OTM (On Track Modeling) aka
AMG (Alpha Model Group)
To Whom It May Concern:
I was driving down the road and, on the biggest teenage
radio station in town, OTM's commercial came on. The
ad said: "Are you tired of those modeling conventions?"
I thought OTM might be a really good agency. I went
to the hotel, filled out a form, and had a short interview
with one of the scouts.
I have been in this business for four years, and the
well-known agencies do not have to advertise.
OTM does not require the models to use their photographer,
their scouts are not stupid, and they can talk great.
But it does feel like they are pressuring you to use
their photographer, because they only take a Polaroid
of the ones who sign up for the shoot. (R.D.
doesn't mention that.)
On the walls of the hotel are models with the print
jobs, not any promotional work. (Funny… they go
into detail about their print models when they are talking,
and not the convention work that pays $15/hour.)
I have seen OTM's comp cards. They are great for promotional
work, but not for print/fashion. For fashion modeling,
you have to use many photographers, and I almost bet
your hometown isn't going to be a wonderful backdrop
for a shoot.
A good comp card shoot (where you will get useable pictures)
should cost around $300-500.
The director I met with said go to the Better Business
Bureau of Indiana, and not the one in North Carolina.
I went to both, and, magically, the Indiana OTM has no complaints,
whereas the North Carolina office has quite a few.
As for the 15-year-old
modeling overseas, surely after all
the scouting the company does, they can find one girl
who can model in NY or overseas.
I do believe OTM is sneaky. All I can say is live and
learn.
Best of luck!
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