Notes: For the New Face
Where to Actually Start
What the first stages of modelling look like, and how to get going without being misled along the way. Comp cards to finding a photographer, from one photographer's own perspective.
Start here: pick your stage
Getting Started
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Modelling 101: Getting Started
The UK market, initial self-assessment, and the actual first steps, with zero upfront cost.
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Aspiring, Development, New Face or Working?
Four stages, four different needs, and which one you are right now.
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What It Actually Costs
Real UK figures for a portfolio shoot, what a fee covers, and the one pattern worth watching for.
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Is This Legitimate?
What UK law says about agency fees, the real 30-day cooling-off period, and a checklist before you pay anyone.
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Portfolio, Polaroids & Comp Cards
What agencies ask for, why, and how to build each one properly.
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Being Visible on Social Media
Why a private account doesn't work, and a practical way to keep both worlds separate.
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What to Actually Expect
Rejection rates, realistic timelines, and the daily reality nobody puts in the brochure.
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How to Measure Yourself
The measurements agencies ask for, and how to take them accurately at home.
Understanding the Industry
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Preparing for Your First Shoot
What to sort out the week before, what to pack, and what the day itself is really like.
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Editorial vs Commercial Modelling
Different requirements, different pay, and why most careers use both.
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Types of Modelling
Fit, e-commerce, parts, and the specialised lanes beyond the catwalk.
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Models vs Content Creators
A different skillset and a different kind of work, not a hierarchy.
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Styling Yourself for a Shoot
Grooming, personal style, and turning up ready to be seen.
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Posing & Movement
The chin and shoulder habits that photograph badly, and why movement beats a held pose.
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On a Development Board
What being developed by an agency means, what they ask of you, and what to do if it doesn't go further.
Working Safely
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Model Safety & Avoiding Scams
The real UK rules on agency fees, on-set protection, and what to do if something feels wrong.
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Finding & Vetting Photographers
How to check someone out before you agree to a shoot.
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Photographer Green & Red Flags
What good practice looks like, and what should make you walk away.
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Model Etiquette & On-Set Conduct
Punctuality, the model bag, and the professionalism that gets you booked again.
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Mental Health & Boundaries
Setting boundaries, handling rejection, and where to get support.
Collaborations & Agencies
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TFP & Collaborations Explained
Why it's a trade, not a favour, and how TFP differs from a collaboration or test shoot.
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Freelance vs Agency Representation
The real trade-offs, commission, and what an agency does for you.
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Agency Structures
Mother agencies, booking agencies, and how the commission splits.
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How to Apply to Agencies
Open calls, online submissions, and verifying a scout is real.
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Questions to Ask an Agency
A short checklist for any agency meeting: money, the contract, and how you'd leave.
Bookings & The Work Itself
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Castings, Go-Sees & Auditions
What happens at a go-see, and how to handle it professionally.
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Contracts & Usage Rights
Booking fees, likeness rights, editorial versus commercial usage, and the clauses worth reading twice.
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Model Release & Usage Rights
What you're agreeing to when you sign a release, from your side of it.
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Why I Built This
The actual reasoning behind this booking platform, and what it's trying to fix.
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After Your Session
How to choose, order and share your images once your gallery arrives.