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AVOID MISTAKES WITH A MODELING PORTFOLIO

YOU SHOULD AVOID THESE MISTAKES:
• Do not submit photos with anyone else in the photo but you (that includes your pet dog or cat).
• Do not wear hats, gloves, long gowns, sunglasses or prescription glasses.
• Do not submit grad, prom or wedding photos.
• Do not use make-up if you are male.
• Do not wear jewellery. Male models do not wear jewellery or earrings.
• Do not dress children up in fancy clothes, use make-up or make them look like beauty pageant contestants. Kids should be natural.
• DO NOT SEND NUDES! Modeling agencies DO NOT want to see you naked! Please put on a swimsuit.
• Do not submit photos that are "suggestive" in nature. There is a difference between being sexy and being trashy. Sexy is good, trashy is not.
• Do not submit photos that are taken with a WebCam. These photos are never good and are always rejected.
• Do not use "special effects" on your photos.
• Do not submit photos where you are so far away in the photo they need a magnifying glass to see you.

You should understand:
Model agencies receive a lot of photographs each day. Your pictures must get attention!

If you can't afford professional photographs, you can use snapshots. What matters: they suppose to be GOOD. If they bad - your career may never get started. You must help agent to become interested in you. Pictures must show to agents that you are worth to invest in you time and energy.

What does it mean - good pictures?
Pictures which can show your great modeling potential.

If you are going to use several different styles outfits for portfolio shooting,
it will be very helpful to practice in front of mirror wearing those outfits before you go to a photographic studio.

Only when you were accepted by an agency your can begin to create your professional portfolio and ZED CARD. If you do it before you can just waste your money.
Once a modeling agency agrees to represent you, you will need photographs for your PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO.

The photographs typically are taken in separate photo sessions with different photographers, each using different clothes, makeup, and hair styles.

If for any reason all photographs must be shot in one session by one photographer, a model should look different in all photographs. Please be sure you come with a make-up kit: shades of lip gloss, powder, foundation, eye liner, mascara, lip liner, and lipstick is urgent. Please make sure your hair and nails are done. Manicure and pedicure are mandatory.

The usual practice for modelling agencies to send models for test shootings to different photographers. The normal agency always has the list of photographers which they can recommend to the models. Test shootings usually are the main source of filling of a modeling portfolio.