John Doe

Review of Numa Models

Numa Models is an "okay" agency.

Numa Models is an "okay" agency.

I have been with this agency for over a year. I did the test shoot, the industry prep, and bought the portfolio as well to hold my not so amazing test shoot photos, that to date are probably the worst images I have ever seen. Numa says they sign people they believe that have the "POTENTIAL" of going places but in reality unless you are the industry standard (tall, fit and well perfect) you really don't go anywhere. Numa offers these "retreats" that supposedly benefit your portfolio and recommend that these retreats will help you book work. Where Numa bothers me the most is that they don't market their faces unless again you meet the industry standard. If you are however the industry standard, Numa does actually put in effort to get you on international contracts which is what an agency is supposed to do in other words, stop signing people and giving false senses of hope that they will actually flourish as a real model. If you are placed in the "Lifestyle" category unless you work extremely hard to develop yourself, you wont leave this generic faces category in the agency. The areas of which are the most coveted are under international and commercial modelling. Those are the areas of which you will actually make money and book work. The stigma that they are trying to break (you can model regardless of what you look like)which is basically what they tell you, well they aren't actually making earth shattering industry advancements. If all you are after is a Instagram bio enhancement this is the place to be. They sign virtually anyone that has a decent enough face and are wiling to drop a few hundred dollars, and than you've got yourself a contract. If by chance you get scouted, which is rare, you'll have quite the dent in your pocket books By the time you finish paying for all of the expenses. Yes you need to put effort (as in money) to properly develop your portfolio, but that is where any proper agency would help. Not by sending you a list of so/so expensive photographers that will make you feel as though you're actually model worthy.

In my personal opinion, If you aren't actually of model standards, please spend your hard earned money else where.

This review is just how I have seen it through my experiences and my knowledge in this industry. I hope this helps people decide whether or not to sign their contracts. 4.9/5 stars seems pretty good. There is more to them behind this google score.