Rejection by modelling agency

LC2010HIS

- ok, I have taken your points into account and agree. It was my first application to an agency so maybe I should toughen up.

Thanks

Acoshla

To be honest if you want to be a model you're going to have to get used to serious amounts of criticism about your appearance, it's par for the course, considering it's what the whole industry is based on. And of course she told you to send them on, so she can take a look at you, she's not going to refuse straight away in case you were suitable, but as she said you're not what she's looking for right now so she said no, seems fair enough to me. Just because she told you to send on the photos didn't mean you were guaranteed not to be rejected.

And curvy in modelling means a normal 10-12 I would say, models are freakishly thin for the most part. And yes there is a special category for curvy models, plus size! Which we all know is a ridiculous way to describe girls size 10 and over but it is a separate area of modelling.

fghijkl

LC2010HIS wrote: »

Ive already taken on 2 lovely curvy models and so I am not recruiting."

And add insult by calling me "curvy" ? Is there a special category or something? Im tall and slim.........

To be honest what i get from that line is that you weren't curvy and she was looking for curvy models and that's why you weren't suitable.

What the heck is curvy by modelling standards?

Big boobs, teeny tiny waist, big bum and shapely thighs/legs, classic hourglass shape, think kelly brooke's shape.

why give the go ahead to email and then reject me.?

It's a job like every other i'm afraid OP, just because you send a company your CV (your pictures in your case) it doesn't mean they have to hire you.

Needless to say, it has depressed me just a tad
Thoughts?

Not trying to sound like an absolute b***h here OP but are you sure you're cut out for this modelling lark, if you're getting down over one rejection? As the other poster said you're going to be based purely on your looks and figure, that is what modelling is by it's very nature after all, your figure appearance isn't going to suit every job.

LC2010HIS

fghijkl wrote: »

It's a job like every other i'm afraid OP, just because you send a company your CV (your pictures in your case) it doesn't mean they have to hire you.

I never thought of it like that to be honest

And now that Ive looked at myself, Im not exactly skinny and have curves...

Ugh, feel sillly now.

OldGoat

LC2010HIS, your thread has been moved to F&A and bits of it are missing/cleaned up/moved elsewhere so it's a bit disjointed and I've no idea what has been said before.

I would say to you that modeling is tough both physically and emotionally. You need to be able to take critism - in fact you should be openly seeking it and learning from it.

Take a look at a modeling agency site and give yourself an honest apraisel of how you (and your portfolio of photographs) measure up against those already on the books. Then remember that all of those on the books are not necessarly getting work. "Model Mayhem Ireland" is a typical site.
Check out other aspects of modeling - hands - feet - head.

Read up about the realities of modeling rather then the glamourised high end of it. Look at tv ads - every ad and not just clothes/fashion, newspaper ads, double glazing ads, local takeaway menus, anywhere that has someones body or even just a bit of someones body in the picture. One modeling call I heard recently for an undertakers brochure. That is where the majority of work is.

There are others who will have much better advice but 'Be realistic' has got to be your first step.