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Posted by: Darren (64.231.78.183) on October 27, 2003 at 23:03:28

In Reply to: What's the argument? posted by Michael McGowan on October 27, 2003 at 19:05:54:

There is no argument. Roger's assessment was valid. Our points of reference were off that is all.

I happily do not deal with agencies at all. I send a portfolio in to a client and if they like it I get hired. I just happend to be around when they were going through model's pic (some just headshots, some books) and was surprised by some of the quality presented.

With respect to the story I related. The agencies around here that have begun to question digital have been into digital for years. Probably more to do with colour management problems than anything else.

: Darren, I don't think anybody has said that showing bad pictures is a good thing. But the reqirements are certainly different depending on genre.

: Roger offered a fairly complete assessment of what's OK for which genre, at least in his market. If agencies where you are have problems with digital, they're just a few years behind the times. They'll catch up.

: In the meantime, you're right that better pictures are likely to get a model better jobs, all other things being equal. But I've known of gals to get really good work before they even had time to put together a portfolio. One girl (this is ages ago) was with Eileen Ford less than a week when she landed a major catalog cover, plus work inside. She had exactly one photo for use at the time. I don't think she ever did have any others shot, because she had tearsheets to fill her book the entire time she was in New York.

: Again: Nobody says bad work generates good work.

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: There is no argument. Roger's assessment was valid. Our points of reference were off that is all.

: I happily do not deal with agencies at all. I send a portfolio in to a client and if they like it I get hired. I just happend to be around when they were going through model's pic (some just headshots, some books) and was surprised by some of the quality presented.

: With respect to the story I related. The agencies around here that have begun to question digital have been into digital for years. Probably more to do with colour management problems than anything else. 

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: : Darren, I don't think anybody has said that showing bad pictures is a good thing. But the reqirements are certainly different depending on genre.

: : Roger offered a fairly complete assessment of what's OK for which genre, at least in his market. If agencies where you are have problems with digital, they're just a few years behind the times. They'll catch up.

: : In the meantime, you're right that better pictures are likely to get a model better jobs, all other things being equal. But I've known of gals to get really good work before they even had time to put together a portfolio. One girl (this is ages ago) was with Eileen Ford less than a week when she landed a major catalog cover, plus work inside. She had exactly one photo for use at the time. I don't think she ever did have any others shot, because she had tearsheets to fill her book the entire time she was in New York.

: : Again: Nobody says bad work generates good work.


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