Journal
The things we end up explaining again and again to applicants and clients — written down. Not marketing, but what actually makes the difference in practice.
- Comp Card
The first comp card: what goes on it
What belongs on a model comp card: front, back, comp card size in inches and centimetres, the measurements block, and the mistakes that waste a print run.
6 min read - United States
Los Angeles: what moving to the US market involves
Working as a model in Los Angeles: what the market books, why a modeling visa for the USA needs a sponsor, and the money questions to settle before you go.
6 min read - Scouting
How model scouting actually works
How model scouting really works: where agencies find new faces, what a scout reads in the first seconds, and how to tell a real approach from a fake one.
7 min read - Dubai
Modeling in Dubai: what to check before you say yes
Modeling in Dubai: what the market really is, how visas and contracts work, who keeps your passport, and how to tell a genuine invitation from a bad one.
9 min read - Portfolio
From test shoot to portfolio
What a model test shoot is for, who pays, how to prepare for the day, and how a handful of frames turns into a portfolio a client can actually be sent.
7 min read - Applications
What an agency actually sees in your application
What modeling agencies look for in an application: the order things are read in, what ends it in seconds, and why a board is uneven by construction.
6 min read - Timing
When to approach an agency — and when to wait
When to apply to a modeling agency: how the booking season affects your reply, what age really changes, and when it is worth waiting a few months instead.
6 min read