Promotional Models Remember Your Sunscreen This Summer!

We all like the look of being tan but it is not healthy. Summer is here and there are going to be a ton of outdoor promotions coming up. Sunburn is a very uncomfortable and dangerous thing and I want all the models to avoid being burned. Promotional models should carry sunscreen in their purses every day and reapply when working long shifts. Too much sun can cause wrinkles, fine lines, age spots, thinning of the skin, freckles and moles. It can also lead to skin cancer which can be deadly. In the modeling industry the young fresh look is always in, tanning is the number one thing that ages skin. Be careful this summer, wear sunscreen everyday!

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com

Last Day At The NRA!!

Today is the last day for the NRA in Chicago! This is an amazing trade show to work and has tons of great food! Thank you to all of our models that worked this 4 day show. We appreciate all of your hard work. We love our reliable, beautiful, fun and professional models.

Thank you!

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com

Memorial Day Weekend! Busy!!

Memorial Day is next week which means the beginning of Summer! This is a huge weekend for events and of course Pink Avenue Models is part of it. We have some of our favorite male models working as part of a street team for a very popular liquor brand in Miami and have some of our best female models working the rest of the country. Warm weather has finally arrived and the busy event season is beginning. Our models will be everywhere this Summer, festivals, trade shows, amazing events, on the streets and all over the country. Stay tuned for pictures and updates!

Team Pink Avenue

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Photoshoots For Beginners - Please Read

The best way for promotional models to get professional pictures is to do some TFP work. TFP means trade for pictures/prints and is a free way to work with great photographers. A lot of our clients want to see a mix of professional and candid pictures and if you don't have both we can't submit you. The easiest way to find photographers to do TFP work is from other models or modeling websites such as Model Mayhem. Here are a few tips to guide you through your first photo shoot. It can be a lot of hard work but so much fun at the same time.

1. Bring someone with you if it is your first time. This is normal and expected.


2. Go over everything with the photographer before you arrive. You should talk about the images you need and the attire you will be wearing. Maybe you can come up with great themes and ideas together.


3. Ask about MUA's. This isn't always going to be a possibility but it's nice when you have one. they can give you different looks.


4. Pack everything you plan on wearing and more. Make sure you have jewelry, shoes,accessories, make up and tons of clothes. Try to avoid solid colors like black and white, they look horrible on film. Pack the day before so you are in no hurry the next day, always be prepared.


5. Make sure you get a great head shot, and body shot. Every modeling agency will ask for these types of pictures.


6. Practice your poses and look at magazines to learn a few poses. It is much harder than it looks. Tip: If the pose doesn't hurt it won't look good.


7. Make sure you and the photographer discuss a time limit on when you will receive your photos. This could be 3 days to 3 weeks depending on how busy the photographer is. They will edit a couple for you and maybe charge to edit others.


8. Show up on time and do not back out. This ruins the photographers schedule and gives you a bad reputation.


9. Have fun and be creative. This is art and the possibilities are endless.


10. Check out the photographers work, if you don't like their work or their style of shooting chances are you won't get what you want out of the shoot.

These are just a few tips to help you and make your photo shoots a little easier. Have fun!

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com

Break These Habits And Look 10 Years Younger!

I found an article today that says that make up can make us look 10 years older! That is bad news to women, especially models because a lot of clients want a young fresh look. Here are a few tips for our promotional models, if you are doing these things stop ASAP!

1. Watch out for your foundation. If you use too much it will set in any fine lines or wrinkles and make you look 10 years older. Minimize your make up.


2. Don't skip eyeliner. Eyeliner can take years off your eyes and hide the imperfections.


3. If you don't exfoliate often you will have dull skin. Models need young, glowing skin and can get this by exfoliating at least 3 times a week. This only takes a few minutes and can be done in the shower.


4. Don't ever get a straight haircut, layers make you look younger.


5. Skipping the sunscreen is the worst thing you can do. Almost all wrinkles and fine lines are due to sun exposure.


6. Frosted/glitter eye shadow. This reflects the light and makes any signs of aging 100 times more visible.


7. Too much bronzer can make a models face look dull and that adds age. Use bronzer in the places the sun would hit, not everywhere.

Those are a few bad habits to break immediatley for a younger look. Young and fun is the look that most clients request in the modeling industry.

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com

NRA 2010!

The NRA starts this weekend and I am super excited. This is a great trade show and the models really enjoy working it. The NRA is coming to McCormick Place in Chicago on May 22nd and staying til May 25th. This show is full of food, drinks, snacks, and anything that you could possibly find in a hotel or restaurant. Of course there will be Pink Avenue Models here as well! The NRA will take about 2 days to walk through, make sure you come hungry and ready to snack. Over 1,800 companies will be exhibiting this year. Last year there were about 38,000 attendees and they are expecting even more this year. If you have not been to the NRA you have to go, registration is only $80!

Enjoy the show!

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com

Read Your Model Contract!

Whether you are working a trade show, promotion, liquor promotion, working as a brand ambassador or part of a street team you were probably asked to sign an independent contractor agreement. This agreement can be anywhere from 1-30 pages long and difficult to read. Please take the time to read all of the paperwork that your modeling agency sends you, it will benefit you in the end.

Make sure that you know the consequences of being late or backing out last minute. Some agencies will take a percentage off of your check if you are late, some agencies will take a cut of your check as an agency fee, and almost every modeling agency will penalize you for canceling last minute. The cancellation fee can be $50, it can be that you will not be paid at all if you don't finish all scheduled hours, and it is almost always guaranteed that you will be banned from the modeling agency. Backing out of an event last minute makes the model look unprofessional, upsets the client and puts the modeling agency in a tough situation. This is why the cancellation penalty is so severe.

Another very important piece of the contract is when your check will be sent. Some agencies pay 30 days, some 45, some 60, and some 10 weeks. Make sure you know when to expect your check. Do not ask when your check will be sent unless it is after the date stated on your model contract.

Make sure you sign and date all of the necessary pages and know what you are getting yourself into. Most contracts will ask for an emergency contact. Have someone that is in the same city as you and put the best number to reach the person. Obviously we don't expect to ever use this number but we have to have it in case of an accident.

The most important thing on our model contract are our expectations and event details. The event details section will have everything you need to know about your event, time, dates, location, attire, pay rate, contact person. Our expectation section has a list of what we expect from you when you are representing Pink Avenue Models and our clients. Please follow these rules at any of your events.

We pick our models based on experience, personality, looks and so much more. Pink Avenue Models gets submissions every day and not everyone gets added to our team. Please do not accept a job if you have any intentions of not finishing it. We take our industry very seriously and have fun at the same time, we expect the same from our models.

Team Pink Avenue

www.pinkavenuemodels.com