Model Portfolio Photography Sydney - What Is It and Do You Really Need One to Be a Model?
So you are thinking of getting into modeling of some sort for the first time but have heard people talk about a Model Portfolio and not sure if you should have one. Furthermore, what are it and more importantly what's in it? What is a portfolio ? A Portfolio is a collection of your best professionally taken pictures either in printed format in a book or folder, on a CD or DVD disc or more commonly these days on-line in digital format. As time goes by it will also contain "Tear-Sheets" of your best work which are pages taken from published work (Magazine's etc) from previous assignments you've done. Do you need a Model Portfolio to get work ? The easiest answer to that is no, you don't but a portfolio is like a CV in any other industry in that you don't necessarily NEED one to get a job as let's say a Receptionist or a Shop Assistant but it's always best to have one just in case anybody asks to see what you've been doing or what you are ...