Does anyone need a model for clothing or whatever

I have been looking around secondlife and i notice its really hard to get a modeling job in there. So if anyone who needs a model or knows of a place i can go that is looking for models please let me know..thanks to all who respond.

most places are going to want to see your portfolio if you have one..if you are good with photoshop you can make your own pretty easily..
look under modeling agencies in the search also..you should get a lot of places that pop up..

Try advertising on Employment Ops & Help Wanted. Pictures, "professionally" done, would help. If you are an experienced model, make that clear.

If you don't mind modeling for free and you can adjust clothes on a posing stand, I can use a model. I suspect you are much taller than I am (I am 4'8" in world), and would love to see how my creations look on tall, skinny avatarot. You'd get copies of the clothes. You might not care for them, but I'd be happy to let you have copies.

ya some jobs pay with clothes and some with lindens and some with both..as a model you have to really grab some jobs so you can put them in your portfolio..previous work is helpful on apps..

I am amazed their aren't lingerie models for um...well we won't go there but it sells
a whole lot.

Given that anyone could (i) create an alt with any shape or (ii) just switch shape him/herself to try on clothes or (iii) use bots to display on an avatar in-world, why would anyone need a model?

I think the reason for not seeing any offerings for model jobs is that they are not needed.

The are models who demo clothes in fashion shows. Iyoba just needs an alt though.

I often wonder the same thing, why would someone use another person for taking pics when they can have any look they want at their finger tips, PLUS know exactly what they want and such when doing the pics, AND not have to worry about someone being on time for a photoshoot or backing out at the last minute, etc

I have used 2 different ppl in a couple ads, and even though they were a pleasure to work with, it is much easier just doing it myself

Hmpf.

Yeah I agree. I wondered that myself. Only use for models are on fashion shows. I did all the modeling for my stuff. Just used different skins and hair and so on.)

I think when there are many models who have invested in poses, skins, hair, and accessories (as well as training) it is really a lot to expect anyone to hire a new player (assuming that you are new Tasha, if I am wrong I apologize). There is a lot more to it than just having a pretty avatar.

Some designers do hire models for their photo shoots, but if they are going to do that, they are going to look for experienced models. Personally for product ads, I shoot my own, maybe someday I will be able to hire models for that, who knows

thalia's fashion is lookin for a store model...pick up an a-form @ the store and have your best pictures and portfolio ready~if u want to apply *yawns*

There are modelling jobs out there as others have said including agencies, but to be picked you really need the best in skins, a lot of nice hair to swap and change, a very good shape and know your animations well.

It takes quite a bit of money to get going as you are competing with those who have been in SL a long time and know where to buy the best and have experience.

sl needs models it needs dancers it needs greeters and magazins and all the other jobs that are vanishing or have vanished..
because if we keep finding ways to do without these jobs
it's gonna keep on getting less and less Second life each time another dies off and becomes useless..
people don't need a lot of things and when you get enough of those people together not needing something in a world that has an economy where one hand washes the other..over time you'll find maybe less and less come to the stores because there is no need to buy this or that for a job that is not there anymore or worth spending money to get a job that is not needed..
Sl needs it's job market.

And now we have the all mighty Flickr pool as well. Several of the groups I belong to are using them to create in-store posters - some with merchandise rewards, some just for the 'prestige' - which really gives the creator a lot of 'model' options without having to put too much time in themselves.

aww honey

what you do is a bit different

the fashion shows make sense to have models
but doing shoots for ads (imo) doesn't because of the fact that one can do it themselves without relying on someone being able to be there, etc

It depends on whether ad shoots are treated like any other outsourced business. If the creator is busy enough then it makes sense to hand over the ad creation to someone capable of doing good creative work to a schedule. Nobody has to "turn up". You send them the items to model, they return the pictures to an agreed schedule.

I could drop the same argument about "customer service". Why do some people have customer service staff, surely the creator can just do this themselves? Well from reading around, some creators neither have any interest in talking to people and frankly find customers a bit of a pain in the ass, or they're just flat out busy and would rather it be handled by someone else.

As with anything, just need to do the economics of stopping content creation to do adverts/customer service/<insert process>

Just one question...and not wishing to ask the obvious but *why* does a model need a good skin for pictures?????? This is all digital...there's photoshop for post production. (Obviously there's a distinction between some really rough skins out there but i've also seen expensive skins that I rate lower than some of the freebies).

oh I was referring to the ad shoots where the designer takes the pics
(and yes the same arguement could be put towards anything that pertains to business)
however I am looking at it from the point of view that
1 I can do it myself, so why spend money I do not have to pay another to do it
2 I enjoy doing it myself, so why take away my fun and pay someone else to do it for me


I guess because I tend to do it all from start to finish, I just think everyone does.

in a situation where it is outsourced for the ad creation then yes, it makes more sense because the designer/creator is not there

as for the good skins, I would venture to say that
1 it makes post production of the pics a lot easier, than trying to airbrush them to look good
and
2 (on a personal level) I would never dream of retouching an ad shot other than to crop and resize. So in that case good quality photogenic skin, that compliments the articles being photographed is a must, as well as hair and other accessories that are not part of the ad

(I am only speaking from the designer point of view and ad creation, I have not done pics or such for other things like weddings and such, where post production is acceptable to clean up a pic)

i stopped in your store earlier today..you have some very sexy things there..
i bought a few shirts i liked but did not have time to look around..things have been rezzing for me slow as of late..

i also agree that adds should not be photoshopped..not unless you wish to separate the product from the model because i know a lot of places that photoshop the model and the product and that gives a false impression to what you are buying..

if i buy something and it's as flat textured as a pancake but the add shows it with this really great texture job..they just lost a good customer..

your adds are honest ..and the textures match the add =)
i have been wanting to go to your store for a while now but kept having other things take my mind away from it..i'm glad i went there today..

There's more to hiring a model than just the photographs, there's a networking angle too. If the model likes your clothes or product she tells her friends who introduce you to other friends yadda yadda yadda.

it's very true..the agencies also spread the word to the models and so on..

i do agree though if a designer does it because they enjoy it i can see doing it yourself..but sl does need models for art ,runways,and adds and more..
some people put together very unique looks that people want their clothes on or in their stores wearing their boots..on their runways and in their magazines..

i have had people see some of my adds and asked where i got my skin or my boots or whatever they could not find in the store that i may have been wearing..
and i don't do much modeling..i couldn't imagine how many im's a full time model gets just asking about all the products they are wearing that may not be in that store..

At times I use models for my pictures...

BUT... sometimes models get easily bored. And from a way understandable even... They just stand around (on a pose) while I work on the surroundings. Yes, I keep conversation up... and when I add an object, they will see it...
But as soon I start to work on light and light effects... the picture angles... They won't see what is happening (it only changes in my view, not theirs).
Mostly I need some (and some more) time to make it all look to my likings. I always make sure models are aware of this fact.... some understand, others just log off when they get bored.

Modeling in SL is very different as in RL (where it is something very active). Just be aware of this...


Morwen.

thanks hon, thought I saw your name on my radar earlier hehe

yes I too dislike it when I see ads that are photoshopped, to me that is false advertising, especially if they add details like wrinkles and such to the ad

or erase the obvious booboos, like seam mismatches, or skirts not fitting exact

I only crop and resize my ad pics, remove background in some cases (I photo on a white background for ease of use)

I am happy you enjoyed your visit

yep in that case I can see hiring someone who is already familiar with how to do a model show

sometime in the new year I plan to have a fashion show (going through honeybear for that) and at that time I will hire some models who are familiar with the whole runway thing.

Or if the agency supplies them I will use theirs. (Not sure yet how it works hehe)

in those situations I can see hiring someone, cuz they are already familiar with it, and of course it looks professional AND you can sit back and watch the show hehe