START MAKING MONEY FOR MODELS, ACTORS, AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

This is how you make money getting paid to do what you do. After all, how else will you get paid? These are shoots for specific purposes. For these shoots the model and photographer work out some sort of equal trade. Both photographer and model need to bring relatively equal value to the table. Psshhhh, I have people lining up to shoot with me for free. But are they lining up to pay you to shoot?

Or pay you more? If not, you might have reached a plateau or a sticking point in your career.

So when you get started as a model or photographer you need to build up your portfolio first. Most people do this by shooting trade. A trade only works when both parties bring equal value. So if both of you bring nothing, you get nothing. If both of you bring a lot, you both get a lot. But because you are on the same playing field, how can you expect that the other will boost you up to the next level?

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Of course, you will get experience, continue getting better, and slowly improve your portfolio. But the way to make real breakthroughs is to pay someone at that next level to shoot with you. Who shot your photo and Who is in your photo makes a huge impact to your portfolio. When you have shot a well-known model, then your credibility and network expand.

For years all I did were trade shoots.

I was lucky that I started with a somewhat art related background so I had a natural eye for photography. I have always been able to get trade shoots with models. And I continued to grow and get better. To me, I would never think of paying anyone for a shoot. One of my first breakthroughs was when I paid my first model for a shoot.

Paid vs. Trade Shoots

Once she posted our photos people started following me, I was making connections, more established models would shoot with me, etc. That opened my eyes to the fact that when you hit a plateau or ceiling, one of the ways to break through that is to setup a paid shoot. Of course, one of the other main reasons to pay for a shoot is when you need the shots for something specific and have certain qualifications, like if you need the content to be exclusive and the other person cannot use them, even for their portfolio. And sometimes there are just people that you want to shoot with that also add credibility to your own portfolio.

Hopefully, I have convinced you that you should pay to shoot. Well, now I want to convince you to shoot trades as well.

Psshhhh, I have people lining up to pay to shoot me. When you are getting paid for a shoot you can only expect to get one thing out of that shoot: That is your compensation. All of those things are important parts of being a professional.

All right, we have a deal. I am looking to hire a model for a shoot for my new CD cover. I want to be fair about it, but I also need to control upfront costs as I am financing the entire project myself. Expect to pay a flat rate. A percentage of sales is not necessary and would be an ongoing accounting headache. Offer the flat rate your consider fair and make sure you get a signed model release. Talk to your friends, perhaps one of them knows someone who is a model or a photographer that you can ask for advice.

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There may be model training services in your area, where you pay a fee to a company that will send your daughter on model assignments. Thanks for the article, but modeling rates have really come down the last few years.

And many professional jobs, that were cast with agency models, are now using independent models. Often working for free or some clothes or pictures and hoping to get some exposure or make contacts. Yes, established models with a major agency make excellent money, but most newer models make much more modest fees. And only a few make the kind of money it takes to do well in a place like New York or Paris.

Nov ember 26, Reply by Yarevan July 14, I want my daughter to be a model, What is a first step? Reply by Andrew Hudson, PhotoSecrets September 2, Talk to your friends, perhaps one of them knows someone who is a model or a photographer that you can ask for advice.

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Contact a local modeling agency or photographer for suggestions. Reply by Anonymous April 7, Thanks for the article, but modeling rates have really come down the last few years. Reply by Anonymous November 17, Thank you I really want to become one.

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Reply by Anonymous March 27, Interesting info. Reply by Anonymous February 8, I like modeling and I need help. Reply by Stylist Lee June 16, Looking for great talented models for my portfolio.