Supermodel Resource

Adrianne Fox – surely you’ve heard of her? What you may not know is that she had absolutely no success with her first few pictures. She tried to impress agents and prospective clients for one whole year without any success.

The first photo is what she was trying her luck with. Finally she decided to change it and glamorize it to portray herself as a fashion model. The second photo on the right is what she came up with. And within one week of using the new photo, Adrianne landed herself a number of modeling projects. She began getting calls from magazines for modeling. Within one month of showing her new photo, she got 5 big modeling contracts. This is how important and effective your photo is.
Now lets just analyze the 2 pictures for a minute. The first photo is a close up, but not a very good one at that. The lighting is also wrong. The focus is also incorrect giving the impression of a novice having clicked it. Not only that, the picture fails to highlight the model’s feature, instead making her look rather unattractive.  The second picture on the right does her more justice. It makes her look like a serious model. Always remember that a client will book a model for a project only and only if he or she looks like a model should. This is especially important for print modeling assignments. Something that’s not your very best is not going to bring many modeling contracts your way.
Now the questions worrying you will be how to get such highly professional photographs and how big a hole will it burn in the pocket, right?

Amazing photos are the prerequisite for any fashion model. A well put together portfolio is your greatest asset when it comes to magazine and print modeling assignments.

Have a look at the 2 photos – they are of the same model! The first picture obviously landed her no jobs. The second photo, which was professionally done got the same model 7 assignments in just 6 weeks! – That’s how effective a good modeling portfolio is.   In the modeling world, your looks are your assets so you need to highlight the prettier features of yourself. If you’ve entered the modeling world and feel that you are not getting your fair share of modeling assignments, its time to think about your photographs – they just might do the trick.

The first thing to do is to check whether your photos are any good or not. And not just good, your photos need to be great to land you modeling assignments. Put yourself in the client’s position and take an unbiased stock of your entire portfolio. Your photos will create the first impression with the client so make sure the impact is powerful. If the first impression isn’t too great, the battle is already half lost. Does your photograph have that ‘WOW’ factor? Does it look attractive enough for a second glace? If not, you need a change of photographs. As an aspiring model you can always ask others for advice and their opinion and include those in your plans. But here you must right people and more importantly, those who will give and honest and professional opinion. Don’t take opinions from people who just want to be nice to you because clients certainly won’t be nice. They are all professionals and want their money’s worth – its business!
You must make your pictures look like that of a professional fashion model. It should look straight out of a fashion magazine. If you are unable to present a highly professional image to your clients, chances are that they are will not be your clients! If you are pretty in real life, it’s not enough. Your photographs need to show that you are better than beautiful. If your model pictures don’t do you justice, modeling jobs will be hard to find. Model promotion is all about getting noticed by those who matter and then making a lasting impression on them. Your photographs must want to make them pick up the phone and book you for their modeling assignment.

Your primary aim must be to create such a portfolio of photographs that will impress clients. You need to have the best possible set of photos to showcase to a large number of clients. Only this will help you win the best modeling opportunities.

Here is a list of things you should never have in any of your photos in your modeling portfolio:

• You should not be wearing a hat or sunglasses or have hair on your face.
• There should not be any photos that are blurred or grainy.
• The photos should have the right amount of light – not too dark nor too bright
• The background should be simple and uncluttered (a picture of you in your bedroom definitely won’t do)
• Crop the images well so that you are the main focus.
• Do not include any webcam photos at all.
• Don’t edit the photos or add any text to them. It should not have a border also.
• You should not have photos of you looking to one side.
• There should not be any props or pets in the photos.
• The photos should ideally be of you only. No other person in the frame.
• Don’t try and make a collage of photos. Have one in one frame.

Modeling portfolio is all about marketing yourself to make the clients feel you are the best.

Try to do it to the maximum extent to increase your chances of being selected. With all the proper tricks and of course your talent, you can make a name in the world of modeling.