Model Agency: Costs – Do I have to pay money?
Do costs arise in a model agency? In principle, as we have already explained in other articles, you should never have to pay anything to be accepted into a model agency!
Model agencies that are serious and have renowned customers want to earn money together with you. Therefore, it is important that a good agency will not charge you any money for the agency admission. Therefore there are no costs.
Costs of self-employment
Nevertheless, after some time you will incur some costs, because you are an independent entrepreneur. This includes, for example, travel expenses when you go to a casting. If you are later booked for jobs, in most cases customers will pay for travel and accommodation. For the first steps, however, you must occasionally buy a train ticket, or drive a few kilometers with the car. You should be aware of that.
Costs for outfits and make up
For such castings you only have to invest in basic outfits, e.g. black jeans, black simple shoes and tops, the same again in white. In addition, there are basic materials such as make-up. If something is missing from a photoshooting set, you immediately have something suitable with you and come across as super professional. Experts always have a suitcase with them, as they transport all their basics and have them ready to hand. Should a job or casting opportunity arise spontaneously, you can immediately grab your sports bag and get going. So you save time and don’t risk forgetting important things just because it gets hectic.
Costs for first-class photographers
The more jobs you have and the more money you save to get professional footage, the more rewarding it is to invest in a good photographer later. At the beginning you build up your model portfolio with test shootings and ideally also with smaller jobs. The test shootings are for the photographer as well as for the model, but also for the make-up artist for the portfolio. That means no money’s paid here. These so-called test shootings are a great opportunity to gain experience and practice, especially for you. At some point, however, you want photos that you don’t get through such a free shooting, then you have to invest in photographers.
