Modelling Portfolio And A Webfolio

Whether you are a freelance model or signed up with an agency, you need a modeling portfolio to bring to the modeling auditions. It should include a variety of photographs - headshots, full-body shots, fashion and swimsuit photos - that will show your appearance and marketability. It's also very important to include a natural look photos so the agent will see the real you as well. It would be good if you wouldn't smile on all the photos but show also different expressions on your face to prove your flexibility.

Your modeling portfolio must look professional. Remember that the people in the modeling industry - photographers, graphic designers, casting directors, fashion editors, and fashion designers – are all very visually oriented.

Another thing worth mentioning is an online portfolio (a webfolio)
An online portfolio is a web page containing a model's information. It will include your headshots or full body photos, personal statistics (as age, height, shoe size etc), contact information, and when registered with an agency – the name of it. Many casting directors now go online to search for potential talent. If they like your online profile, you will be called in for the audition.

Follow the tips below to help make your modeling shoot a success.

1. Punctuality is always important at every photo shoot.
2. If you are not taking anyone with you to the photo shoot, let someone know where you are.
3. Bring several outfits to showcase your many fashion styles.
4. Take your own make-up to the photo shoot, even if there will be a make-up artist.
5. Don't feel pressured to do anything that you do not feel comfortable with at a photo shoot.
6. Make sure you are well-rested, especially if a lot of travel is involved. You need to look and feel rested and fresh.
7. Always present yourself in a very professional manner whether it be your first or 100th photo shoot. Photographers are often well-connected in the modeling industry and reputation is important.
8. Keep your modeling portfolio updated with the latest fashion and clothing trends. One image isn’t going to make you modeling career.
9. Communicate with the photographer as much as possible. He/she should know all your expectations, suggestions, and ideas.
10. After the photo shoot, get input on which photos are best. Not just from the photographer, but also from friends, family, your agent, and any other industry professional.
    
    Register with Candi Models and attend a test photoshoot which might give you your first portfolio!
    

Meet Candi Models Team: Neesha - A Wonderful Make Up Artist!

Today we would like to present you another excellent make up artist who is working with Candi Models – Neesha.

She also prepared a short message for you guys.

Hi,

My name is Neesha and I work as a make up artist and hair stylist at Candi Models.

I've had a passion for a make-up for as long as I can remember.

No matter whether I'm working on a celebrity or a bride, at a corporate event on numerous people or focused on just one individual for a photoshoot make up I enjoy my work and ensure that my client does to. I keep up-to-date with latest looks, product ranges and application methods so that I can create exceptional results no matter what your skin tone, type or age.

As well as being a make up artist I am also qualified hair stylist so I can create a complex look for your photoshoots. I've been professional hair and make up artist for over 8 years now, with experience of working in many areas of the industry, also with celebrities.

I'm looking forward to work with you as well!

Meet Candi Models Team: J Watson - A Photographer

Today one of our excellent photographers has prepared a message for you.

Unfortunetaly he was too shy to pose for a picture, he said he prefered to be at the other side of the camera...

If you want to meet him, you will have to come for a test photoshoot to work with him and his camera here at Candi Models:)

Hi Guys,

My name is J Watson. I am a studio photographer at Mint Brown Studios.

So far I have had such a great experience working with the UK Candi Models.

Some of the models have been really amazing and this only gives a photographer like myself the inspiration to produce some fantastic work.

Meet Candi Models Team: Aleysha - Our Fabulous Make Up Artist

Hello Everybody

Today we start our new series "Meet Candi Models Team" where we present who our team is so you can get to know us a bit better. 

The first person we would like to introduce you is Aleysha - our make up artist. 

She wrote some words about herself especially for you guys!

Hi I'm Aleysha

I'm make up artist at Candi Models.

I absolutely love my job and I'm super passionate about hairstyling and make up.

I love creating the perfect look for my clients to shine in their photoshoot - from beautiful natural looks, to sultry and glam editorial looks. I love having a chat with my clients and making them feel comfortable so they are at ease for their shoot. It's a really great feeling when they tell me how amazing their shoot went and how fab the pics were!

Please check out my website at

aleysha-hairandmakeup.co.uk

Look forward to seeing you:)

Merry Christmas Everybody!

 

May this Christmas
bring Peace and Joy
for All.

Happy Christmas 

Ideal Woman Through the Decades

 Nowadays Marylin Monroe had to be on a drastic diet and if Angeline Jolie moved to the 50s she would directly must have gone to ER with the symptoms of starvation. The features which are to determine who is an icon of a beaty are changing every decade.

Let's have a look how the cannon of female beauty has changed during the decades.

Norma Jean was 166 cm high and had big hips and massive thighs. In 50s she was a sex symbol and even the image of perfect woman has been changed she still remains it!

Let's go to the 60s. Below you can see the top model of these times – Miss Twiggy. She dethroned Marylin Monroe. Her biggest attitudes were big eyes and narrow features of her face. She has been chosen a face of a year 1966 by magazine “Daily Express”. Some were admiring her petite figure, some were accusing her of promoting anorexia. She was not only a model – she became an actress and a singer as well. (from 2005 she is a member of jury in “America's Next Top Model”)

Jade Fonda became famous thanks to playing in Barbarella movie as a main character. She was sexy and tough. In the 70s she was on all the posters and millions of men admired her. She was the ideal body of the 70s. She has admitted she had some cosmetic surgeries done.

There was a little helper in setting a cannon of beauty in the 80s. It was a Barbie doll. The body size of the doll is impossible to reach by a normal woman yet thousands of women are trying to do everything to look like one. Barbie has been propagating an image of a blond in pink clothes. The celebrity who was trying to be like her the most was for example Britney Spears.

Let's move to the 90s. Here among thin, tall, symmetrical models we find Kate Moss. She's been an icon from the 90s and still is. She's thin, bandy-legged and has original teeth. Despite all these, she's an icon of a beauty and lots of women would like to look like her. She's been described as a normal girl with a twist. Maybe it's her personality that matters?

We have to mention another icon of the 90s and the beginning of 21^st century – Angelina Jolie.

She's charismatic and mysterious but also pale and thin, Rubens wouldn't pay attention at all... But millions of women dream to be her.

Who do you think will be next dream girl of the decade? As you see there are no rules when it comes to be beautiful, even if you don't look like Angelina, it doesn't mean that you can't be a cannon of the beauty. If you want to make a try register with candi models and come for a photoshoot!

Everything You Should Know About Model Releases

When you will get some work in modelling you may be asked to sign a model release. A model release is a document in which you allow the photographer or the company he/she is doing the photos for, to use your images for commercial use. Without your agreement they won't do much with the photos. Note that the photographer is typically not the publisher of the photographs, but usually licenses the photograph to someone else to publish. It is typical for the photographer to obtain the model release because he is merely present at the time and can get it, but also because it gives him more opportunity to licence the photograph later to a party who wishes to publish it. Unless a photo is actually published, the need (or use) of a model release is undefined. And, since some forms of publication typically do not require a model release (e.g., news articles and other editorial use), the existence of a release is irrelevant. Note that the issue of model release forms and liability waivers is a legal area related to privacy and is separate from copyright.

However, the photographer when taking the photos – automatically owns the copyrights of his work and he decides whether share these copyrights or not.

Types of releases:

• Adult Release: This is the form most commonly referred to as a "model release". The language of this release is intended for use by models over the age of 18 
  
  
• Minor Release: This variant of the model release contains language referring to the model (who is a minor) in the third-person, and required signature by a parent or other legal guardian of the model. A release which is not signed by a parent or guardian affords no legal protection to the publisher
• Group Release: This is a modified version of the Adult Release which includes additional signature lines to accommodate use by multiple models or subjects in a single image

If you're interested how the release may look like, please see example

Types Of Modelling: Commercial Modelling

Commercial modelling is a very big part of modelling but with fewer restrictions to size and height than fashion modelling. It is known also as character modelling.

Models working in commercial modelling can earn some money as they are selling their image to some products and this part of market usually has a lot of money.

The models are presenting and promoting products or services. Depending on the product the model should represent a target group but should be a bit more ideal, for example if the product is targeted to mothers or teenagers the model should look like an average mother/teenager but should have something interesting in the look. 

Commercial modelling usually is being displayed on product packagings, brochures, leaflets, billboards, posters and also is for TV commercials.

There is no specific height for a commercial model, it will depend on what the client wants and what the model can offer. For example if a client wants a head shot of a model smiling, for a tooth paste ad, they are not going to pay much attention to models shape or height. They would want an attractive, healthy looking face with a great set of pearly teeth. Usually the way you smile is quite important as most often models advertising different products are smiling. It doesn't mean there wouldn't be someone needing a sad or angry face in the commercial. For working in commercial modelling it's good to know how to present yourself, to know a bit of acting and be able to make different face expressions. The producers also pay attention to personality of the model because it reflects on the photos (especially if you have to look angry or disappointed on the picture). The model needs to be flexible when it comes to the look.

If you are not sure if you are appropriate for this type of modelling, sign up for a test shoot with Candi Models and try out how your face expressions look in front of professional photographers.