{"id":18021,"date":"2014-03-27T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/?p=18021"},"modified":"2015-11-03T16:21:36","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T16:21:36","slug":"how-to-act-like-a-modelling-pro-even-when-youre-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentmanagement.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/how-to-act-like-a-modelling-pro-even-when-youre-not\/","title":{"rendered":"How to act like a modelling pro (even when you\u2019re not!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Teenage Modelling Agencies:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone has to start somewhere with every career, whether that\u2019s at teenage modelling agencies or in an office, a pub or a shop. All experience is good experience, and even if it\u2019s nothing to do with your ultimate career goals, that doesn\u2019t mean that it isn\u2019t helping you out considerably.<\/p>\n

No one likes being the new guy or girl and having absolutely no idea how things work. You\u2019ll find yourself constantly asking questions and even though no one minds it\u2019s easy to start feeling like you\u2019re being a royal pain.<\/p>\n

Until you get used to what\u2019s expected of you and how much you should be doing, you can pretend to be better than you are. At least you\u2019ll be trying! A good way of doing this while avoiding making mistakes (and therefore making more work rather than being as helpful as you\u2019d like to be), is to suffix your questions. Rather than just saying \u2018what should I be doing\u2019, try \u2018I\u2019ve finished with that, but I noticed that this hasn\u2019t been done, shall I get on with that?\u2019 You\u2019ll feel much more useful and you\u2019re likely to learn what you\u2019re doing much more quickly.<\/p>\n

The same rules apply in with teenage modelling agencies as well. If you stand around waiting to be shown what to do you\u2019ll look like you don\u2019t have a clue, if you ask how the photography director wants you to pose you\u2019ll instantly come across as more confident.<\/p>\n

When you sign up to teenage modelling agencies the career progression isn\u2019t quite the same as it would be in other jobs. It\u2019s one of those industries which you can be involved with as a hobby for years and you\u2019ve build up a great profile when you suddenly get a great job which turns out to be your big break. For others, they might find this straight away, and then decide that actually modelling isn\u2019t for them. Because you won\u2019t necessarily have the same opportunities to practise and improve, it\u2019s much better that you make the most out of every single shoot you attend.<\/p>\n

Modelling rules to live by:<\/strong><\/p>\n