I Dare You To Eat It

There are certain times each week when the big agencies have open casting calls, and we showed up way early. Elite was our very first stop. We walked right in, gave the receptionist the contact name I had been given and she politely invited us sit down. A few seconds later a young man showed up, introduced himself, and Rosie showed her book. He politely asked if he could make a photo copy of some of the shots and show them to their bookers. Rosie and I sat  quietly on the sofa and wondered what in the heck was happening. With zero experience or perspective, we couldn’t judge if this was good stuff, bad stuff, or nothing at all. It seemed good, but who knew?

Next thing that happend was that a very nice woman walked by and said hello to Rosie. She politely chatted with us for 15 seconds and then disappeared around another office partition. Then our contact came back and asked if he could call us in a few hours. Then we left. We went to the other four main agencies in the city and had both fun, and not so fun, experiences. Somewhere in the middle, the guy from Elite called us back on my cell phone and asked if they could take a few test shots of Rosemary, tomorrow, with one of the photographers that they normally work with.

I don’t know how Rosie slept that night. I don’t know how I slept that night. By now we were both terrified for totally different reasons. I don’t want to say that I never thought this would happen. As moms, we always believe that our children can accomplish great things. I just wasn’t sure that this was a great thing.

Tags: page eight, taking a shot

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