{"id":43,"date":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headshothq.com\/?p=43"},"modified":"2020-04-28T15:27:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:27:04","slug":"why-models-should-set-high-standards-and-maintain-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/more-advice-for-models\/why-models-should-set-high-standards-and-maintain-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Why models should set high standards and maintain them."},"content":{"rendered":"

Do your homework. Find photographers who provide work that fits a particular style you are looking for. Keep your standards high and don’t settle for less.<\/p>\n

Models who are serious about their career know that it pays to work with professionals.<\/p>\n

They also know there are no shortcuts to success. Modeling is a lot of hard work and often a significant investment. Often this means paying to work with the people who value the services they have to offer. A single outstanding photo taken by a professional can help elevate your career, but 100 mediocre photos will do nothing but hold you back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do your homework. Find photographers who provide work that fits a particular style you are looking for. Keep your standards high and don’t settle for less. Models who are serious about their career know that it pays to work with professionals. They also know there are no shortcuts to success. Modeling is a lot of … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-more-advice-for-models"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/more-advice-for-models\/why-models-should-be-selective-about-who-they-shoot-with\/","url_meta":{"origin":43,"position":0},"title":"Why models should be selective about who they shoot with.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"Stop TFP'ing yourself out of a potential career. If a photographer is offering to work with you for free, or worse, is offering to pay you, be selective about who you work with. 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