Why i dislike the word “Exposure”…
Everyday I get about 10 emails that go something like this:
Random indivdual:”hi.. i love your look and would love for you to be in my brand new magazine..”
Me: “hello thanks for contacting me..what are the details of the shoot (i.e. date, concept, compensation)..”
R.I.:”well its going be [blah, blah, blah] and [blah, bah blah]..plus you get lots of EXPOSURE!!”
ok let’s examine this…folks want models to do various projects for FREE all in the name of “Exposure” You haven’t even gotten your project off of the ground, there isn’t any major hype about it, so what kind of exposure could you possibly give to help ME??!! More importantly, why would anyone in their RIGHT mind do something where someone else can stand to make money off of YOU and you not see a freaking cent?? That’s insanity!!
I can only speak for myself but modeling is a BUSINESS.. Sure I enjoy it, but I’m in it to MAKE MONEY as often as possible!! I don’t care about the attention or the perks.. Hell I’ll be perfectly happy if NOONE knew who I was as long as I had a paycheck everytime..PROPS don’t pay bills
Before anyone goes there, let me put this out..No this isn’t to say that I haven’t done anything in my modeling past for free; those were situations where i still had the opportunity to cash in on them nor will I shun a particular project because exposure is the only thing being offered..
However in the latter scenario, the things that would run through my mind to determine if i’ll do it or not would be: 1) will this drive people to whatever I’m pushing at the moment so that i CAN make money (i.e. paysite, merchanside, etc.)
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2) Will this introduce to me to a different audience to drive up my fan base so they would also be more willing to purchase it?
People need to get that “Every model is an airhead, idiot, ..” out of their minds, at least when they’re dealing with me..
This goes to models too.. be SMART about your craft!! All of us wouldn’t have to go through this dumb crap if everyone was up on their game..sheesh!!
When I finish handing a few things, I’m going to be a problem in 2008…trust on that
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