Model Testing | How To Build A Fashion Portfolio With Talent Agencies | PRO EDU Photography Tutorial

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Model Testing is an opportunity for a photographer and model to build their portfolios together. It is foundational to nearly every career in beauty and fashion photography. Working with professional models and modeling agencies can be an intimidating step for many photographers, but by understanding their needs as a business, photographers can gain confidence knowing when to ask and how to contact modeling agencies for model testing.
Elizabeth Wiseman is a fashion and commercial photographer with studios based in St. Louis, MO and Knoxville, TN. Before her photography career, Elizabeth actually worked in a modeling agency. Her experience on both the agency and photography sides of model testing gives her an expert perspective on how to contact and collaborate with modeling agencies to produce effective, marketable images for the agency and your portfolio alike.
In this Model Testing tutorial, Elizabeth covers:
How Modeling Agencies Work
How to Contact Modeling Agencies and Ask to Work with Models
How to Build A Fashion Photography Portfolio
How to Contact A Modeling Agency If You've Never Worked with Models
Understanding Editorial vs. Commercial Models
How to Style Models or Direct a Wardrobe Stylist for Model Testing
How to Direct Hair and Makeup Stylists for Model Testing
How to Pose Editorial vs. Commercial Models for Model Testing
How to Light Editorial vs. Commercial Models for Model Testing
Retouching for Model Testing
Identifying Your Market & Market Size for Fashion Photography
How to Start A Business and Make Money Model Testing
And Much More!
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[@josephchan4198]

Good refresher course. Studio work is fun.

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[@michaelnilsson_personal500]

Great tutorial in many ways. One thing I think was skipped through a bit too lightly, was the business aspect. The advice on starting out in a new city/market to build you portfolio, was to work for free with a set timeline (in the video it was 2 years). For most people, it's not financially feasible - at least not if you'd do this full time. Furthermore, if you are to team up with a stylist, hair+makeup artist and also pay for studio locations - you can't afford it for such a long period. Unless the team is in the same situation and are willing to spend their time for free too.
It would be beneficial to state which things that need to be in place before committing to it.

[@escaperoth]

Hi! thanks for the comment! Unless there is an error in the way we edited it, the advice was actually two weeks! that was what I did when I moved to the midwest. I offered free tests for two weeks and then moved to paid tests after that. Every market is different and not every photographer is ready right away, but I agree two years is probably too long.

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