Parents believe that if there child is cute, or talented that they should be a model or be in tv commercials. Children models can succeed in the industry and do very well. However, it really depends on what clients are looking for from day to day. An agency cannot really determine, who will work, and who won't . No agency should ever GUARANTEE work, as an agencies job is to submit the children to the appropriate castings, with hopes of getting the child an audition or perhaps a booking. A lot can depend on what the child looks like, behaviour, personality, sizes and of course great parents.
To submit children to the right clients, children must have great photos that represent the child to the best of their ability. Each agency in Toronto, has a specific style that they prefer. Most agencies work with photographers that they have built good relationships with over the years. The photographers know how the children should be photographed for the agencies clients that book the children.
It is not a get rich quick. It take months or even years of hard work and money to be successful. There are thousands of children, wanting to work in the industry.
It like anything else, is very competitve.
An agency must represent, all different, ages, sizes and shapes of children for their clients.
