What's A Modelling Portfolio?

Before I start I just want to thank you all for following me, but I want to inform you all that due to my time constraints at the moment I am going to be only able to update this blog on a weekly basis rather than daily as I have been and maybe an extra entry here and there on special occasions and if I feel suddenly inspired. As much as I enjoy sharing my experiences with you, 365 daily topics is bit too much for me at the moment. We'll see how we go. Thank you again for your support!

A model's fashion portfolio is an assortment of a model's best photographs which can be used to pitch themselves to get booked for fashion modelling assignments with fashion clients and agents. A model's portfolio is a critical record of your modelling looks and how you look in photographs. This helps paints a picture for the client to see if you best fit the image they have for their print campaign, television commercial or runway show. It's a good idea to keep your portfolio up to date for a few reasons:

• Client's want to know what you look like presently - they want to know how long is your hair and what colour it currently is?
• Fashion trends keep changing so you want to show that you have the look to suit different styles.
• If your portfolio pictures are 5 years old it's not a true representation of what you look like now, like a really bad dating profile... need I say more :).

Your modelling portfolio will become one of the most useful tools at your disposal. It is the initial step to get noticed in the modelling industry. How else will agents and clients know what you look like on film without shooting you first?  Usually the first thing that an agent or client will ask you as soon as you walk through the door is to see your book. Many wouldn't contemplate scheduling an interview or invite you to a go-see or casting without first seeing your pictures.

Your modelling book is used to showcase yourself as model, like a model's resume and promotional product.

From my research, everyone seems to have their own opinions on what makes the best portfolio and some even contradict each other, so over the next coming weeks I am going to be putting together the commonalities between all these discussions and put together a list of common pictures that most people agree are necessary to have in your modelling portfolio.