How do you start?

I have this friend, who lives and breathes modeling. But she has no idea where to start or how to get a portfolio together. Does anyone have any clue as to how you would do that?
How do you start?
Have her get pictures taken of her and get them printed to start out, as she progresses it%26#039;ll add up from there.
How do you start?
Yeah, I could feature her on websites and send out a few photos to major companies.





Let me know if you need it, it%26#039;s all free I%26#039;m 14 years old but can defenetily help you out, quickly too :)





Here%26#039;s my email: killswitch013@hotmail.com


I%26#039;ll reply within an hour, unless its school hours!





Good luck, And let me know!
Reply:It is REALLY hard, you%26#039;d have to live in hollie wood
Reply:You did not say in which city she lives. The modeling industry, for the USA is located in NYC. Does she plan to move to New York?
Reply:I hate to admit, but sometimes it just happens on a whim.


I had a friend back in high school who signed up for what she thought was a college scholarship program, but ended being enrolled into a modeling academy in Boston that discovered Ashton Kutcher and Katie Holmes (Barbizon School of Modeling and Acting in Boston, MA) and ended up in a few adds,but she didn`t pursue it too much because it wasn`t in her best interests.





Since we don%26#039;t know where your friend lives, encourage her to look up some nearby modeling agencies or schools, even if it%26#039;s a few states away; if she really wants it, she`ll go for it, trust me. Also, listen on the radio or adds on tv or in the mall about modeling; sometimes they pop up once and while but go unnoticed.





Also, you might try talking to a theater director if you%26#039;re in high school or college, they might have some juicy details on the right ways to start off.





Tell your friend good luck and I hope she gets the start that she needs!
Reply:Tell her to get some 8 x 10 black and whites and some color pics.


Get a good camera and take some shots of your friend. Do side shot, or with the head slightly turned to one side.





Everybody has a good and bad side of the face sort of speak. Then, take photos with her looking up at the camera.





Have her turn her back and let her spin around and freeze that pick with the hair flying.


These are ideas. Be creative and build black and white at the beginning of the portfolio, and then add some colored picks.