We decided to submit Ally and Baily to local talent agents a few weeks back. We sent their photos and a cover letter to about 6 of them. We got calls right away from two of them and we are starting to get responses from the others. The two that called right away were very interested and the others that we heard from sent their pictures back with letters stating either they don't handle babies or they are not taking on new talent at this time, but please resubmit after 6 months.
We met with on that is closer to home and she asked for their information and a copy of their work permits. The other one is in San Francisco which is about 40 miles from us. We were basically happy with the local agent and then we had a meeting with the one in San Francisco last week. We have decided to go with the agent in San Francisco. We signed contracts last Friday and now we have an agent for the girls. I'm not sure where it will go from here, but I'm willing to give it a try. Since I don't work I will be able to devote the needed time for auditions, etc.
I went to an orientation Friday and learned what is expected of us. In a couple of weeks we go back for a photo shoot. These will be the photos that the agent will use to promote the girls. She told me I will have to buy them new clothes for that day and she will be picking them out. Oh boy.....I have a feeling it's going to get costly before it starts to pay off. At least I'm hoping it will pay off. Of course I know my babies are beautiful, but as we all know....."beauty is in the eye of the beholder". And it all depends on what the client is looking for.
The day we met with the agent she took pictures of the girls for her files. The girls were in a real good mood at the time, but for some reason Baily would hardly smile, she almost cried a couple of times. I was really happy that Ally was all smiles, usually it's the other way around.
