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Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQ)
| Do
I need a portfolio before I make an
appointment to meet with your school
director? |
| We
suggest you bring a snapshot to your
meeting with our school director. Spending
lots of money on pictures is not necessary.
Photographers have different styles
and many take “portrait”
(senior) pictures. Although, they advertise
as being a “fashion” photographer.
Be careful. |
| Everyone
stops me and says my two (2) month
old baby looks like the Gerber baby
and should be a model. How can I get
her/him into modeling? |
| We
offer parents the opportunity to register
children under the age of four (4) to
be a part of our “Baby File”.
A one time only registration fee, completed
form, and current picture, assures your
baby will be notified of appropriate
auditions. (Click on Baby File.) |
| Do
I have to take classes to work with
Images? (I am a natural and really
am self taught…. I don’t
need your classes) |
| Images
has been in business since 1977 and
have sometimes painfully realized we
must be involved in the training process.
Every modeling school is different,
some good and some not so good. When
you’re an Images’ model/actor,
you represent the entire company; and
it must be professional. So, yes, taking
Images classes is a must. |
| What
makes Images different from those
“model search companies”
you hear about on the radio or T.V.?
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| Images
has been around for 28 years, has the
same local address and telephone number
for over 15 years, and an owner who
is educated and a community leader.
“Model search companies”
generally don’t have these qualifications.
They have no local telephone number,
no local address, and no one “in
charge”. When it’s all over
and they’ve taken your money,
they usually aren’t there for
you or maybe can’t even be found.
After years of sad phone calls to the
agency from people that fell for fly
by night operations, Janie Olmstead, Images’
Owner, worked for over two years along
with the Better Business Bureau to establish
a “Modeling/Talent Ordinance”
in the city of Lexington. This helps
protect the trusting public from these
questionable operations. Also, it’s
important to know that Images’
is an independently owned business,
not a franchise - so when you hear about
what we do and our success stories .
. . these are “our” successes
not another franchise located elsewhere. |
| I
am very pretty and 5’3”
tall. My dream has always been to
be a high fashion runway model. Can
Images help me reach this dream? |
| Images
uses our graduates of all heights and
shapes and sizes as there is not a height
requirement in Central Kentucky. However,
if you plan to model in a large fashion
market, for females 5’9”
is a minimum and height requirement
for males is 5’11”. |
| I
had a guy approach me at a local restaurant
and said he could help me become a
model. He said he’s a photographer
and gave me his card. He sounded and
looked legit. Should I call him back? |
| Anyone
can have a business card printed. Unfortunately,
not everyone who has a business card
is legitimate. We don’t encourage
getting involved with someone soliciting
business. |
| I
heard you must be thin “anorexic”
to make it in a fashion magazine.
How does Images feel about their models
being so thin? |
| Images
has never and will never promote dieting
to the extent of being unhealthy. Being
healthy and having a toned body is much
more attractive to “our”
clients. Top national runway models
are thin; and there are certain females
who can achieve this look without starvation,
many can’t. We stress being healthy,
fit and happy. |
| I
have really long hair past my waist
and don’t want to cut it. Will
you make me have a short cut? |
| Your
hair is your hair, yet having an updated
look is an important part of landing
jobs. Being “stuck” in a
past decade is not marketable. Study
fashion magazines and work with a stylist
to achieve “your” look.
(Donating 10 inches of hair or more
might be a wonderful gesture to “Locks
of Love”, a charity for making
wigs for cancer patients and those that
have a disease where they can’t
grow hair. Go to locksoflove.org to
check out this wonderful organization.) |
| Lexington
isn’t a very big city. What
kind of work can I expect to get? |
| There
is more work in Lexington than you might
realize. Local and regional T.V. commercials,
company training videos, product promotions
in stores and restaurants, and film
work. We network with and agency in
Cincinnati which opens the door of additional
print and T.V. work, often times national.
Images is very involved in community
events and work with many organizations
utilizing our students and graduates. |
| I’ve
heard some agencies have a handful
of really good models and actors and
they are the only people who get work.
Does Images operate this way? |
| When
a client contracts Images, headcards
are submitted for the requested work.
Everyone is treated as an equal. Clients
are the decision makers 85% of the time.
Occasionally, a job opens up quickly
and the client doesn’t have time
to make a decision, therefore Images
will be asked to fill the request. |
| Do
you have offices in other cities? |
| Lexington
is Images’ only location. Images
is independently owned by Janie Olmstead. It is not franchise. Images is
a member of AIM (the Alliance for Independent
Members), IMTA (International Modeling
and Talent Association), Lexington Chamber
of Commerce, and, of course, Central
and Eastern Kentucky’s Better
Business Bureau. |
| Do
you have any “stars” that
I might recognize? |
| Images
has so many stars -- local, regional,
national, and international. You can
click on Images
Success Stories and take a look
. |
| How
can I hear about auditions for movies
and T.V. commercials in Lexington?
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| When
you’re an Images’ student
and/or graduate, we insist you have
an email address. By reading our “Agency
Updates”, you are made aware of
everything that is happening at this
exciting agency. |
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