Extremeley worries now :(

mluton

We paid £30 for an hour of proffesional photos for our new born including all photos on a dvd and one print.

If I wanted to eneter the modelling world "ha, ha, yeah right" then it would be in my own interests to get the photos done myself.

You seem aware of these "scams", but buckled under the pressure on the day and bought the portpholio.

The company on sending you a portpholio, have more than likely done eveything they have stated in their t & c's and will not do anything to further your career.

If they do not send anything to you, then you might be able to claim back from your moms CC company.

Put it down to experience.

xmaslolly76

HI Op

Sorry to hear you may have been ripped off but i do feel i should point out that any modelling agency worth their salt will never charge you fees like that for your portfolio or any other photographs you have done. They make their money from you in commission once your working. I would go as far as to say the good modelling agencies prefer not to see professional photos but will ask to meet you in person and will sometimes ask for snap shots and take a few poloroids of you to see how truely photogenic you are.

I hope you get this sorted and good luck with your modelling career :-) x

ILW

never-in-doubt wrote: »

Here - exact quote! The OP didn't spell it out, but she did imply it several times!

Exactly, she was never offered any sort of modelling contract.

rickyj1291

mluton wrote: »

You seem aware of these "scams", but buckled under the pressure on the day and bought the portpholio.

Thats the thing, I was completeley under the impression that the whole day wouldn't really cost me a thing, because I had a meeting with a "casting director" who advised me on my portfolio and what to do etc.

xmaslolly76 wrote: »

HI Op

Sorry to hear you may have been ripped off but i do feel i should point out that any modelling agency worth their salt will never charge you fees like that for your portfolio or any other photographs you have done. They make their money from you in commission once your working. I would go as far as to say the good modelling agencies prefer not to see professional photos but will ask to meet you in person and will sometimes ask for snap shots and take a few poloroids of you to see how truely photogenic you are.

I hope you get this sorted and good luck with your modelling career :-) x

If it's anything that this experience has taught it is that I shouldn't ever have to pay for things like this, unless I go to a photographer myself and get it done independantly.

ILW wrote: »

Exactly, she was never offered any sort of modelling contract.

Firstly, I'm a he
And I was offered a modelling contract, the reason they contacted me was because of some asian magazine "having a strong interest for me" (which was their casting on " Starnow " for one of their features in the next few months, but then I was advised to have a portfolio done since I did not have one at the time.


1) In reference to some earlier posts, I was born in america, and lived there for four months a year, so some of my spelling will reflect that.

2) I also would rather not have the photographs now, and just try and claim back the money (or my mom, sorry MUM do so :P ) since I think it would be alot easier to get a portfolio done independantly and then approach an agency who can't tell me I need one then.


So my best bet is to have my mum contact her CC?

NickX

You can only utilise Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act to obtain a refund of your funds if there has been a breach of contract by the vendor.

It is not clear what exactly the modelling agency have agreed to supply. If they have not met their side of the agreement then fine, go to the Credit Card and request a Section 75 claim. However, if they have met their obligations and you simply think they overcharged you compared to other suppliers, then I'm afraid that the Card Provider will not entertain a Section 75 claim and you could open yourself up to further troubles.

So, just be clear whether the the modelling agency has failed to meet their obligations that they entered into with yourself. Good Luck.

ILW

rickyj1291 wrote: »

Firstly, I'm a he
And I was offered a modelling contract, the reason they contacted me was because of some asian magazine "having a strong interest for me" (which was their casting on " Starnow " for one of their features in the next few months, but then I was advised to have a portfolio done since I did not have one at the time.

My apologies for assuming you were a "she".
I would suggest there is a world of difference between being told "there is a strong interest" and actually being offered a contract.
There are hundreds of these schemes around which play on peoples dreams and egos to get them to buy some very expensive photos.
I think you will find that any contract you signed was simply for the portfolio with no promise of any modelling work.
You can try to get your money back, but I fear you will be banging your head against a brick wall.

rickyj1291

ILW wrote: »

My apologies for assuming you were a "she".
I would suggest there is a world of difference between being told "there is a strong interest" and actually being offered a contract.
There are hundreds of these schemes around which play on peoples dreams and egos to get them to buy some very expensive photos.
I think you will find that any contract you signed was simply for the portfolio with no promise of any modelling work.
You can try to get your money back, but I fear you will be banging your head against a brick wall.

Thats fine, my gratitude to everyone who has tried to help in this thread.

Being as my mom used to be a lawyer (she just wasnt aware of the technicalities of this sort of industry) sjes going to ring up tomorrow and tell them they have breached the agreement of 3 weeks and therefore wants to cancel the contract, sine we have recieved nothing. And we'll take it from there I guess!

Mozette

ILW wrote: »

Exactly, she was never offered any sort of modelling contract.

Why assume the OP is a she? Rickyj? I'd assume male, if I made asssumptions. Are men never ripped off?

Oh, should have read on a bit...

never-in-doubt

ILW wrote: »

Exactly, she was never offered any sort of modelling contract.

He implied it and true to what I thought, he also assumed that is what he was going for...... #25

Sorry but on these forums you have to take what people say at face value and don't read into things - it was so evident that they weren't after photo's the OP didn't need to spell it out (well not to me anyway!).

Glad that's cleared up though!

NickX wrote: »

You can only utilise Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act to obtain a refund of your funds if there has been a breach of contract by the vendor.

It is not clear what exactly the modelling agency have agreed to supply. If they have not met their side of the agreement then fine, go to the Credit Card and request a Section 75 claim. However, if they have met their obligations and you simply think they overcharged you compared to other suppliers, then I'm afraid that the Card Provider will not entertain a Section 75 claim and you could open yourself up to further troubles.

So, just be clear whether the the modelling agency has failed to meet their obligations that they entered into with yourself. Good Luck.

That's what i'm referring to as well, best bet is to get them under breach of contract or not as described. The OP has to keep all communication just in case - his mums bank may request it after all.....

:rotfl:

p.s. OP - My apologies - I also called you a 'she' somewhere :eek:

Jemma-T

never-in-doubt -
DSR2000 is irrelevant, maybe you need to read the actual policy!

The DSR may apply here -I obviously assumed the payment was made over the phone by the OP's Mother. If that is the case then the DSR should apply.

I think the OP thought there would be modelling but the only guarantee of that nowadays is !!!!!!.