Caitlin G.

MDC Member since Nov. 2001
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Location: New York, NY
Age: 23
Agency contacts: Aire, R&L, Satchi

What Agencies have you been in contact with?
R&L, Unite (which has since merged with Grey to become Aire), and Satchi.

What was your experience with them?
I "met" Roger at R&L originally through the forums. He was one of the members who was most helpful to me when I was first learning about the industry. After knowing each other through the forums and email, we made an appointment to meet in person and decided to work together. R&L represents me non-exclusively, as is the case with most commercial modeling agencies here in New York.

I spoke with Leo of Unite several times with regard to specific job that he had me in mind for. However, right around that time was when Unite merged with Grey to form Aire and I did not wind up working with them after the merger.

One of the photographers from the Washington D.C. area who is a regular on the forums frequently mentioned Satchi, so when I saw that they were opening a New York office and were scouting through MDC, I submitted my pictures to them. They asked me to attend their open call here in New York, which I did, and we decided to work together (also non-exclusively, of course).

How did you become interested in modeling?
I was pursuing my acting career when a casting director asked me if I would be interested in a print job she was booking. I had never modeled before, but the casting director was very enthusiastic and I decided to give it a try. It ended up being a lot of fun and had similarities to the acting work that I was already doing, so I decided to pursue modeling in addition to acting. I read anything I could get my hands on to learn about the modeling industry and picked the brains of any experts that I knew. That's how I came to find Models.com, and I joined so that I could go through all of the forum archives to learn as much as I could to prepare myself to enter the industry.

What advice do you have for aspiring models?
It is in the best interest of every model to learn as much as s/he can about the industry. Read everything you can get your hands on, and ask lots advice (but make sure you are asking people qualified to give it!). That way you can be sure to present these agencies with exactly what they are looking for. You may not be able to control whether or not you have the look they are looking for, but you can certainly control the rest of the package. After that I advise people to be persistant. If you aren't getting the results you are looking for, really listen to what people are telling you. Make the necessary changes and try again. It will take a lot of work, but if you are dedicated you are lot more likely to succeed.