My daughter was chosen to attend a convention in Las Vegas in August in Texas. The cost to go is 2,000.00. I am leary about this, but they make no promises and this is for room, board, and food. She gets to run the runway for potential scouts. (We do have to provide travel).
2006-07-06 02:09:19 · 6 answers · asked by redhead8891 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Other - Beauty & Style
Do not even think about handing over 2,000 that is a lot of money and could be spent far better.
I have heard a lot of bad thing about SOME (not all) modelling agencies and how they make you pay for photos and photo sessions before they take you on then never give you any work. My advise to you is if you have a friend who is reasonable with a camera (do not have to be a professional) Just take 100 photos of yourself in different poses, clothing and backgrounds then pick out 10-20 nice photos. You can then use this as a portfolio, and even better instead of printing them which cost you money every time, host them on a website and get some business cards print with the website address on and just hand these out instead. This is a far cheaper way of doing it and with no RISK.
However if you would like a personal portfolio site please contact me and I will set you on up for free. I can design you a fully personalised flash website with as much or little information and then host it for you. This site can contain a gallery of your photos, personal information, list of work, contact details, etc or if you prefer just a couple of photos and nothing else. It can be password protected and all images will be protected as is humanly possible, or the photos can be available to download.
Examples of work can be provided on request. Just message me here if you want, I am a professional website designer but have lots of free time (and enough money) so I am currently doing free sites for small bands, small artist etc, basically anyone who could not afford them otherwise. I have my own hosting server so can offer hosting servers or you can host the site yourselves. No images sent to me will be used for anything other than your site and I will not give anyone your detail or link to the site. You will have complete control and the site can be removed or changed at any time. This is not a scam and I will design a site for FREE, I do not need the money, and enjoy working. If you do want it message me you can tell me what you want and how you want it done and I will help.
2006-07-10 01:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by indieboy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it'a a rip off! My son-in-law went and they picked only a very few select young girls, my son-in-law said they must have picked their own children because every one else said the same thing after the big let down, p.s. my son-in-law has been asked to model and was asked to be in a commercial which was a lot more fun and a lot cheaper than paying $2000.00 just to be let down!!!!
2006-07-06 02:25:58 · answer #2 · answered by unohu54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't seem in any market directories and that i have not heard of them in spite of 13 years in the market. No valid organisation asks for money from you. And organisation ought to in ordinary words make money by using booking a kind on a job and taking a fee from the kind's expenditures, and a booking cost from the shopper. in the journey that they prefer you to pay, they're a scam
2016-11-01 07:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by aguas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i agree with her my modeling teacher told me the same thing theres alot of scamers out her try doing a little background check on them to make sure they aren't just out for your money
2006-07-06 02:19:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they want you to pay for anything its a scam, they should be paying u
2006-07-06 02:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont do it
2006-07-06 02:44:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋