The Pay Off

OK, you've got what it takes. And so does Sally. You pay your dues and go to all the "go-sees" the agency sends you on. When Sally gets selected, what's the payoff or all this work?

For magazines—say, a photo for a newsweekly to illustrate a feature on how kids learn—the fees run around $60 to $75 per hour. How many hours will it take? This really depends upon the way the photographer works and the needs of the art director. It could be one hour. It could be all day.

For an advertisement, remuneration starts at around $600 for a half day and $1,200 for a full day. Oddly, magazine covers run a little less. Magazines know that appearing on the cover is an honor, and they offer less pay for that reason.

But that's for starters. Pacholyk has a model that made a television commercial a month ago who has already received $8,000 in residual payments, and one budding star who's signed a $100,000 movie contract!

What does the agency get? Kid's Power's standard agreement is to retain 20 percent of the fees paid to the child. After all, the agency makes it happen!

With these facts in hand, if you have the desire to learn whether your little Sally—or little Scott—has the potential to be a model and you're willing to stand up to the rigors expected of you, call a reputable modeling agency listed in your local Yellow Pages.

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