Finding models

I'm shooting the cover for a big magazine here again and I'm on the prowl for a model. It's a tough job, searching for models, really! As stupid a problem "finding the hotest of the hot girls" is in terms of the scope of the real world- it's indeed a difficult process. It's hard for non-photographer people to fathom the difficulty inherent in trying to sort through hundreds of beautiful women in search of the perfect one. Truth be told- they are all beautiful. Lovely girls, lovely women. But for every project your looking for something more than that. You've got an idea in your head (which I have) you've got something your really trying to capture. Generally there are always enough pretty girls around that you can find one that matches up with the idea you have in your head. The amount of time it takes though, sorting through model cards, meeting the girls, taking their polaroids- ugh! It's a real headache. Especially because you're always trying to take it a step above what they expect. You always want to make it just as freaking awesome as you see it in your head- and that's difficult.