where is a place for fashion photography modeling in southern maryland?

Answer 1

Do you want a job or do you want somebody to take photos?
Well the best thing to do is to google/yahoo it, and/or look in youer local phone book. Be careful I have heard a lot of bad thing about SOME (not all) modelling agencies and how they make you pay for photos and photo sessions before they take you on then never give you any work. Always check with the local Better Business Bureau.

I think a better starting place before you go to agencies is if you have a friend who is reasonable with a camera (do not have to be a professional or even that good just okay) Just take 100 photos of yourself in different poses, clothing and backgrounds then pick out 10-20 nice photos. You can then use this as a portfolio, and even better instead of printing them which cost you money every time, host them on a website and get some business cards print with the website address on and just hand these out instead. This is a far cheaper way of doing it and with no RISK. You should never have to pay to get a job if you do there is a high chance it is a scam.

However if you would like a personal portfolio site please contact me and I will set you on up for free. I can design you a fully personalised flash website with as much or little information and then host it for you. This site can contain a gallery of your photos, personal information, list of work, contact details, etc or if you prefer just a couple of photos and nothing else. It can be password protected and all images will be protected as is humanly possible, or the photos can be available to download.


Examples of work can be provided on request. Just message me here if you want, I am a professional website designer but have lots of free time (and enough money) so I am currently doing free sites for small bands, small artist etc, basically anyone who could not afford them otherwise. I have my own hosting server so can offer hosting servers or you can host the site yourselves. No images sent to me will be used for anything other than your site and I will not give anyone your detail or link to the site. You will have complete control and the site can be removed or changed at any time. This is not a scam and I will design a site for FREE, I do not need the money, and enjoy working. If you do want it message me you can tell me what you want and how you want it done and I will help.

Answer 2

Agree with all fotoace said, but to more specifically answer your questions. You can find models at any of the online model sites such as Muse Cube, One Model Place, Model Mayhem, and many others that are slipping my mind at the moment. Just search online model sites on Google and you will find them. Be aware, many models who are wanting TFP sessions are also complete amateurs. The pro models don't give their time for free. So when you are contacting and dealing with amateurs, you can expect anything. They may or may not show up when they say they will, they may respond all excited to do the shoot, then you never hear from them again, or they may be total brats and bit..es during the shoot. You have no need to provide clothes unless there is something specific you want in the photo. Again, the model knows YOU are an amateur, and the model is also an amateur, so this is not going to be some kind of high fashion magazine shoot. Hopefully, you have good studio lights and camera mounted triggers to fire them. What you want out of any TFP session is the experience learning to use your lights. Study all you can about proper studio lighting ahead of time. Don't just blast the lights off with no thought of how they compliment / degrade the model's looks. If the model is out of town, she may want you to cover the cost of transportation or at least go half way on it. But again to agree with fotoace, until you are 18, this is something you don't really have the legal status to fully utilize yet. Contracts are a MUST, and you cannot enter into a contract at your age. Practice with your friends to get your lighting skills where they should be, then when you are 18, you should be ready to do some quality work for any TFP models and begin building a good portfolio. steve