Hello everyone!

  I am new to modeling this year and i have absolutely fell in love. The art and skill behind making these amazing photos you see every day is breath taking. Since I am a new model, I lack experience in this field but I truly believe i can give a fresh feminine look to any photo. I absolutely love to express my personality through photography, and it is an amazing thing to see with hard work and a great photographer, what amazing photos you can produce.

If any one has tips or tricks, messages or comments would be absolutely appreciated!

      Thank you all!
                           xo Emily

Welcome to the Mayhem

Good ways to network are:

Post an availability notice letting people know that you are available (under the casting/travel tab). This is for when you want to charge money. You can offer trade as well.

Search for Casting Calls in your area based on criteria you select. Post a Casting Call letting people know about an idea you have and want to put into a work of art. This is for when you are willing to pay other people. You can offer trade as well.

Search or Post Casting Calls and Travel/Availability Notices
Official Casting Call Rules - Read
Find the talent and resources you need on Model Mayhem

Browse for photographers in your area and leave comments on images you like, send a friend request or message. Start a list of photographer's photos that you think are top notch for photographers in your area. This can become something of a Rolodex. Make sure that you select the Advanced Options and select an appropriate Logged in within:. I typically use 30 days, but you may want people who respond faster. Otherwise you will get photographers who haven't logged in in over a year. There are a lot of inactive accounts.

Make an announcemnet. Look on the front page for members offering comments for comments, and comment on their photos. Also make an announcement yourself.

Post a bulletin by going to My stuff > bulletins. Friends can see the bulletins you post.

Be active in the forums, but avoid trolls who start threads just to watch the ensuing flame war. Avoid threads that beat the over GWC's, flakes, escorts, ..., etc. Make positive constructive comments. Whenever you get published, add some new photos, or accomplish anything in general, post an announcement in the Accomplishments, Achievements and High Fives forum. When people see your forum post the first thing they see is your avatar. It has to be interesting enough for them to want to click on it and look at your portfolio.

Share your other accounts on the Social Media User Name Sharing Thread.

Rinse and repeat.

Good luck in your search!

Avoiding Scams: The Basics

PM Flagging: A how-to guide

Modeling Scams

Thoughts for newer models seeking to go full-time:

A lot of useful information is at New Models.

The Self-Made Model: Success Without Agencies

Thoughts of a Hobbyist Model

Model Safety

3rd list Mentor in Modeling

New theLIST & Top Drawer help Newbie Models

How to use the Model Mayhem forums

MM FAQ

How to embed images on your profile

And of course you must memorize this entire list MM Smiley List

Hello Emily

Welcome to MM

Hello Emily,

Welcome to MM.

Welcome to the Mayhem

As you requested tips, look for high quality images in the leading publications, and note the style, and quality of the published work, that will be what the real World of modeling is looking for.

Shoot only with those with enough demonstrated ability to advance your portfolio with each, and every shoot.

Avoid the many "portfolio for pay" schemes so prevalent here. Test shoots, and TFCD opportunities with accomplished photographers can build a diverse, quality portfolio at no cost to you.

And as mentioned above, please read newmodels.com for factual information on how the industry actually works.

Best of luck to you.

JC

Hi and welcome