"Too old, too short, too fat. Goodbye."
Brutal. Whoa. "Help me to understand this!" I asked the guy who had taken and perused my portfolio at a top agency. At twenty, I was too old. I learned, "Lie about your age." Great. I'm 18 again. Short? Can't grow, the higher the heals the better, but, this one could not be overcome. I was 5'7'' 1/2 - (gotta get that 1/2 in there!) And too short by 1/2 an inch. Too fat? Yeah. I had lost jobs because my "bones were showing" - and in LA, I was too fat.
Just because one agency wasn't a fit, didn't mean others wouldn't work. I kept knocking on doors. I gathered feedback from top agencies. And applied it - when it was logical.
Recently, I had the privilege to shoot a "new model". I have a feeling that she will, if she chooses, have a great career in front of her. Her mother, by the way, models as well. Good genes certainly help.
Check her out: (This is a screenshot from our shoot.) See more images on this link:
Link to Aurora's Images
