Professional Model Portfolios: A Step-By-Step Guide for Photographers

I am a somewhat experienced amateur photographer that is moving more into portrait and studio work.This book is a quick read, straight and to the point. This book describes, step by step, what is important when photographing models (even covers some legal issues). It is also a must read for beginning models (I have all my inexperienced models read it before we begin, along with Pegram's book in the "P.S." below).It covers basic photo techniques with lots of example photos, basic studio layout, basic posing do's and don'ts, basic makeup and hair, and examples of basic "kits" for both inexperienced photographers and models. Also includes several example photo portfolios.Even has basic tips on `how to find work' for both aspiring photographers and models.For both newbie models and model photographers, this should be your first book.P.S. For a great beginning book on model posing, see `Posing Techniques' by Billy Pegram

This is a fantastic book. It provides great information about doing photography with a model's portfolio in mind It provides good examples with lighting guides, and dips the reader's toe into the fashion/modeling industry with just enough information to excite some readers - and scare others away. this is a good thing.I just longed for more information; it lacked information about the modeling industry as a whole, particularly modeling agencies and how the work. this is good information for a photographer who wants to help models break into or maintain effective work with such agencies. Sadly, this information was lacking in the book, which is why I only gave it 4 stars. This information could help photographers work better with agency models on their portfolios.That said, this book has a plethora of information on portfolios, the dos and do not, and plenty of other supplemental information that can be applied to any situation involving model photography.

The difference between this book and Billy's last is that he wrote this one without the help of a ghostwriter. It is clear, concise and with beautiful examples. For the beginning model, it has everything from how to stand to what to put in your model's bag. My daughter has modeled with Billy since she was a toddler and is featured in this book as a young adult. He taught my daughter the techniques that took her all the way to Asia to model - he is top drawer all the way - BUY THE BOOK- YOU WONT BE SORRY!

Billy is accurate and understandable. The images in the book are clear and it helps to put everything Billy teaches into perspective. I hope Billy will write more books! They're easy to read as they're not super huge yet a lot of great and useful information is inside.

Very nice book covering essentials of photographers wanting to learn about creating modeling portfolios for model-wannabees. Includes lighting, posing, comp cards, zed cards, releases, makeup, what the modeling bag should include, types of models and height requirements, etc.

Rather limited in the plethora of tutorials one can gleam from the web!

Most of the things covered in this book are already known to photographers that have worked in the field, but for photographers starting in shooting models, this guide gives them a good start in the field.Even though the book is titled 'A Step-by-Step Guide for Photographers', the information in here is even more valuable for models. Info on height classifications, measurements, posing, etc. I'd say all new models, and those that want to be models, this is a 'must have' book.

This is not a bad book and I'm not going to trash it. It is, however, like many of the Amherst Media books, a little disappointing for anyone pretty far along in the business. I would consider it a complete beginner's guide to modeling and model photography. In that light, it's a useful and interesting book. I found the photos to be less than stellar and a bit dated, but this is totally subjective. (You can see a lot better by browsing the showcased photos on OneModelPlace.com.)The entire book left me wishing for more. With all this stated, I did learn some things from this book, which probably compensated for the cover price. In short, don't expect miracles from this book.