Model Lifestyle

I get asked a lot of questions about how I get paid for modeling. I try and help people individually but I thought it would be more helpful to lay it all out here. The first thing I did was build my network. Building your network is slightly more important than even building your portfolio. But if you do it well you can do both at the same time. You want to build meaningful connections with the people you are shooting with at the beginning. Usually this will be TFP (Trade for Print) work. But if you like those people continue working with them when you can. This will build a reputation and a solid network which will be important when you start moving forward with your modeling.  Next, your portfolio . The beginning is your time to experiment. Find your niche. I would recommend trying everything. You're going to want to show people that you are versatile with the kind of modeling you can do. Not every model can do every kind of modeling flawlessly. For example, I think I am