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Has anybody got a real job from this site???
Or is it just waste of time??? Thanks Dec 16 06 09:11 am Link Farzan Athari wrote: lol... ah, the old false dichotomy, that either we all get "real" work from an Internet site, or that it's a waste of time. Dec 16 06 11:21 am Link i got paid and published cause of this site and i have gotten 14 people off of this site paid and published too. p.s. i am a photographer too Dec 16 06 11:31 am Link I went to the US with ONLY jobs from here, so atleast for me it works great!  Dec 16 06 11:33 am Link Richard Tallent wrote: I agree. Why either or? Dec 16 06 12:21 pm Link Yep Dec 16 06 12:23 pm Link Farzan Athari wrote: There's a thing called the "Castings" forum on here. You will find your answer there. Dec 16 06 12:25 pm Link Paid and published... Dec 16 06 12:51 pm Link Real jobs? Are you asking if people are making high level photographs with the people they met on MM? Or are you asking if people are getting pay checks that last longer than the drive home? People come here for different reasons so their idea of a real job can vary. Dec 16 06 01:11 pm Link I have been booked by 6 models on Model Mayhem for portfolio work....3 of them showed and paid. Between those 3 paid gigs and the many people I have met on this site......this site rocks! I have nothing but good things to say about it. Dec 16 06 01:26 pm Link While I'm new here, my primary make-up artist, Sally Kempton, who has been here for a while has recruited talent for me off here many times. I've had models make over $1,000 working two days for me though things vary for what I do and some models make more, some less, I can say Sally's done a wonderful job recruiting talent here for me along with the other photographer she works for, Ralph Haseltine, also on here. Just my thoughts as I signed up only here as it's another great resource for talent, though like all model/photog sites, you have to "skim" through a lot of talent I'd not use. That even happens with land-based agencies and comp cards, you have to find the right talent for the situation. Wishing everyone a Happy Holidays, rg sends! (Model: April 2006 Playboy Playmate Holley Dorrough, please vote for her for Playmate of the Year! Camera: Olympus E-Volt, E-500 (I also use the Lecia R-9 w/Digital back), 100mm at F/8, ISO 100, white-balance 6000K, Location Philadelphia Oct. 2006)  Dec 16 06 01:42 pm Link Farzan Athari wrote: It depends on your definition of "real job" .... as opposed to a fake job? Dec 16 06 02:54 pm Link i do. its also 'my favourite waste of time' (song by Owen Paul - with whom i once played a muddy game of Celebrity football / soccer) Dec 17 06 12:53 am Link Not yet. ...yet being the key word. Dec 17 06 12:56 am Link Thank you so much for the answers... Dec 17 06 06:54 am Link Farzan, it depends on what you're looking for. I don't work commercially anymore, so no, I haven't gotten any assignments directly from here. In fact I will not accept assignment work again, so that's moot. But my work has been seen by art buyers here and they have contacted me for use of my photographs in a couple of magazines and a book. Not much money anyway. In your case it will be different. You are obviously looking for commercial or fashion model assignment work, and the only real way to reliably get that kind of work is through a land-based agency in a geographic market. Even then it's a crap shoot because of the intense competition. -Don Dec 17 06 10:34 am Link D. Brian Nelson wrote: other members or the massive amount of art buyers cruising mm? Dec 17 06 11:10 am Link FaceReality wrote: Not other members, to my knowledge. But I doubt the number is massive. I'd expect it's more true to categorize them as a few desperate buyers that needed content right now and were looking everywhere. Dec 17 06 11:16 am Link Actually, I have gotten some pretty good jobs off of this, I joined at first because a lot of my friends were on here... and because I am a cruel, cruel person and sme of the profiles are pretty... funny. (You have ALL laughed once in a while, admit it...) But no, I have gotten some good, paid, published jobs. You just have to remember that maybe what, 1 or 2 percent of this site has people that do this for a living, 100% of the time and HAVE clients, and agencies, etc. etc. Will a website "make" you? Of course not. The onyl thing that can "make" you is an agent with a good eye, good contacts and has a LOT of belief in you and your look. Rachel Dec 17 06 04:49 pm Link I have hired several models off here, to me this is not a social site, its a source for business. Dec 17 06 05:23 pm Link first off, there are plenty of full-time professionals on this site, from all modeling/photography/mua fields. second, i have found this site to be a good source for contacts, sometimes for work, sometimes to bring projects to others. it all depends on a person's talents and effort, just as in life. Dec 17 06 05:25 pm Link What's a job? Dec 17 06 05:29 pm Link Richard Tallent wrote: Yeah, what Richard said. Dec 19 06 04:39 pm Link Is $100/hr sufficient? Dec 19 06 04:51 pm Link Jessica #41806 has found work from Mayhem...  Dec 19 06 04:58 pm Link Fedora El Morro wrote: No. Dec 19 06 04:59 pm Link Benny wrote: Can I be your friend? Dec 19 06 05:02 pm Link Yes- Model Mayhem is a great networking site. I have not only generated great contacts, but also helped a few models get signed with agencies. Dec 19 06 05:05 pm Link gotten real jobs, networked with great people, great experiences. Dec 19 06 05:10 pm Link Scott Aitken wrote: Richard Tallent wrote: I know 9 models that have been paid here..... Dec 19 06 05:36 pm Link Depends on what your definition of "real job" is. Dec 19 06 06:43 pm Link Benny wrote: Dec 19 06 06:46 pm Link Not a freaking single paid job from MM. If you don't enjoy picking fights and making yourself feel better by putting others down like I do then yeah, it's a waste of time. Dec 19 06 07:06 pm Link Both paid and published work. You have to put a lot of time into it to get these jobs. You have to answer emails, and read the casting. I spend normally 10 hours a day. This business is 10% photos and 90% business. I get more work off the other modeling site. I tend to get more TFP here. Dec 19 06 07:08 pm Link Samantha Grace wrote: +1 Dec 19 06 07:10 pm Link Yes. If you are working in front of the camera and getting a tear sheet or prints. You are getting a real job. IF you are talking about money, then yes, I have also gotten paid jobs from here too. Kli Dec 19 06 07:12 pm Link I've had many paid jobs from this site as well as OMP, Model Place, and others. ... It's all in how you network an "work It". "Real Work" requires representation from a reputable agency. You have a good look .. best of luck. Perc Dec 19 06 07:14 pm Link I get paid offers a lot, also, I get e-mails for bigger jobs if I want them...this is the only site I belong to...NickiB Dec 26 06 01:25 am Link a photog from MM called and offered me $200 to style hair for an 'aspiring' singer, i can make that amount + at home on one client, the nerve, needless to say I declined. when i told he my 1/2 day rate, then she says the 'singe' would pay $300, i guess she was testing to see if i was a fool. once she realized i'm not, then get this, she said she has a higher paid job she'll keep me in mind, yea right, how disrespectful to not offer me that job in the first place. i loathe for my time to be wasted and disrespected, i really do -n Dec 26 06 03:17 am Link Hair by Nedjetti wrote: You sound like a Primadonna! There is a difference between ignorance and disrespect. You may want to save yourself some aggrevation and look them up. Dec 26 06 03:15 pm Link |
