How does one become...
...a HAND MODEL.This is the first of an irregular series where I try and bust open the myths of unusual careers.
I read a lot of 'tech' news. I love to see what crazy things people are coming up with that we don't actually need in our lives, but somehow desire. But what struck me recently was how much work 'hand models' get - modeling this stuff.
So how does one discover this natural occurring talent for perfect hands? I mean - I look after my hands and nails. I mousturise. I file. But never once have I thought about basing a profession on them.
Maybe they have hand model scouts that walk the Earth with their eyes permanently dropped to check out the passing digits? Do guidance consolers in schools maybe spot young fresh talent for a finders fee?
I also wonder if there is an underground scene for hand cosmetic surgery? You know - for former hand models whose 'looks' are starting to slip a little.
So if you are a hand model - get in touch and tell your story of how you broke into this mysterious career. I'm sure I'm not the only one who'd love to know.
Nic.
2 Comments:
I also once pondered the strange yet high payign career of the hand model. It started when my Ex-wife (who was my wife at the time) told me I should do it. She'd seen a documentary on it, and informed me that I had perfect hands for it.
They look for SMALL hands (to make the product look bigger than it is ... more for a persons money so to speak), they also have to be free of scars and imperfections (which my hands were until I took a large CHUNK out of my thumb when playing American Football)
I was unable to find anyoen who knew anyone in the industry (in spite of the fact that I knew models and was down on a few talent agency books).
I thinnk there is a secret organisation for this sort of work.
About 10 years ago, I interned at an advertising agency. They were doing a little shelf talker (a narrow advertising display unit placed on the edge of shelves) for Evian - and they needed a hand to hold the bottle. Mine was judged worthy, so it was used. But it wasn't lucrative at all - I didn't even get paid.
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