Model book, model portfolio – Your book for castings

The model book, often also called model book, is a collection of photos and publications compiled by the model. It presents the model in various settings and stylings and is therefore crucial for the client’s first impression. Please note: Your model portfolio is a physical book or notebook that you take with you to castings. Your portfolio is the collection of all your pictures in a digital folder or online link.

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What goes in the model book?

Your model portfolio is absolutely crucial for you and your career! In your model portfolio, you collect the best photos that you can get from test shoots with photographers or from jobs. Always start with the best photos in your model portfolio. Quality before quantity! Then come a variety of photos that ideally show you in an extremely diverse way. A diverse model portfolio increases your chances of getting top-class jobs and clients. The more expressive your portfolio is and the more clients or casting directors find a suitable picture straight away, the better your chances of getting jobs.

Class instead of mass! Test shoot with photographer

In your portfolio, you should always ensure that the photos and photographers are of the highest quality. Many young models often make the mistake of stuffing their portfolio with too much material. They also often do far too many test shoots, so that as a model you can already be seen on every photographer’s channel, on blogs, Facebook and Instagram. But what’s really important for you as a young model is the quality of the photos in your portfolio! You can find a good selection of good photographers here: Photographers List.

Buy model folder

An international book has 20 pages or transparent sleeves, each with a photo of you on the front and back. This means that you have a maximum of 40 photos in your portfolio. Don’t worry, at the beginning of your career, it’s enough if you only have a few photos! Your book will fill up all by itself with every test shoot and every new job!

You don’t know where to buy a good model portfolio? Here you will find a very detailed recommendation for the perfect model portfolio.