Discuss the fun task of marketing a t-shirt shop. Where to advertise, link building, word of mouth, press releases, search engine marketing, keyword advertising, magazines, etc.
What is a fair rate to pay a model to model your tees? I was thinking 100 bucks for about a hours worth of work (considering they also probably have to travel to the location). Too high, Low, Just right?
What is a fair rate to pay a model to model your tees?
I've paid anywhere from $0 - $150 for model work. Some models will do it as a trade to build up their portfolio, some may want anywhere from $30-$75 an hour.
I've paid anywhere from $0 - $150 for model work. Some models will do it as a trade to build up their portfolio, some may want anywhere from $30-$75 an hour.
T-ShirtModels.com charges $75 an hour.
Wow! Thanks for the info Rodney. That answered all my questions.
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i have a photographer friend that knows alot of people...... i give him my gear...he fits it in with his shoots.... and i get some nice pics.......
new models/photographers are always looking for ways to build their portfolio.... so you could work out a deal with them....
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I inquired with my friend who is an import model, and the basic rate she quoted me was 150 for the shoot, assuming its not too long, not including photographer and makeup
I do some wedding photography and product life style model photography I get my models from Model Mayhem. There is a huge range of talent and experience. One thing to insist on is a decent makeup artist - its worth every penny for that. The prices range from trade for prints - for $100 an hour I think you can get some models from the agencies not the top ones like Ford but smaller local ones - in SF there is one called Look Models - but they would want multiple hours. -
Have everyone sign a model trelease form - just google for that lots out there as previously said.
Here's some white trash advice. Set up a shoot for Saturday afternoon. Go to a college bar Friday night and find your models. Give them free shirts and pay their bar tab for Saturday night. 70% of the people I ask to do this have taken me up on it.
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yup....
all depends on the quality of pics you are looking for........ just website everyday pics.... or more like magazine/press release material
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Call local, SMALL model agencies. Often times you only have to pay them $50 for each model (they keep the money, the models don't) but you offer to give them extra pics for their portfolio.
talk to a photographer friend, put an ad in on craigslist or newpaper "model and photographer needed for a photoshoot, in exchange for free photos for your portfolio". I know LOTS of photographers that want experience, so they won't charge you, you wardrobe the models, they practice photographing them. And all the girls that want to start modeling. They too need the practice and "experience" and this give them something under their belt "I did a shoot for a local designer". They need as many portfolio pics as possible.
So it might take some time but I know all these examples work for a fact. I have experienced all of them. Good luck!
Especially when you're going for a certain 'look' with your product line, it pays off to find your own models-who-aren't-models. With a couple of new designs I'm working on with a friend, they have more of a hard edge to them and we felt the model needed to be a bit hard to match. Lo and behold, the next week my boss walks into work in a t-shirt and I find out he has tattoo sleeved arms and punk wrist bands to match - the perfect hard look to match our new designs. I've asked him informally whether he'd consider modelling a few of my shirts in exchange for keeping the shirts, and he said of course.
Of course this won't work for everyone, and it really helps that I myself am within my target demographic, so I can go and converse with my market and get them to model for me. Most average guys are just so surprised with me asking them ('Huh? Me, model? But I'm not a pretty boy') that they'll agree to my terms without much thought.
Mix this with a brother who has a nifty digital SLR and wants more practice with outdoor fashion shots, and you've got a winner. So in short, I don't pay for my models, because the right model will always be the free one.
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on a side note..... i'm a stickler for having lady models that have great eyes...... thats the hard part...trying to find them...
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on a side note..... i'm a stickler for having lady models that have great eyes...... thats the hard part...trying to find them...
Well i posted an ad on craigslist looking for models. I have got an amazing number of responses. I have had 23 people email me back. I also told them I can not pay but they would be able to use the photos in a portfolio and i even offered to take pictures of them in any outfit they wanted. some people have experience and some don't. This is in less than 24 hours. I will be shooting the models myself. I hope this turns out great.
also the models that have been contacting me are all classy and very diverse. I have not had any trashy people email me.
Well i posted an ad on craigslist looking for models. I have got an amazing number of responses. I have had 23 people email me back. I also told them I can not pay but they would be able to use the photos in a portfolio and i even offered to take pictures of them in any outfit they wanted. some people have experience and some don't. This is in less than 24 hours. I will be shooting the models myself. I hope this turns out great.
I had the same response when using craigslist locally to try to find models for a project. Great and fast response.
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Here is what i posted for a reference.
The ad on craigslist will expire soon. Do you mind if I post a copy of the ad here (generalized to take out your clothing line info) so that others can benefit from it?
I do some wedding photography and product life style model photography I get my models from Model Mayhem. There is a huge range of talent and experience.
I agree with this post. Model mayhem has turned up a lot of leads for me! Craigslist works wonders. If you have a local hip newspaper for the young crowd you may get some great responses from that. There are plenty of free models out there, it's just a matter of finding the right one! Best of luck to you!
I had the same response when using craigslist locally to try to find models for a project. Great and fast response.
so far i have had a great response but lets see if it all comes togeather
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The ad on craigslist will expire soon. Do you mind if I post a copy of the ad here (generalized to take out your clothing line info) so that others can benefit from it?
yes thats fine. atleast you asked. I was looking through craigslist and saw someone used half of my posting word for word. I thought it was kind of funny but yes go a head and do what you need to do with it.
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