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Great photographs are the foundation of great modeling portfolios and comp cards so choosing the right fashion photographer to shoot with will make or break you. So choose carefully as a model simply can not get attention without a great fashion photographer with years of experience and connections. This can not be emphasized enough as 'photographers are the gatekeepers of the modeling industry' and for all that editors determine who will be featured in magazines, they must turn to images produced by or models discovered by a select cadre of fashion photographers. Finding someone that excels at image optimization and photo retouching is just as important so the ideal choice would be to find a photographer that is also an expert in retouching - and this too can not be over emphasized as you will very likely succeed or fail based on who you choose.
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So how do you go about finding an experienced professional photographer that is also an expert in image optimization and retouching?
If you live in or near a major market like Miami Beach, Chicago, New York or Los Angeles or a secondary market like Orlando, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Denver, Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Phoenix, Orange County. Newport Beach, Laguna Beach or San Francisco you will have a much easier time finding professional fashion photographers that do expert comp card and modeling portfolio photography, image optimization and retouching - and about 90% of the population of the United States lives within driving distance of one or more of these markets so getting there won't be a problem - or you can always hop on a plane.
"Professionally retouched photographs are worth their weight in gold." - Model Talent Bible
"The secret to becoming a supermodel? Always be nice to your photo retoucher." - Heidi Klum
"The secret to becoming a supermodel? Always be nice to your photo retoucher." - Heidi Klum
More things to consider when choosing a comp card and/or modeling portfolio photographer
• 99% of photographers do not know what top agents and casting directors are looking for when it comes to headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photography.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers do not know what kind of styling and wardrobe are needed for top agencies, agency clients and casting directors to take you seriously.
• 99% of head shoot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers do not know how to instruct models to move and pose - especially when it comes to beginners and kids.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers do not know how to get good facial expressions and real smiles out of models - especially beginners and kids.
• 99% of headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers instill bad habits into beginners and kids when it comes to facial expressions, on-camera movement and posing.
• 99% of headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers are working with cheap / outdated equipment that is prone to breakdowns and will not give the best results even when working properly - and very few, if any, of them do not carry a second camera as a backup.
• 99% of headshot, modeling portfolio and comp card photographers do no know how to create or find good lighting in studio or on location.
• 99% headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers do not do their own photo printing and - if they do - they are very likely doing it on a cheap - $100 or less - all purpose home printer instead of a pro level - $1000 or more - dedicated photo printer.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers do not do image optimization or retouching and, if they do, they are doing it on a small screen laptop computer where it is impossible to even see imperfections let alone retouch them properly.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers that claim to do 'professional' retouching use 'one-click' software that produces plastic 'Barbie Doll' looking skin and overly whitened / overly sharpened 'fried marble' looking eyes that destroys the metadata in the image files in the process which causes the images to look horrendous when printed.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers are either amateurs, part timers or both, they have a very slow turnaround time and it is not unusual for them to takes weeks and sometimes even months to deliver comp card and modeling portfolio photographs.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers have very little training and very little real world experience.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers have very little credibility and very few, if any, have high level, film television, commercial and modeling industry connections.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers will display the best 20 or so photos they have ever taken in their life on their website - some or all of which may have been taken at a workshop of some kind where they had very little to do with actually creating the photographs - so what you end up getting from them will look nowhere near as good as what you saw on their website.
• 99% of agency or 'manager' referred headshot, comp card, portfolio and modeling portfolio photographers are splitting fees and/or giving kickbacks to agencies and 'managers' that they work with. Example: The model pays an agency $500 for a 'test shoot' and the agency pockets $250 to $400 or more so what you are really getting is a $50 to $250 photo shoot for $500 which is not only highly unethical it is also specifically illegal in some states.
• 99% of head shot, comp card, and modeling portfolio photographers, agency referred or otherwise, do not guarantee their work.
For FREE ASSISTANCE with finding expert comp card and modeling portfolio photographers with decades of experience that also excel at photo retouching, design and printing click HERE
• 99% of photographers do not know what top agents and casting directors are looking for when it comes to headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photography.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers do not know what kind of styling and wardrobe are needed for top agencies, agency clients and casting directors to take you seriously.
• 99% of head shoot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers do not know how to instruct models to move and pose - especially when it comes to beginners and kids.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers do not know how to get good facial expressions and real smiles out of models - especially beginners and kids.
• 99% of headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers instill bad habits into beginners and kids when it comes to facial expressions, on-camera movement and posing.
• 99% of headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers are working with cheap / outdated equipment that is prone to breakdowns and will not give the best results even when working properly - and very few, if any, of them do not carry a second camera as a backup.
• 99% of headshot, modeling portfolio and comp card photographers do no know how to create or find good lighting in studio or on location.
• 99% headshot, comp card and modeling portfolio photographers do not do their own photo printing and - if they do - they are very likely doing it on a cheap - $100 or less - all purpose home printer instead of a pro level - $1000 or more - dedicated photo printer.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers do not do image optimization or retouching and, if they do, they are doing it on a small screen laptop computer where it is impossible to even see imperfections let alone retouch them properly.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers that claim to do 'professional' retouching use 'one-click' software that produces plastic 'Barbie Doll' looking skin and overly whitened / overly sharpened 'fried marble' looking eyes that destroys the metadata in the image files in the process which causes the images to look horrendous when printed.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers are either amateurs, part timers or both, they have a very slow turnaround time and it is not unusual for them to takes weeks and sometimes even months to deliver comp card and modeling portfolio photographs.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers have very little training and very little real world experience.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and head shot photographers have very little credibility and very few, if any, have high level, film television, commercial and modeling industry connections.
• 99% of comp card, portfolio and headshot photographers will display the best 20 or so photos they have ever taken in their life on their website - some or all of which may have been taken at a workshop of some kind where they had very little to do with actually creating the photographs - so what you end up getting from them will look nowhere near as good as what you saw on their website.
• 99% of agency or 'manager' referred headshot, comp card, portfolio and modeling portfolio photographers are splitting fees and/or giving kickbacks to agencies and 'managers' that they work with. Example: The model pays an agency $500 for a 'test shoot' and the agency pockets $250 to $400 or more so what you are really getting is a $50 to $250 photo shoot for $500 which is not only highly unethical it is also specifically illegal in some states.
• 99% of head shot, comp card, and modeling portfolio photographers, agency referred or otherwise, do not guarantee their work.
For FREE ASSISTANCE with finding expert comp card and modeling portfolio photographers with decades of experience that also excel at photo retouching, design and printing click HERE
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