<div style="text-align: justify;">Amy smiled to Gloria when she agreed that modelling would be a good idea. As long as she knew how to pick the right jobs, she would be safe, and her face would become known. It had been a lesson Amy had learned that had served her well in getting small parts for more exposition. <br/><br/>“It will be good for you. It’s basically the first step of the ladder, right before they start giving you silent parts, and then a line or two”, Amy explained. “As long as you choose the right people, you should be safe and make some money”, she completed, patiently. <br/><br/>When Gloria said that taking a look at her portfolio sounded good, it sounded like a good cue for Amy to excuse herself and go for it. <br/><br/>While she gave Gloria some time to call home, Amy would take a look at her portfolio. It had her pictures set in the order they had been taken, and Amy couldn’t help but smile at her first pictures. She looked so young, even though it hadn’t been that long ago. It was a testimony to how much Hollywood changed people, Amy thought to herself. <br/><br/>Once she was invited back in, Amy stepped into the room and closed the door. She smiled at Gloria and sat by her side. “You look homesick”, she commented in a gentle intonation. “It gets better once you start getting busy”, Amy completed, trying to offer some encouraging words. <br/><br/>After these words - and after waiting for Gloria to say something back -, Amy opened up her portfolio. It was pretty simple - basically a notebook with the pictures pasted on a page each, and some information about the job the picture had been taken for - date, name of the photographer, and which company they had been taken for. The pictures were all very basic, featuring Amy sitting on whatever pieces she was modelling, and also very decent.<br/><br/>“This is pretty much it. Of course there are professional portfolios, but I can’t afford one. Having proof of previous work helps out a lot, though. Most photographers are willing to give you a copy of the picture for about a dollar or two”, she explained. “You can also take down the names I have here - you will see that I have worked with the same people several times -, as they are all reliable and don’t work with the “other” kind of pictures”, Amy offered, not detailing what <span style="font-style: italic">the other kind</span> would be, since it should be pretty obvious.</div>