How to Become a Hand Model
In Her Shoes: The Career and Life of a Hand Model
by Emily Co
Do Hand Models Have a Short Career Like Regular Models?
"I think as long as your hand models are in great care, you can still continue to work. There's a hand model in her late 40s that's still working all the time. She has beautiful hands, and she takes great care of them. She knows how to move them, and that's basically the key to the job — being able to know how to move your hands and position them even when you can't see them."
How Do You Keep Your Hands Young?
"Avoid the sunlight. Sunlight just ages hands so much. I try to avoid the sun whenever possible and moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! That will keep your hands young."
How Much Can a Hand Model Expect to Make?
"It's really hard to say because every single year it's completely different. Some editorials pay $150 for a whole day, and then some product shots can pay $1,500 for a day. I've gotten $3,000 for a day before. But most jobs are not that much, and a lot of times you're making a $150 a day."
