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DAY 7 | FASHION & BEAUTY |
The Model Test
SHOOTING AGENCY-REPRESENTED MODELS AND TALENT
The model test shoot is a great way to start building your fashion and beauty portfolio. The name “test shoot” is an industry term for testing a model’s abilities and look on camera. New talent needs to test with photographers to gain experience and to fill their portfolio book and composite cards. (Composite, or “comp” cards, have several images of the model in various poses, clothing, and backgrounds. These are used to showcase the model’s range and submitted by the talent’s agency to book assignment work.)
At first as TFP, or trade for print, the model, ...
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