How Do You Build A Modeling Portfolio?
• Hire a professional photographer to take your photos. Run an Internet search. Look through your phone book. Phone up local agencies and ask them which photographers they use. • Call up or, even better, visit the photographers you have found. Ask them about things like pricing, format of the film/digital photos and how long you usually have to wait between the shoot and getting the photos. Also, ask to see a sample of the photographers work. • Hire a professional make-up artist. If you are lucky, the photographer will sort this out for you but remember to ask if the cost of the make-up artist is included in the fee or if you have to pay extra. If the photographer isn’t providing one, search for one in the same way you searcher for your photographer. • Look through fashion magazines and clothes catalouges and find poses you like. Practice in front of a mirror. • Decide on a number of looks you want to do. Ideally, you should pick at least three and they should demonstrate a wide variet
