{"id":18023,"date":"2011-05-27T19:29:55","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T17:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/?p=18023"},"modified":"2011-05-27T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T17:29:55","slug":"politics-fashion-photography-part-24-model-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/models\/politics-fashion-photography-part-24-model-agencies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 24 Model Agencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\"\"<\/a><\/dt>\n
Model Agencies<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

A Few Interesting Tips<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere are some interesting adages one might wish to use in describing relationships with model agencies. I have dealt with all of them and the one thing I can say is this; It is not so much the model agency, but the bookers who work for the model agencies that will leave you a lasting impression about them.
\nNow that may seem obvious, but it really isn’t at all, as bookers move from agency to agency more often than passengers on a subway line.\u00a0Yeah, I am exaggerating, but it is very often.\u00a0Thus, when you think you have built up a solid relationship with a booker at an agency and find out that she left for another, the reality of this move is worse than you might imagine.\u00a0Not only have they left the agency, but quite often, come of the talent from that agency leaves with them.\u00a0Not add insult to injury, being that the politic in model agencies are what they are, there is a good chance that trying to establish a solid working relationship with another booker may be problematic, as they may be jealous that you didn’t give them your time and decided to book via someone else.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\"\"<\/a><\/dt>\n
Model Agencies<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

The above example is not an exaggeration, as I have experienced this time and time again.
\nSomething else you must be made aware of is\u00a0a kind of bait and switch technique, that is used often to get you to book a model with less notoriety than that with whom you really want to work with.\u00a0 How does that work you ask?\u00a0Well, let’s say you are casting for “So & So” magazine.\u00a0You ask for suggestions for girls available for the magazine.\u00a0They send you 8 or 9 models and in that choice there are a couple of Top Models. You get all excited and say, yes, please put an option on so and so for “So & So” magazine. They say, “we will try, but in case they are not available, why don’t you also consider so and so as well”.\u00a0Most photographers won’t want to be impolite and generally say, “perhaps why not”.
\nWell you are now only a few days away from the shoot.\u00a0You have a good 2nd option on those two Top Models.\u00a0Well lo and behold, guess what happens? A couple of days before the shoot, you find out that they are NOT available and you are basically forced to take their second rung of models.\u00a0You ask, “Why not confirm them or put them on 1st option?”\u00a0Well, one of the techniques is to always give a 2nd option, in case the model gets called for an Ad Campaign, which pays a lot more than “So & So” magazine.\u00a0Of course, if you can confirm the girl, that is the best bet, but still will not guarantee the booking.\u00a0They will always find a way out if necessary.
\nMy advice, is to put as many options as possible on the girls you like and hope that at\u00a0the end of the day, one of them turns out to be a go for your “So & So” Magazine Editorial. Or better yet, if you can afford a casting director<\/a><\/strong>, go for it.\u00a0They have tons more leverage than you do.
\nOh yeah and one more very important point. The photographer is also a client, especially when casting for an editorial or an ad campaign and thus should be treated as such.\u00a0In some places that is not the case, which I and many others find infuriating at best!
\nMore to come about model agencies later. PART 25<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are some interesting adages one might wish to use in describing relationships with model agencies. I have dealt with all of them and the one thing I can say is this; It is not so much the model agency, but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[205],"tags":[44,955,33,58,729,576],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-4GH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7488,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/politics-fashion-photography-part-4\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":0},"title":"The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 4","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"April 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Model Agencies As you may already know, if you want a credible model, you will have to go through a model agency. But in the Politics of Fashion, nobody is more adept to playing the game and playing it extremely well as Model Agencies. If you ever thought that it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Luxury, Fashion Industry"","block_context":{"text":"Luxury, Fashion Industry","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/fashion-luxury-industry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Model.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Model.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Model.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/Model.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13952,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/model-casting\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":1},"title":"Model Casting","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"February 17, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Getting the appropriate model for your project can be very challenging - Finding great talent is not an easy task - Few tips for all fashion and beauty photographers","rel":"","context":"In "Luxury, Fashion Industry"","block_context":{"text":"Luxury, Fashion Industry","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/fashion-luxury-industry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Model-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Model-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Model-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Model-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17279,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/fashion-luxury-industry\/politics-fashion-photography-part-23-casting-model\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":2},"title":"The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 23 Model Casting","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"May 9, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Casting for a Model is a very serious affair and is like editing film. For those of you who read my article about editing film (digital images) and how mind set dependent that is, you might find this article interesting.","rel":"","context":"In "Luxury, Fashion Industry"","block_context":{"text":"Luxury, Fashion Industry","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/fashion-luxury-industry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Comps.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9493,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/models\/classic-question-have-heard-more-than-any-other-do-you-think-i-can-model\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":3},"title":"The Classic Question I Have Heard More than Any Other is "\u2026 Do you Think I can Model?"","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"August 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"After more years in this business than I want to say, one of the classic lines I have heard more than any other is \"\u2026 Do you think I can model?\"","rel":"","context":"In "Models"","block_context":{"text":"Models","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/models\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/fat-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":20363,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/models\/modeling-schools-total-waste-time-money\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":4},"title":"Modeling Schools are a Total Waste of Time and Money","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"May 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"All modeling agencies worth their weight, will teach the models the necessary talent to survive in the business. No need to go through Modeling Schools offering fake promises.","rel":"","context":"In "Models"","block_context":{"text":"Models","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/models\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Online-Modeling-Schools-560x374.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Online-Modeling-Schools-560x374.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Online-Modeling-Schools-560x374.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19407,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/models\/fashion-model-castings-real-virtual\/","url_meta":{"origin":18023,"position":5},"title":"Fashion Model Castings Real or Virtual?","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"July 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Fashion Model castings are one of the most important parts of a fashion or beauty photography editorial or print advertising campaign","rel":"","context":"In "Models"","block_context":{"text":"Models","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/models\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Gucci-Spring-2011-eyewear-campaign-campaign-Frida-Giannini-Women-Management-New-York-City-Blog-Yulia-Kharlapanova.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}