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 06/14/2007 06:05:08 PM · #26
From what I know about modeling, most agencies want clean head and body shots....no makeup, shorts and form fitting tops in order for them to determine whether the potential model is what they are looking for at the time. If s/he is, the agency will send the model to a photographer of their choice for additional shots. Just my 2 cents.
 06/14/2007 06:15:54 PM · #27
Originally posted by elsapo:
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Fantastic tips, Justin! Thanks! I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread... Now if only I had the courage to photograph people! =D
 06/14/2007 06:20:40 PM · #28
Originally posted by smurfguy:
Originally posted by elsapo:
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Fantastic tips, Justin! Thanks! I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread... Now if only I had the courage to photograph people! =D


LoL. you can't either? At least I'm not the only scardey cat on Imagenation. I just had my second model shoot last weekend and I was scared to death. but now that you have a baby you have a built in , readily available, non stranger model. gotta love kids!

to the O.P.: I concur, great shot but maybe a bit too stylized for a modeling portfolio.

Message edited by author 2007-06-14 18:20:54.
 06/14/2007 06:27:29 PM · #29
I agree with the rest, while it is a pretty photograph, it's a little too cluttered for a test shot. There's too much going on, drawing attention away from her. Being that she's probably a newer model and not having that commanding presence (yet), I'd stick with a simpler setting where it's all about her and her look. Keep it simple, they want to see her and what she has to offer, not the garden. :)
 06/14/2007 06:41:37 PM · #30
I can't remember where I got this but here is a copy of poses
Female / Male / Couple Poses - PDF
Originally posted by jclairemcphotos:
...Any ideas/examples of alternative settings or poses?

Thanks!


Message edited by author 2007-06-14 18:44:03.
 06/14/2007 07:05:18 PM · #31
Originally posted by swhiddon:
I can't remember where I got this but here is a copy of poses
Female / Male / Couple Poses - PDF
Originally posted by jclairemcphotos:
...Any ideas/examples of alternative settings or poses?

Thanks!


Dude, that is awesome. Thanks!
 06/14/2007 07:29:47 PM · #32
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by swhiddon:
I can't remember where I got this but here is a copy of poses
Female / Male / Couple Poses - PDF

Dude, that is awesome. Thanks!

Quite excellent!
 06/14/2007 07:40:13 PM · #33
Indeed, fine tips Elsapo.

regarding the original shot, I'm of the opposite opinion to FFman on this one.. I think more processing is needed to bring the girl out.

Warm up the flesh tones, try to do something to make her stand out... Outdoors light in those surroundings can be really hard on warmth.

Additionally, the pic looks quite soft. Perhaps this is because of image resizing.

She's very cute btw.

the second picture with the frizzy hair does absolutely nothing for me. Sorry.
 06/14/2007 07:53:07 PM · #34
Originally posted by swhiddon:
I can't remember where I got this but here is a copy of poses
Female / Male / Couple Poses - PDF


SAWEEEEET!!!
 06/15/2007 08:59:49 AM · #35
Wow that poses pdf is AWESOME!!!

to all those who are afraid of taking pictures of people....be happy you aren't as terrified as I am of things that don't involve people! I love people....it's SO hard for me to do photos without them...its like a CHORE!!! :-D
 06/15/2007 10:46:31 AM · #36
Originally posted by swhiddon:
I can't remember where I got this but here is a copy of poses
Female / Male / Couple Poses - PDF
Originally posted by jclairemcphotos:
...Any ideas/examples of alternative settings or poses?

Thanks!


Let me echo what everyone else said--that PDF rocks!! It is going to be a lifesaver, especially with all the new models I work with who will now get a visual as to what I'm trying to convey to them.
 06/15/2007 11:34:04 AM · #37
I also appreciate the PDF. i will be printing that out on plain paper and putting it into an A4 display book with marker tabs for Girl, Man, Couple.
 06/15/2007 11:48:09 AM · #38
Originally posted by jaded_youth:
Originally posted by smurfguy:
Originally posted by elsapo:
1... 2... 3...


Fantastic tips, Justin! Thanks! I'm glad I stumbled upon this thread... Now if only I had the courage to photograph people! =D


LoL. you can't either? At least I'm not the only scardey cat on Imagenation. I just had my second model shoot last weekend and I was scared to death. but now that you have a baby you have a built in , readily available, non stranger model. gotta love kids!


People are easy to shoot. Landscapes are hard, at least for the impatient anyway.
 06/26/2007 09:06:33 AM · #39
I just posted some old stuff that I took that I hadn't put up here yet for a girls modeling portfolio. Any suggestions?





this one was just a candid i took of her getting ready but i looked at it and thought hey if i crop it and smooth it it could look cool, so this is the result of that
06/26/2007 09:17:09 AM · #40
Well, Justin took down his edit of your original post, but I would suggest to do the same things to the first (color) one here. I would make the girl stand out from the background by dodging/brightening her and burning the bkg, and lessen the impact of the shadows on her face.
 06/26/2007 09:17:44 AM · #41
i can tell you from experiencing and working as a model. Most top notch agencies will not accept edited photos and most dont even want the model to wear makeup. They want to see what the person looks like from natural beauty. A headshot and full body shot is what they want. It also depends on what type of modeling the person will be doing.

Fashion/Runway: Most of the time the woman needs to look like a coat hanger, unless of course it's plus size modeling.
 06/26/2007 09:20:09 AM · #42
k cool so even in a portfolio they don't want editing or makeup?
 06/26/2007 09:27:25 AM · #43
i think in a portfolio they would want both but i meant if you she/he was just sending in some shots. I think natural beauty is always better. you can make almost anyone look pretty with editing and makeup. I hate makeup. When i went to NY for a shoot, they piled so much freakin makeup on my face, i was disgusted. Then in the article it says how my natural beauty shined through or something like that. I was thinking, yeh right i had like a whole tube of lip gloss on and 10 layers of liquid foundation. I have a good skin color and great skin, they couldve applied some neat image and been done with it. Took me 2 days to get the shit off. LOL> but i was modeling for a makeup company soooo i guess it was expected HAHAHAHA!

Originally posted by jclairemcphotos:
k cool so even in a portfolio they don't want editing or makeup?
06/26/2007 09:42:25 AM · #44
HAHAHA oh goodness that is rediculous. She just wanted these shots to have with the other shots from shoots that shes done, not to send in initially. The first shot in the forum is one she wanted to use which i barely edited at all but i know next time i should focus more on the face but yeah. :)
 08/14/2007 03:44:26 PM · #45


is the background too busy? I tried another location as well which I will put up later

edit: this was taken just for fun. Kalyn is a fantastic model living in nyc and she has a very nice portfolio and we got together just to experiment and whatnot, I am not sure if we got anything that was worthy of her big audition book thing but we still got some really awesome shots.

Message edited by author 2007-08-14 15:45:29.
 08/14/2007 03:49:19 PM · #46
I like the background. It goes with her outfit. She looks like a brunette Barbi. I guess that would be Barbi's cousin? or forgotten sister?

Originally posted by lovethelight:


is the background too busy? I tried another location as well which I will put up later

edit: this was taken just for fun. Kalyn is a fantastic model living in nyc and she has a very nice portfolio and we got together just to experiment and whatnot, I am not sure if we got anything that was worthy of her big audition book thing but we still got some really awesome shots.
08/14/2007 04:17:06 PM · #47
thanks for the feedback! :)
 08/14/2007 04:34:13 PM · #48
Something I was told when getting headshots done back in the day is that the agencies would want to see my teeth, opening the possibility to jobs like lipstick and toothpaste advertisements.
08/14/2007 04:54:00 PM · #49
oh good thing to note...kalyn has amazing teeth:
08/14/2007 07:41:09 PM · #50


new angle and location

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