Professional modeling starts with the client's need and their willingness to pay. Modeling with out paying clients is just a hobby or someone trying to rip you off. Having the right look and talent is what you inherited genetically and there is not much you can do to change that. The rest is where being a professional model comes in - knowing what to do and how to market yourself. When a project calls for someone attractive to stand next to a new product, the person who can constantly look good in front of the camera, show the emotional expression that is needed on cue, show up on time and leave on time and in so many other ways make the shoot go quickly, efficiently, and successfully, is the person who will get the job. That is also the person who gets asked back the next time. The part after the genetics is what makes a professional model and leads to a career in modeling. This is also the person who will deliver what the client needs and is why we use them and not just pull someone off the street. By Dan Agency

 

Guide lines for what it takes to be a model.

Well, all the above is fine but does not give much to go on, so do you have what it takes to be a model? The first thing you have to consider is what type of model do you want be? If you are trying for high fashion modeling, the runways of Paris, the cover of Vogue, etc., the requirements are very strict. If you are hoping to do commercial modeling (such as product or lifestyle) the requirements are much broader. If you want to be a glamour, or pin-up model, this area has its own set of requirements.

Dan Agency - First Thing to Understand

All modeling, except for some glamour, is client driven. There is no need for a model (or for that matter, a photographer) until a client has something to sell (a product, service, or idea) or in the case of editorial an idea to convey. At this point, the client becomes willing to part with the dollars (the money stream) to accomplish his/her sales or editorial goals and a model is hired. It is the size of the potential sales' goals and the model's importance in those goals that determines how much a model is paid (hourly fees. usage, etc.). Some types of glamour and stock lifestyle modeling can work differently as the photo itself has a value and the buyer can be found later. So, when we look at different types of modeling we are looking at different classes of clients. As an example, the Fashion Industry is dependent on using models in its advertising, promotion, and sales material. In certain top fashion market cities this can lead to many job possibilities and high fees. So when considering a modeling career you must start by looking at the different types of modeling being demanded by clients, the requirements for a given type of modeling and if your physical, talent and personality are right for that type of modeling.

 

Dan Agency Houston, LLC is a full service model and talent booking agency. Dan Agency works with casting companies and fashion photographers in town for bookings, as well as advertising agencies and marketing/promotional companies. Dan Agency Models & Talent focuses on booking Models, Actors, Celebrities, Singers, Dancers, Make-up Artists, and Voice-Over Talent for print, runway, promotions, trunk shows, film, television, commercials, industrials, music videos, radio, cruise lines, and production. Dan Agency books national, regional, and local jobs.

Dan Agency works with casting companies and fashion photographers in town for bookings, as well as advertising agencies and marketing/promotional companies in and outside of Nashville. Dan Agency Models & Talent focuses on booking Models, Actors, Celebrities, Singers, Dancers, Make-up Artists, and Voice-Over Talent for print, runway, promotions, trunk shows, film, television, commercials, industrials, music videos, radio, cruise lines, and production. Wilhelmina Dan Agency books national, regional, and local jobs.

The mission of Wilhelmina Dan Agency Models & Talent is to efficiently and aggressively promote models and talent as an innovative, passionate, ethical and professional agency by adhering to the models and talents needs be it through development, booking, imaging, photographs and placement, as well as striving to achieve new heights in the model and talent industry as pioneers of new models, talent, imaging and customer service ideas, while striving to be and maintain the status of the leader of model and talent agencies in our market.

Some of our national and regional bookings include:

K-Ville, TV Drama Prison Break, TV Drama
Vogue Magazine Oscar De La Renta
Macy's Proctor & Gamble
Nashville Lifestyles Magazine Beach Blvd Magazine
Sketchers Walmart
Stullar Jewelry VIP Magazine
"Elizabethtown" Motion Picture
 "Second Chance" Motion Picture
 
"Stuey" Motion Picture
 American Forces Radio & TV Network
 
Aquage, Iso, Maxius
 Big Time Toys
 
Blue Cross Blue Shield
 Bridgestone-Firestone
 
Calvin Klein
 Canadian Shopping Channel