more of a customized post on the subject to help them navigate their way through the modeling...

If you've been submitting to projects on your own--depending on what resources you're using--chances are you may have come across gigs that mention wanting models with "video experience."
Sometimes they'll also refer to acting experience but in general, this means the client is looking for individuals with the "model look and build" but who is also comfortable in front of a video camera....

The modeling world has become notorious for thriving despite all the changes going on as the years go by.
In the past, modeling agencies were a type of secret society that not just anybody could penetrate, let alone try to locate.
Then came the Internet and along with it total access via websites from the very agencies model hopefuls had been searching for--equipped with submission information and open call guidelines that opened up the modeling industry to the masses...or at...