Never heard of this place but then again I am not in this
line.
But the website looks ok.
Faces listed in their portfolio are recognizable, clientele and
photos look decent, updated and recent but to pay for a portfolio
with them will probably cost you some money. But hey in life, no
pain no gain. Photography companies also start with one camera
first. They get one from paying out of their own pockets. So don't
be too quick to think it's a scam.
It's very very common to pay and get your own portfolio done by
in house photographers, sign a contract first, get thrown around
going for casting calls, get treated like shit before crossing your
fingers about whether any job comes to you. If you are approached
after a pageant or spotted after you were seen on tv, then maybe
you don't have to pay?
They look mid-low end. High end agencies may be expensive but
opportunities for bigger clients are there. Low end agencies may
ask for a cheap portfolio fee, but all you'll be getting are
bikini/street/fashion modelling sessions with CS 'photographers',
or cheap events and more recently, maybe become race queen. Why
bother? If you wanna try, try big. If not, don't try at all.
You can look drop dead gorgeous, get approached by good agencies
on the streets etc, but without the right attitude (think they look
too damn good, act stuck up, act sought after just because they're
good looking even before they make it), no one will give them jobs,
agents will be willing to overlook these talents quickly. Afterall,
models/actors/talents are a dime a dozen scattered around the
streets. What matters is impression, connections and word of
mouth.
Best to speak to your model friends in this industry, find out
what they think about this agency. If you think you can make
it as a certain type of model, I'd say go ahead. xiao cai bu chu,
da cai bu lu. Give it 2 years. Then you can pick and choose your
agent, your clients, your image, what you want to do and what you
don't want to do. Hehehe...
Just auntie's 2 cents worth.
