A: Look into working with an up and coming photographer and have them take shots of your hands.  This can be a win win for both of you since you two will be building your portfolios.

A: Congratulations on your 1st shoot! The best piece of advice I would give is to build relationships with people within the industry and be a team player on set with the photographer, manicurists, stylist, crew, etc.  Also, take care of your hands the best you can.  While becoming a hand model, I've been more conscious about wearing gloves when I clean, fix things around my apartment or do any type of heavy lifting and last but not least, moisturize. 

A: Depending on where you live, I would Google modeling agencies in your area and see if they have a parts modeling division or an agency that only specializes in parts.  Most agencies with a parts division are in major markets such as New York and Los Angeles.

A: I booked my first gig on a website called Actors Access.  This is a popular website actors use to submit themselves for various castings.  I submitted snap shots of my hands to the casting director and luckily she chose me to be in the commercial.  The commercial was for a beer brand and I did various shots with other hand models.  I really enjoyed the shoot and afterwards had the light bulb moment to create the Instagram handle and website, NYC Hand Model.