Model Photos Are a Beauty's Business Card
Most clients who walk into a modeling agency don't meet the actual models at first. Everything runs through the model photos. They decide whether a client chooses for or against a model. The pictures are every model's calling card and are sometimes displayed prominently on the tables at the agency. As soon as the client enters the room, they are presented with a huge selection of beautiful girls. Finding the right model among them can be quite hard. It is therefore especially important for a girl that her photos stand out from the crowd and that she presents herself beautifully and professionally in her model photos. Every new advertising photo and every picture from a job should therefore go into every girl's portfolio.
- needed for the comp card
- gives clients an impression
- should show variety
- versatility
Putting the Right Model Photos Into the Comp Card
A real model collects a great many pictures for her portfolio over the course of her career. It is important that she chooses the right model photos, the ones clients will see later. First, it's good for a model to have a pure picture of herself. Pure means she appears in the picture without make-up and in normal clothes. This lets the client look closely at the basic framework and think about which clothing and style they want to give the model. A shot in which the model's face is completely visible is also very important. Especially in the beauty field, a lot of weight is placed on the girl being able to show a bare face in a picture. Finally, it is advisable to have many model photos from different shoots in the comp card. These show the client the girl's versatility. They can also check whether the model has perhaps already appeared on billboards too often and whether they would rather have a newcomer.
Getting Good Model Photos Taken - but Where?
- professional studio
- several outfits
- good, natural make-up
- not too posed
Model photos don't always have to come from a job. Many girls also go to photographers who sometimes shoot pictures for them for free. The prints are then shared, so the model gets new model photos for her portfolio and the photographer also gets pictures for his exhibition. When having the pictures taken, it's important that they also fit the style of the job. A legitimate modeling agency would not allow a model to have seedy model photos in her portfolio. So it should be agreed with the agency beforehand which new pictures are best suited for her own comp card.