>>4079151Alright, it's a bit of a catch-22, as you're not going to get work and get signed unless you've already done work, and not just any work, but reputable work in publications or for brands that are relevant.
Finding your in is the key to this game, and it comes down to a few factors.
First you have to have a style. The amount of aesthetically pleasing portfolios we get on a daily basis that get an automated reply from us six months down the track is egregious, a lot of them at times having had work in somewhat reputable publications as well.
It does't matter if you can take a good photo of a model that looks magazine ready, if you're in this quota you've overcome about 70% of the competition, but to get into the 1% an immediately recognisable and consistent style is what gets appreciated, as well as having the references to back it up. You need to be good and provably good and then you're in the rainbow lands.
I've been working on treatments for some of our artists who aren't methodical and seen them get insane commercial gigs from powerpoint presentations that have google image searched pictures sheerly on the basis of our reputation as an agency and their recognisability in terms of what their style is known to be like.
Nobody cares about schooling. They care about where you've been. For that, I can't offer much help, but I've also seen one of our photographers get discovered with less than 700 followers on instagram by our director and who now has 50k+ based on his noncompromising style.
If you want to get recognised by an agency, don't email them your portfolio with your neat graphic designed email signature and CV. Send a book and it will get flicked through
