If you've ever looked at your hands and wondered whether they could be used for advertising, beauty campaigns or product photography, this article is for you. When I first discovered hand modelling, I honestly had no idea where to start. I spent years trying to understand the industry, searching for information and figuring things out through trial and error. There wasn't much useful information available, and I didn't have anyone to guide me. Fast-forward to today, and I'm s

When I first discovered hand modelling, I had no idea where to begin. I spent hours searching Google, trying to understand how people became hand models, how they found agencies and what I needed to do to get started. But I couldn't find much useful information, and I often felt like I was trying to figure everything out on my own. Fast forward several years, and I'm now a professional hand model who has worked on campaigns for recognised brands, built relationships with phot

When you spend years trying to break into an industry, you imagine what that first paid opportunity will feel like. You wonder when it will happen, who will give you your first chance, and whether you'll be ready when the opportunity finally comes. For me, getting my first paid hand-modelling job was a moment I had been waiting a long time for. But looking back, the biggest lessons weren't just about getting paid. They were about networking, practising, creating my own opport

Getting signed by a hand modelling agency is an incredible feeling. I should know. I remember crying when Flair Talent first signed me. After years of rejection, unanswered applications and wondering whether I would ever get anywhere, I finally felt like all those years of trying were paying off. I thought, Finally! This is happening. I'm actually going to become a hand model. And when I eventually got signed with Hired Hands, I cried again. I was convinced I was one step clo

If I were starting my hand modelling journey again today, I would do things very differently. Not because I regret how I started. Actually, I’m grateful for a lot of the mistakes I made because they taught me things I couldn't have learned any other way. But I spent years figuring everything out through trial and error. I didn't know what a professional hand model's portfolio should look like. I didn't know which photographers to work with. I didn't know which agencies to app

Almost eight years ago, I had an idea that I wasn't even sure was possible. Today, I've been working professionally as a hand model for around a year, and I've worked with major brands and companies that, honestly, I never thought I'd work with in a million years. Sometimes I still have moments where I think: How did I actually get here? Because the girl who first discovered hand modelling had absolutely no idea what she was doing. There was no clear roadmap. No one was telli