Child model

Child models are used for a wide variety of commercial purposes, often because they evoke a sense of innocence or vulnerability.

A child model refers to a child who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products (notably fashion clothing) or to serve as a subject of works of art, such as photography, painting and sculpture.

Practice

Artists have used children as models for countless works over the centuries. Child modeling has become a distinct activity because of the explosion of commercial media over the past several decades. Many young actresses, notably Amanda Seyfried, Katherine Heigl, Lindsay Lohan, and Brooke Shields, began as child models. The book, Lisanne: A Young Model, described the life of Lisanne Falk, a colleague of Brooke Shields at the Ford modeling agency in the late 1970s. Falk, like Shields, was a relatively successful child model who posed for magazine covers, notably Seventeen, for editorial fashion layouts, and for advertising in magazines and mail-order catalogs. Both models appeared in the 1977 Sears and Montgomery Ward catalogs. Falk, like Shields, moved from modeling to movies as she became older. More recently Australian child model Morgan Featherstone has achieved worldwide success but has also attracted criticism due to her looking older than her age.

The visible success of child models who became media celebrities has led numerous children (and their parents) to pursue modeling as a part-time career. In practice, most modeling jobs go to children who have already worked as models and have developed a working relationship with a modeling agency. For prospective models, the challenge is to land the first job. This usually happens through referrals by people already involved in modeling. It is also possible to land jobs by contacting modeling agencies directly. Occasionally, a child may be "discovered" in a public place or through other grassroots means,^[1] such as:

• Competing in local and national beauty contests
• Working with local retailers for small-scale modeling
• Entering mall fashion shows
• Entering photo contests

Scams

A reputable modeling agency does not require up-front payments or special training before taking on a new model.^[2] Many scams can be identified by their tendency to focus on billable items or services, or may require a prospective model's guardian to sign contracts containing suspicious "standard clauses". Additional attributes of a scam agency targeted to make money on empty promises are: 1. Mandate to invest in child's portfolio 2. Promises of highly paid work. 3. Making an appointment with a child without seeing his/her snapshot. There are several websites that list specific details^[3] on how to^[4] avoid scams ^[5] and offer tips on how to deal with rejections by real modeling agencies^[6] and cope with success.

Salary

The amount that a child can earn is based upon the type of work they are contracted to carry out.

A photo shoot for a magazine article will generally pay around $70 per hour. Advertisment work, on the other hand, can pay out between $1,000 and $1,200 for a day's work. The child's agency will take a commission from the earnings, which will be around 20%. ^[7]

See also

• Junior idol

References

1. ^ Kid Models. LoveToKnow.com, retrieved February 27, 2011
2. ^ Kid Models. Section Modeling Scams. LoveToKnow.com, retrieved February 27, 2011
3. ^ "Modelingadvice". Modelingadvice.com, retrieved April 16, 2011
4. ^ "[1]". InstantCast.com, retrieved April 16, 2011
5. ^ DGPhotoStudio. Section Facts that everyone needs to know about modeling agencies in New York. DGPhotoStudio.com, retrieved April 16, 2011
6. ^ DGPhotoStudio. Section Part III. How to deal with rejections by children modeling agencies. DGPhotoStudio.com, retrieved April 16, 2011
7. ^ Modeling For Kids. How Much Can My Child Make Modeling? modelingforkids.net, retrieved August 4th, 2011

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