Modeling on the Internet?
Summary:
Cristina sits down with Neal Hamil, Director of Elite Models and talks about the dangers of aspiring models looking for modeling jobs over the Internet. Mr. Hamil feels that seeking modeling jobs over the Internet is very dangerous. Young models may be able to get their photo out to a lot of people but you really do not know what kind of danger you might be getting into.
Video Transcription
Cristina: I have a question about those models that are seeking jobs, modeling jobs, on the internet.
Neal Hamil (Director of Elite Models): I would not dare. I really would not. I cannot imagine.
Cristina: I agree.
Neal Hamil (Director of Elite Models): I cannot imagine. It shocks me. It is the same thing as I see on Dateline, where they set that house up, and they have a decoy and lure these men in who prey on children. In every single episode, it is not like they are sitting around waiting for these men and no one is showing up. Its person after person after person, and it shocks me! And half the time when they bust them, they say, “I knew this was a setup”. Well, why did you go? I just cannot imagine anybody. If I do not recognize someone’s name on my email, I do not even open it.
Cristina: Right.
Neal Hamil (Director of Elite Models): I do not want to know.
Cristina: And the offers! I mean, I as a test put some pictures on one of these websites, just to see what it would be like, because I wanted to do some research for my website, and the offers! I thought if I did not know any better this could be really dangerous. I cannot believe somebody would put themselves in that danger zone, and I really want to get that out there, that it is not safe to try to get modeling jobs over the internet. I mean, yes you can get your picture out to a lot of people, but you do not know who will be looking at your photo or who may be contacting you!.
Neal Hamil (Director of Elite Models): You do not know!
Cristina: You do not know what kind of danger you are putting yourself into. And that is why going through a reputable agent is your security.
Neal Hamil (Director of Elite Models): That security is worth every dime in commission that you pay your modeling agency. That protects you. You know, that is why I wanted to do this, because the more we talk about things like this, and we say it over and over and over, if it just helps one person, it is worth the half hour that we have spent together. Just to stop that nonsense. You know because people get hurt.
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