Photographic Modelling
Photographic modelling is a great way to get started in the industry and get yourself a portfolio.  Even if you are not paid, these test shoots can lead to the development of a great portfolio and well-paying opportunities for the model. Advanced amateur photographers are usually willing to pay an experienced model, for helping them to improve their skills and this is called TFP (Test for Prints) whereby the photographer and model both give their time for free and both are permitted to use the photographs in their respective portfolios.  Very occasionally, some professional photographers may agree to do test shoots of established models with good portfolios, for free.

Fashion Modelling
High fashion models are not stereotypically ‘pretty,’ but are striking: they have good skin, hair and nails, strong and distinctive features, are usually over 5ft 8” and are said to have ‘a look.’

Fashion Print
Fashion and beauty for print advertising, comes in the form of: magazines, posters, newspapers, shop window displays, billboards, or anywhere where you see a printed image of a model.  This type of modelling, although the most rewarding, pays the last amount of money.  Gracing the pages of high street magazines and billboards might sound glamorous, but it is incredibly demanding work and the hours are very long. When working in Fashion Print, it is very important that the idea, photo, and model work in perfect harmony, to ensure that the right image for the brand that is being advertised, is created.

Fashion Runway
On the runway, a model’s job is nothing more than display the designer’s collection to their best, and show them off to the best of her ability. When people think of modelling, this is what they usually imagine – strutting down the runways in 6inch heels clad in designer clothes, but the requirements for entering this type of modelling are the strictest of any genre and models in recent years tend to be incredibly tall, slim, and have great skin, hair and nails. On the plus side, working as a runway model is a great way to see the world, model designer clothes, and is one of the most effective ways to gain international exposure in the industry.  The fashion Mecca’s where models flock to every summer include London, Milan, Paris, New York and Cape Town.

Glamour Modelling

The fuller figured woman is usually more suitable for glamour modelling, as large breast and good looks tend to ensure they secure more glamour work than their skinner model counterparts.  Glamour modelling is not always un - classy, it just depends on the photographer, the pose of the model, and how the photograph is edited.  For the most part however, glamour modelling indicates modelling for photos with a sexual theme, such as lingerie, club wear and swimwear. It does not necessarily refer to top-shelf publications and models can pose in implied or actual, top or full nude.  If you want to get into glamour modelling, always make sure you ask how and in what capacity the pictures will be presented before you agree to the shoot, and make sure that you clarify carefully beforehand what you are and are not prepared to do, when putting yourself forward for a glamour shoot.  Glamour models tend to get very well paid for their work.

Commercial

The physical requirements of becoming a commercial model are the loosest, as every product requires a different type of model, and this includes variations in height, size, skin, hair and body colour:

Lifestyle
The physical requirements for lifestyle models vary greatly, and age, size, height etc are very rarely fixed. This is where 'beautiful people' are most often used, as opposed to ‘striking’ models.   These ‘beautiful’ models are used in photos showing a certain lifestyle choice, type of clothing, period of life or doing something in life to advertise a brand or concept rather than a physical product. The models are used to act out some concept or idea of life – sometimes in a commercial and sometimes for print.

Product
Character models are used to sell products and the purpose of the photo is to advertise a service, product, or experience. The model is used to show how the product is literally used (for example phones, cars or fitness equipment. Finally, a model may be used to convey an image about a product.

Product Demo & Trade Show
When you are starting out in modelling, this is what girls usually try for: Working in exhibitions is a fantastic way to gain experience and it pays better then any regular job and it can really build your confidence around people.  Stores and trade show exhibitors hire models to be on their stands to advertise their products and hand out marketing material to the public.

Catalogue
In the majority of cases, classic beauty - tall, slender, healthy, and beautiful models are picked to appear in catalogues - however requirements can be fairly flexible. Generally, catalogue models are chosen because they represent the ideal of the brand for which the catalogue is created.  Again, catalogue modelling usually pays well because of the volume of photos that must be taken, and the time the model is required to be present on set.

Artistic & Figure
Some Figure and Art modelling, typically artistic nude photography, can cross over into glamour modelling.  However, posing for artists is very different to glamour modelling, as the pose in nearly always non – sexual and the rates of pay are much lower.  Posing as an artistic or figure model is viewed by some as an art in itself, and can produce incredibly beautiful images.  Anyone can become an artistic and nude model, as there are no physical restrictions whatsoever.  Nude models are typically drawn in a room, by a group of artists and are required to maintain a pose for around 30 minutes.

Character Modelling
Being a character model will not make you a household name, but can become an extremely lucrative job if you have the right ‘look.’  Some jobs require models with an everyday look, who look like ‘normal’ people, such as a mechanic, grocery clerk, school teacher, librarian, little old lady, and so on.  Character models are often used for extra work in TV commercials and mainstream TV programmes, where people are required to look ‘real’ rather than like models.

Photographic Modelling
Photographic modelling is a great way to get started in the industry and get yourself a portfolio.  Even if you are not paid, these test shoots can lead to the development of a great portfolio and well-paying opportunities for the model. Advanced amateur photographers are usually willing to pay an experienced model, for helping them to improve their skills and this is called TFP (Test for Prints) whereby the photographer and model both give their time for free and both are permitted to use the photographs in their respective portfolios.  Very occasionally, some professional photographers may agree to do test shoots of established models with good portfolios, for free.

Fashion Modelling
High fashion models are not stereotypically ‘pretty,’ but are striking: they have good skin, hair and nails, strong and distinctive features, are usually over 5ft 8” and are said to have ‘a look.’

Fashion Print
Fashion and beauty for print advertising, comes in the form of: magazines, posters, newspapers, shop window displays, billboards, or anywhere where you see a printed image of a model.  This type of modelling, although the most rewarding, pays the last amount of money.  Gracing the pages of high street magazines and billboards might sound glamorous, but it is incredibly demanding work and the hours are very long. When working in Fashion Print, it is very important that the idea, photo, and model work in perfect harmony, to ensure that the right image for the brand that is being advertised, is created.

Fashion Runway
On the runway, a model’s job is nothing more than display the designer’s collection to their best, and show them off to the best of her ability. When people think of modelling, this is what they usually imagine – strutting down the runways in 6inch heels clad in designer clothes, but the requirements for entering this type of modelling are the strictest of any genre and models in recent years tend to be incredibly tall, slim, and have great skin, hair and nails. On the plus side, working as a runway model is a great way to see the world, model designer clothes, and is one of the most effective ways to gain international exposure in the industry.  The fashion Mecca’s where models flock to every summer include London, Milan, Paris, New York and Cape Town.

Glamour Modelling

The fuller figured woman is usually more suitable for glamour modelling, as large breast and good looks tend to ensure they secure more glamour work than their skinner model counterparts.  Glamour modelling is not always un - classy, it just depends on the photographer, the pose of the model, and how the photograph is edited.  For the most part however, glamour modelling indicates modelling for photos with a sexual theme, such as lingerie, club wear and swimwear. It does not necessarily refer to top-shelf publications and models can pose in implied or actual, top or full nude.  If you want to get into glamour modelling, always make sure you ask how and in what capacity the pictures will be presented before you agree to the shoot, and make sure that you clarify carefully beforehand what you are and are not prepared to do, when putting yourself forward for a glamour shoot.  Glamour models tend to get very well paid for their work.

Commercial

The physical requirements of becoming a commercial model are the loosest, as every product requires a different type of model, and this includes variations in height, size, skin, hair and body colour:

Lifestyle
The physical requirements for lifestyle models vary greatly, and age, size, height etc are very rarely fixed. This is where 'beautiful people' are most often used, as opposed to ‘striking’ models.   These ‘beautiful’ models are used in photos showing a certain lifestyle choice, type of clothing, period of life or doing something in life to advertise a brand or concept rather than a physical product. The models are used to act out some concept or idea of life – sometimes in a commercial and sometimes for print.

Product
Character models are used to sell products and the purpose of the photo is to advertise a service, product, or experience. The model is used to show how the product is literally used (for example phones, cars or fitness equipment. Finally, a model may be used to convey an image about a product.

Product Demo & Trade Show
When you are starting out in modelling, this is what girls usually try for: Working in exhibitions is a fantastic way to gain experience and it pays better then any regular job and it can really build your confidence around people.  Stores and trade show exhibitors hire models to be on their stands to advertise their products and hand out marketing material to the public.

Catalogue
In the majority of cases, classic beauty - tall, slender, healthy, and beautiful models are picked to appear in catalogues - however requirements can be fairly flexible. Generally, catalogue models are chosen because they represent the ideal of the brand for which the catalogue is created.  Again, catalogue modelling usually pays well because of the volume of photos that must be taken, and the time the model is required to be present on set.

Artistic & Figure
Some Figure and Art modelling, typically artistic nude photography, can cross over into glamour modelling.  However, posing for artists is very different to glamour modelling, as the pose in nearly always non – sexual and the rates of pay are much lower.  Posing as an artistic or figure model is viewed by some as an art in itself, and can produce incredibly beautiful images.  Anyone can become an artistic and nude model, as there are no physical restrictions whatsoever.  Nude models are typically drawn in a room, by a group of artists and are required to maintain a pose for around 30 minutes.

Character Modelling
Being a character model will not make you a household name, but can become an extremely lucrative job if you have the right ‘look.’  Some jobs require models with an everyday look, who look like ‘normal’ people, such as a mechanic, grocery clerk, school teacher, librarian, little old lady, and so on.  Character models are often used for extra work in TV commercials and mainstream TV programmes, where people are required to look ‘real’ rather than like models.