I never really thought about getting my kids into that industry - I mean, it's almost right up there with kiddie pageants in my book of things to avoid like the plague... but...
It's true. Any time a camera comes out, Iraq is there "workin' it!" And BOY can that girl work it! I can take 100 photos of her, and 99 of the pictures I take will be lovely. I somehow missed out on the "photogenic" gene. You can take 100 pictures of me, and approximately 3 of them won't send you in to fits of giggles... if I'm lucky.
So I figured, what could it hurt? If we go to ProScout and they do that vague smile & nod thing, pat us on the head and tell us "Don't call us, we'll call you," then we haven't wasted anything but an hour or two of our time. It won't hurt MY feelings - I mean, what mother out there doesn't think her children are the most glorious things ever created? And I knew all those other moms and their glorious creations would be there to to help us with our little reality check.
Just before I left I asked Broadway if he wanted to go too. He said "sure" in that I'm-so-over-you bored teenager tone and schlumped out to the car with us.
There were hundreds of people there. As we waited for our turn to meet with one of the ProScout scouts, more and more people left. Then it was Iraq's turn. She marched right up to that desk, stuck out her hand and said in a bold voice, "HI! I'm Iraq!" The guy asked her why she was there and she looked him in the eye and proclaimed "I want to be a MODEL!" Then he asked her if she'd ever thought about doing advertisements or acting... she said "I don't know. I guess that would be fun, too." He asked what TV show she would like to be on - and her instant reply was "SpongeBob!" LOL!
The scout gave her a big smile and asked if he could take her picture - of course she yelled "SURE!" and gave him a great little smile and a pose. Yeah - that's my Iraq! He handed her the Ace of Hearts card and told her he thought she'd make a great model. Yes - this is when my Iraq put her head to the side, looked him in the eye and said, "I know."
Broadway wanted to go up on his own. I could see his personality coming out from where I stood - and then the scout handed him a card too.
Holy Cow!
So my two older kids have been invited to meet about 40 representatives of international modeling agencies in Philadelphia in November. Road Trip!
Broadway was at his grandparent's house this weekend, so I started taking a few shots of Iraq. We need some decent head shots and some other shots to try to impress the agents into flying us to the Bahamas for a week-long photo shoot (I can dream, can't I?). So this is one 10 minute photo session in our front yard wearing clothes I picked up at a second-hand shop. I figure the more I take, the less likely we are to need to get professional photos done... because there is NO way we can afford that right now!
Here's where YOU come in! I need you to leave me a comment, email me or let me know on FaceBook what your top 3 pics are. I like certain ones, but I'm the kid's mom, so my opinion may be a little swayed :)
And here they are:
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I have each one in both color and black & white. Your input is HUGELY appreciated because I don't want to look like a completely clueless idiot when we meet some agent from the Ford Agency... an idea which makes me want to pee myself, really...
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Holy Cow!!!!! I think you're in for a ride!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know squat either, I think she looks gorgeous! Just one thing ,maybe move her away from the wreath in the background. the black and whites are so beautiful. This is so exciting!!!
Iraq is so outgoing and photogenic how can you go wrong. Good luck and please keep us posted on the progress.
She is gorgeous. Take photos with simple backgrounds so all the emphasis is on her. By a bush or laying on the grass, or by a plain wall. I like the black and white and the ones that show her personality like the first one and five, six and eight. Good luck!!
ReplyDeletePlease do your research. I'm not doubting your kids are beautiful and engaging, but many of these "agencies" are crocks. If they ask you for money for something, start being skeptical. A real agency is going to "hire" or "get you hired" for jobs - you shouldn't be having to pay to get them "in a book" or "in a show to get seen". Just be careful because there are a lot of unscrupulous people who prey on parents who think their child is the "next best thing"
ReplyDeleteNancy, before we ever set foot in the initial ProScout event, I spent some time reading all the reviews. The BBB has given them an A+ (that's hard to beat) and hundreds of now-famous models, actors and advertisement personalities got their start through ProScout. There are nay-sayers out there, but many of them have not done their research and/or are not telling the truth.
ReplyDeleteIan Somerhalder of Vampire Diaries is one of the bigger new faces ProScout found. The movie, The Blind Side... the son of the family was another, and tons of models used for fashion shows. A bunck of the kids on Disney Channel shows and Nickelodeon shows were also found by ProScout. The company never promises your kid will "make it" in the industry, but they do scout for new faces, and get those faces in front of 40+ legitimate agents from the big name agencies.
Glad to hear that this is a good place, Bulldogma. I just know in our area we hear ads and get fliers all the time and most of them are for $$ to put your kids in a "catalog" and it turns into nothing.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Nancy!! We've seen a lot of that too. I just got an email about something like that the other day. I am a researchaholic about pretty much anything. ProScout makes it clear they can not guarantee someone will get signed on by an agent, but if you want to break into the industry yourself you have to go from agent to agent and try to get "seen." We are guaranteed to "get seen" by 40+ top agents this way, and the rest will be up to the kids. :)
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