Answering a Reader Question #862

Riley Quinn Wrote:

 Hi, I'm interested in becoming a model. What would you call the modeling in online surf shops like O'Neill and Roxy. That would be my dream. Where do I start? I live in San Luis Obispo which is a small town and I'm not sure if we have big agencies, but I'm willing to travel.

Hi, Riley!

The type of modeling you described would be under either Lifestyle and/or Sports modeling. It can also be considered Commercial/Print on a broader scale.

It is ideal to be within a 2 hour's drive from where agencies are located. You're pretty far from San Diego so that probably wouldn't be an option. By comparison, you're closer to Los Angeles than San Diego but still well outside the 2 hour driving range.

However, that doesn't mean you aren't allowed to submit to those agencies. It doesn't hurt to see what could happen but if an agency is interested in you, it will be your responsibility to be able to get yourself to and from castings/bookings with no issue or conflict. It would be a matter of convincing the agency that you are reliable, dependable and willing to undertake the travel required.

For now, as a starting point, do an online search for Los Angeles modeling agencies and click through the agency websites that pop up in the search results. The websites will tell you right away what kinds of models they represent. They'll also list the instructions/guidelines for how to submit yourself for consideration.

Hope that helps and best of luck!

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