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Whether you are a new model, working model or aspiring model, having the right photos at the right time is crucial to your success. Testing is fundamental for every model starting out and continues throughout every models’ career. The trick is learning how to get the most you can out of every test you do.

Rejection and learning how to deal with it is critical to the success, happiness and health of any model or aspiring model. Whether every agency you’ve visited has passed on you or if you have an agency and the clients just aren’t booking you, realizing that rejection isn’t personal is key.

Ask a model what she carries in her bag and you are bound to hear her include something you have never thought of carrying before. What you need to have in your bag will vary from job to job. Sometimes, the client will request specific items. If you are working with a make-up artist or hair stylist, you generally won’t need to carry hair or make-up products, however, they are great to have just in case. The following is a pretty complete list of everything you might need.

There are lots of opportunities and methods of getting started as a model. How are you to know what is a scam, rip-off, dangerous (!), or the real deal? Read on!