From the mouths of babes – Modelling quotes collected by Neon Models

I hate flowers - I paint them because they're cheaper than models and they don't move.

Georgia O'Keeffe

The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates.

Dave Barry

 

So everyone has that problem, models have that problem, too.

Heidi Klum

Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today.

Tyra Banks

Most of the models have this thing I call slouchy sexy, not only in the way they dress, but in the way carry themselves. I don't think they would look hot in one of my dresses. They are more into A. Wang. Most of my clothes are nerdy sexy.

Chloe Sevigny

Today it is not the classroom nor the classics which are the repositories of models of eloquence, but the ad agencies.

Marshall McLuhan

I'm not photographing the model in the classic sense; the model is playing a part in my photographs. It's more like theater. I always work with models I know, and I let them participate in deciding how to act their part.

Kim Weston

The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.

Karl Lagerfeld

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Neon Models Review – How to be a model

When you take your first baby steps into the world of modelling, you will find a bewildering array of conflicting advice and so many companies out there who claim to want to help you become a model.

If you want to navigate safely through it you will probably be looking up reviews of modelling agencies and reading articles about modelling, to find out how you need to take care of your body, how to stay safe and what people will expect from you as a professional model.

Neon Models reviews can help you, by reviewing the modelling agencies and offering services to help aspiring models get their foot in the door and start building up a professional portfolio, which is a must have for any model – as it is what is used by clients to decide on which models they are going to use for their fashion and marketing campaigns.

Be careful if you want to break into modelling, and keep an eye out for fake modelling agencies, who promise that they will be able to get you work, but insist that you have to pay them a fee up front. Also, never apply for modelling jobs that you find in online listings or in the back of magazines, especially if they ask you to go to a home address or a hotel room – these are very dangerous!

If you’d like to become a model and want to stay safe, read more of the articles on how to spot fake modelling agencies and apply to Neon Models via our main  website.

Neon Models works with Plus Size Models

In recent times there has been a backlash against the unhealthy, ‘heroin’ look that’s been popular in the fashion industry for the past few decades. Sometime in the eighties, fashion designers decided that skeletons with gaunt faces and stick like bodies would be the best thing to display their wares on. And over time, Western culture has grown to believe that skinny is attractive and sexy.

This has not always been the case. Throughout history voluptuousness and curves have been considered attractive. This can be seen in historical art, where the great beauties have soft round faces and chunky, well fed bodies.

This is most likely because it’s only a recent development that humans (in the Western world at least) generally have more available to eat than they need. In history, scrawniness would have represented poverty and sickliness, whereas plumpness showed wealth and health – and was therefore attractive.

But this new obsession with skinniness has had some sad and dangerous effects, including a host of eating disorders, depression and numerous deaths.

So perhaps it’s not surprising that society is beginning to think harder about what they realty find attractive and the unrealistic pressures impressionable young girls and boys are put under.

Some industries and even countries are taking a stand by making guidelines, rules and even passing new legislation to discourage and ban the use of unhealthily thin models.

If you want to help be part of the movement towards more plus size models, then register on the Neon Model website.

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Tips on contacting modelling agencies by Neon Models

If you want to become a model in 2014, you’re probably wondering how to start approaching modelling agencies. Neon Models has links with many major modelling agencies and many years’ experience in helping new models get their foot in the door.

If you’d like a personal consultation, then register on our Neon Models website, or read on for some tips to help you have a successful application.

Choose your modelling agency carefully

There are many different types of models and many different types of agencies. Some large agencies deal with many different types of models, but others are very specialist and niche. You need to check carefully that the agency deals with the kind of modelling you want to do, otherwise you’ll be wasting your time and you risk getting a black mark against your name for wasting their time.

Don’t give up to easily

If you want to make it as a model, you have to be prepared to face rejection and bounce back. Just because one agency doesn’t like you, doesn’t mean you don’t have a chance. You just need to find the right scout, who is into your kind of look. The likelihood that you will be snapped up by the first agency you approach is very slim.

Read the guidelines carefully

Obviously, this seems obvious, but if people did regularly and reliably read the guidelines, we wouldn’t have to put this as an important point. Some people seem to think they can do things their way and the agency will take the time to deal with whatever they send in whatever format, and if it’s not right, contact them to give them feedback and guidance. 

Wrong. The agency does not waste time on people who can’t even be bothered to read their guidelines. If your application deviates from their guidelines in any way, your pictures will go straight in the bin. No consideration, no phone call. You will not hear from them.

For more personalised tips and advice on how to approachthe right modelling agencies, register on the Neon Models site.

Becoming a teenage model

There is always a lot of demand for new teen models as the current ones get older and move into the adult brackets. The teen model bracket is usually considered to be between the ages of 12 and 17 years.

Many child models follow a natural progression into teen models, but also lots of teenagers decide they’d like to try modelling and take their first steps in the industry at this time.

The teen  market is a very major section which companies are keen to target, and each ‘type’ of teen needs to be represented. That means that as well as the standard modelling work for attractive, fresh faced, tall models there will be work for petite models, plus-size models and alternative models, who may have tattoos or be more unusual looking.

Teen modelling work is available across all kinds of formats from glossy magazines to billboards to TV adverts to catalogues and these days even stock photography for websites.

Teenagers who are considering trying to become a model need to make sure they have the right attitude and realistic expectations.

Keeping your expectation realistic

The modelling industry is tough and very competitive and those who think they can just fall into it and make pots of money have got disappointment waiting down the line. Aspiring models need to be willing to invest time and energy in getting their foot in the door, and they have to be thicked skinned to deal with the inevitable early rejections.

Having the Right Attitude

Not all teenagers fit the stereotype of being grumpy and stroppy, but there is definitely no space for that kind of attitude when it comes to modelling. Modelling is a professional and requires a professional attitude. Paying clients are not going to be willing to waste their time with temper tantrums.

If you’d like to find out how Neon Models can help you become a teen model, then register on our site.