The Canadian Model's Resource

About the Book

The Canadian Model's Resource takes a broad range of topics relevant to new models, expands them, and organizes them into an easy-to-reference guide. From getting the attention of agencies to what a model needs to know before signing a contract, this guide will greatly improve the model's odds of success.

The style encourages the reader to become a student of modelling; absorbing knowledge, spotting changes and continuing to develop long after the book's completion. Each chapter finishes with a summary of key points, and "homework" (small assignments for the model to apply to their own personal situation).

The reader will finish the book prepared to meet any agency or client and speak on a professional level. They will know the importance of proper makeup — or lack of makeup in many cases — and what they should keep packed and ready-to-go at a moment's notice (including this book).

About the Author

Dan Grant is Canada's only journalist exclusively focused on this country's dynamic modelling industry.

He has owned and operated agencies in Calgary and Saskatoon and has placed models with agencies in the U.S., Asia, Europe, Australia and, of course, right here in Canada. As an agency director his primary focus was on developing models for international placement, with a strong emphasis on giving models the knowledge and confidence they needed to work successfully overseas.

Dan's formal training as a journalist, early involvement with the internet, and attention to detail enabled him to research markets and trends, giving his models a firm understanding of what to expect as they travelled.

He has been involved in the casting and production of numerous fashion shows and photo shoots, is a featured speaker at industry events and has contributed modelling-related articles to Canadian fashion magazines.

Dan currently lives in Toronto's Fashion District where he publishes www.modelresource.ca. This is his first book.