Hello, and thank you so much. I find models a few different places.
1. Referrals. As in other models recommend photographers and I get contacted that way.
2. Tumblr. A lot of the models that I end up shooting I see scrolling past my tumblr. Some times I contact them first, sometimes they get to me first.
3. Instagram. Simply by being friends with the models I’ve shot it creates an ever growing network of creative people on Instagram.
However, when I started I had friends that would let me shoot them. The hardest model to get is your first one. From then on you work will dictate the type of model you can get. Model Mayhem is a good resource too, but, despite having and account, Ive never used it to find a model.
Hope they helps.
Derek
Derek Woods Photography 