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AUGUST 2006
Another allegation that we are some sort of model scam.
Why do
you attack people and try to make models think that everyone in the
industry is doing a scam? Your site seems to be the only one dishing
out bad advice that can hurt model careers.
Models need to stick with agencies, where the real professionals who
can really help their career are. In my opinion, Tampa Bay Modeling
is a scam run by people who are not real models.
- Nicole from Clearwater Beach, Florida
Enough. History
is full of people who accuse progress of being a scam simply because
they are too ignorant to take the time to understand it or simply lack
the mental ability to comprehend better ideas. Some people blindly put
their trust in others and refuse to think for themselves. These are
the weaker people who will never make it. It is survival of the fittest,
and let’s face it, we are the dominant genome that has been introduced
into an old ecosystem. We are only one facet of a revolution that will
see the old agency-based modeling industry become extinct and a relic
of the past. Capitalism and taking the initiative to change an outdated
way of doing things is not a scam. Factory workers at the start of the
industrial revolution probably thought that automation was a scam, too,
and it’s probably because they felt threatened and afraid. America
would not be the superpower that it is today if they had their way....
Hell, we would have probably lost World War II!
Model and talent agencies are middlemen and little more than temp agencies
that are a working conflict of interest. Many agency bookers are undertrained
minimum wage cold-callers who are no where near qualified to give any
model career advice or tell a good portfolio from a bad one. Models
who limit themselves to agency representation do just that. They limit
themselves by not exploring every way of promoting their career and
booking work. Does a booker really book a model into anything? No. They
refer models into job leads, job leads that models can easily find on
their own. It’s still up to the model to give art directors composite
cards, show their portfolio book, and sell themselves into the job when
they get to the go see.
Some models feel that agencies are their safety net, and that bookers
serve to screen reputable jobs. Some models find job leads on their
own and then do the bookers job for them by referring the job back to
their agency. Does that lack of professional confidence make them look
good and inspire respect? It is not hard to figure out what legitimate
model jobs are, especially when you have a site like Independent Modeling
and our extensive resources which are specifically designed to help
models do just that! Have you looked at our scam
definition database lately? The scam definition database
is designed to expose the behavior patterns of scams and teach models
how to figure out who the scams real are!
~ Model Monica Stevens,
Tampa Bay Modeling Mail Bag Editor
E-Mail us and let us know what YOU think! If you wish to add to one of Monica's answers or disagree with her and want to post an answer of your own, please let us know what letter and month you are replying to and if we see that it is relevant we may add it to that month's archive. Starting in August, we will let you know if new content such as letters have been added to mail bag archives!
C/O Monica Stevens, Mail Bag Editor
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As of February 24, 2007, Tampa Bay Modeling and our industry allies are at war with unethical and unprofessional elements in the Tampa Bay and Florida modeling industry. Our primary targets are Tampa Bay model consultation and agency placement scams, Tampa Bay model searches, Tampa Bay model job scams, Tampa Bay TFP photographers, and Tampa Bay model photography scams. We expect the fight to last years, and we already know that we have been tremendously effective in helping to change the modeling industry so far, as we have the dominate voice in the Tampa Bay modeling industry. Models, your help has arrived, and it is right here.
Regarding Tampa Bay model and talent agencies, we are now convinced that the licensed ones (and all of the ones who are SAG franchised) are on the level and are not doing anything wrong. This said, they have no business managing the career of any professional model, due to the fact that they are working conflicts on interest, as they also represent other models who are in competition for the same jobs that they refer them to. Tampa Bay model and talent agencies also have no business referring aspiring models to any photographers, and we strongly recommend that models find photographers on their own and obtain their modeling portfolios before talking to any modeling agencies. Model and talent agencies should be used only as a source of model jobs and nothing more. By all means, utilize model and talent agencies as one of your many sources of potential jobs, but never let them tell you what to do and always scrutinize their advice. The agency way is no longer the only way, and there are professional alternatives to Tampa Bay model and talent agencies! Also, please note that model and talent agency scams are still around, too.
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ADDED MARCH 29, 2007. UPDATED OCTOBER 01, 2007
TAMPA BAY MODELING - TAMPA BAY ACTING - TAMPA BAY FILM
There are now a total of three Tampa Bay Talent web sites. These sites are Tampa Bay Modeling, which you are now on, Tampa Bay Acting, which has launched but had a rough launch and isn't as up to speed as we would like, and, of course, Tampa Bay Film, which has surprised us with its popularity; it is now the fastest growing web site in our group and its size is now equal to our own, with no end in sight. Tampa Bay Film may become much larger than the rest of us by this summer, and this will be an important property. Here at Tampa Bay Modeling we are used to conflict, as we have been fighting a modeling industry war for several years now, and our experience will surely give the Tampa Bay Film staff and their allies a major advantage as they fight for change and professional growth. All of the Tampa Bay Talent sites, of course, are Raptor Class sites which are optimized for scam-fighting operations, so we are set up for fighting.
Where are our sister regional modeling sites? These region-optimized mirror web sites, tentatively known as Miami Beach Modeling, Orlando Modeling, and Florida Modeling (don't bother looking up domain names on these, as some are already taken by others and the titles / domain names have not been finalized yet) are presently on hold until we can add new features to Tampa Bay Modeling and update some of our older content. We have teams of models and modeling industry professionals already assembled to work on these sites after they launch, although we are now finalizing site production protocols so our web master is not overwhelmed with work. For now these sites are on hold. Our regional modeling resource site editors, to assume their responsibilities once these modeling sites go active and launch, are as follows:
Orlando Modeling - Orlando model Patricia Olson is the Editor of the Orlando Modeling site. She is a top fashion runway model from New York with a B.A. in Mass Communications.
Miami Beach Modeling - Miami Beach model Maritza Gonzalez, an old friend of Danielle Cooper's, will be the Editor of the Miami Modeling web site. Maritza is a fashion model from Miami Beach, Florida, and she has worked with many modeling agencies in her career as an employee as well as a model. She is a professional booker and has headed agency divisions, such as the new faces division at a large agency.
Florida Modeling - Tampa model Heidi Duran will helm the Florida Modeling web site. Heidi is a commercial print and fashion runway model with professional experience in New York, Miami, and Europe. She has worked with the top modeling agencies in the world, including Elite and Ford.
As you can see, we have a lot going on here, and we are growing constantly. This spring and summer, we will be adding more features and a ton of modeling career tools and resources. We are even bringing back our Tampa Bay modeling mail bag, with Tampa Bay professional model Monica Stevens, this spring (with an improved, streamlined format so we can keep up with that and our web master can also work on mail bags for Tampa Bay Acting and Tampa Bay Film)! We look forward to the difference that we will make in the Tampa Bay modeling industry, and we're sure that all models are very excited by the potential, the possibilities, and the results of our hard work. These are truly exciting times for Tampa Bay Modeling and the Tampa Bay modeling industry!
Sincerely,
The 2007 Tampa Bay Modeling Staff
Fashion / Commercial
Model Danielle Cooper
Tampa Bay Modeling Editor and Senior Writer
Fashion / Commercial
Model Monica Stevens
Tampa Bay Modeling Mail Bag Editor, Staff Writer, and Content Editor
Model Nancy Slater
Ambassador and Tampa Bay Modeling Founding Model
Model Laura Perez
Tampa Bay Modeling Staff Writer
Model Talesha Larsen
Tampa Bay Modeling Staff Artist and Designer
Swimsuit / Bikini Model
Jessica Moore
Tampa Bay Modeling Staff Writer and Public Relations
Fashion Model Sidney
Thornton
Tampa Bay Modeling Staff Writer and Legal Secretary
Model / Actor Chris
Capri
Tampa Bay Modeling Staff Writer, Contributing Model Photographer, and
Security
Orlando Modeling - Orlando model Patricia Olson
Miami Beach Modeling - Miami Beach model Maritza Gonzalez
Florida Modeling - Tampa model Heidi Duran
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Tampa Bay model Jillian Nicols - Independent Modeling
The Staff of Independent Modeling, Independent Acting, Independent Performer, TALON Talent Online reference contact database, Advanced Model, and Frontier Society
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Tampa Bay Model And Talent Agencies
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Tampa Bay Art Directors
Chris Woods - Icon Film Studios
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