ARE COMP CARDS BECOMING OBSOLETE?

Hey There!

With technology things can better, at least that is what they say! Gone but not forgotten are the VCR's, Cassettes and Beepers. Now its DVD's, TIVO, IPhone, and Wii.

The biggest change that I've noticed since returning from my hiatus is that the modeling industry has gone digital. Agents are submitting their submissions on-line via a site called www.actorsaccess.com

When I first started modeling, photographers were only using rolls of film and the models would receive a contact sheet which showed all their images. From there your images were selected and then turned into comp cards. The process was much longer than what it is now.

Today, photographers are mainly using digitals. The benefits vastly outweigh that of film. Digitals can be manipulated with a computer software called Photoshop. This is a good and bad thing. You can play around with the color enhancing features such as your hair or eyes. The most important thing to note is: don't go overboard with the enhancements. You want to make sure you look like your pictures when you go on an audition. The worse case scenario is you show up for an audition and are asked to leave. The best benefit is that it saves you money on printing costs. You don't need tons of comp cards printed. Your agent can download/scan your comp card and submit it. You are also able to update your comp card more frequently as you get tearsheets from previous jobs.

Keep in mind some modeling agencies are still using compcards as some clients are not as tech savvy. Other agencies have their own website where they display there talent for their clients to see.

Some of the experts I've spoken to in the industry are predicting it will be about 2 more years before comp cards become obsolete.

So with all of that extra money you are going to save on printing costs, why not buy a domain name or start a blog and market yourself?

I hope this helps!

As always if you have any questions, let me know.

MODEL-MAGIC