Alpha Model Group

First things first

If you can't get out of bed in the morning, please give your workshop book back to the agency, because you won't need it. Alpha Model Group requires all our models to be punctual, and professional. If you're late twice for an assignment, your agent will think twice before sending you on assignment again.

Models must be a couple of different people at once: themselves and the person the client is looking to characterize. To accomplish this, you must be warm and outgoing, also versatile, and look like different people. Whichever role you are, you're still promoting you. When you are new, every client, photographer, or agent you come into contact with will be making judgments whether they want to work with you again. Be neat, clean, and friendly. Practice the qualities of the Alpha Model Group Persona. Your marketing material, which is shown to the clients, must present you in the best possible way.

Thousands of people want to be models. Modeling is very competitive, similar to the music business. For every act that sells a million CDs, you have thousands across the country making money, meeting new people, and having a great deal of fun, but they're not at the pinnacle of the music business. Most models with our agency won't be famous, but most will do well by following the basic guidelines outlined in this workshop book.

We cannot over-emphasize the importance of patience. If you don't have some now, you'd better get some. Developing your portfolio can take time. A beginning portfolio should consist of at least three different looks ("outfits"). Your agent will tell you what looks would be best for your market. With the Alpha Model Group Exposure Program, we will help you put your portfolio together, and send you on assignments when we feel you are ready. If you're using your "own" photographer they must be a high quality fashion/commercial print photographer. If the pictures are unmarketable we will not be able to use them. Any photos that are a result of your jobs should be incorporated into your portfolio. These are called "tear sheets", and will eventually replace your original pictures. A seasoned model/actor will have two or more tear sheets in their portfolio book.