Mastering the Model Shoot: Everything a Photographer Needs to Know Before, During, and After the Shoot

Chapter One. Finding Your Models

Oh my, you don’t want to know how often people ask how to do this. Of course, we all want to shoot the famous models, but let’s be real. Most of the time, we have to take it down just a few levels, but even then there are some amazing models to shoot (some maybe even better than the real top models). In this chapter, I’ll give you some examples of how I get my models and some suggestions for how to find your own.

Getting the Models to Your Studio

Let’s start simple: how do you get a model to your studio? Let’s say you have mastered your photography and you have a great makeup artist, so the only thing missing ...