Advice for models
A few things worth knowing before you book a shoot with anyone, me included. No sales pitch, just what I have picked up from my side of the camera.
What happens at a shoot
Start to finish. What to sort out beforehand, what the day looks like from arriving to being directed, and what happens to the images afterwards. Read this one if you have never done a studio shoot before.
Staying safe as a model
How to check a photographer before you go, what you are entitled to ask for, and the ten things that will keep you safer.
If a shoot goes wrong
Leaving, asking for images to be deleted, reporting it, talking to other models fairly, and when it stops being a photography problem.
Under-18 models: for parents
Written for parents rather than models. My under-18 policy, what to check about any photographer, and how licensing actually works.
Shoot types and terminology
Headshot, editorial, commercial, implied, art nude and the rest, explained plainly, plus how levels work on casting sites.
Model releases and what you are signing
Who owns the photographs, what a release controls, and why restrictions belong on the form rather than in a conversation.
Building a portfolio that works
What a book is for, why range beats volume, the plain shots most portfolios are missing, and how hard to cut.
Modelling as a hobby, not a career
Realistic expectations, why TFP is how you get good, when it makes sense to charge, and the tax side almost nobody mentions.
TFP shoots explained
What time for print actually means, how I run mine, and what you should expect to get out of one.
Model portfolio shoot FAQ
The one-off questions. Chaperones, image usage, RAW files, retouching, and cancelling.
What models say
Forty-seven references on PurplePort, all recommendations. A selection in their own words, with a link so you can check the rest.
Thinking about a shoot?
I run TFP sessions and paid portfolio shoots from the studio at Rendlesham. Everything here is safe for work, and chaperones are always welcome.