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Your portfolio has a major impact on your career in modeling. A good photographer should know what is going to be shot before the shoot and more importantly why it is going to be shot. Before having any photographer work with you I would highly recommend a well planned out meeting in person or at least by phone. During this meeting explain to the photographer why you want to shoot with them. Explain in detail your niche and the look you need to capture during the shoot. There should be a mutual understanding of a basic game plan prior to any shoot. Ask the photographer to show you images from the last 10 shoots they have done. Talk about the images. What kind of effort and passion went into these photos? Never “settle” for an average photographer, your portfolio is too important.

The aim of a great photographer is to capture moments in time that have lasting appeal. Any photographer you shoot with should have the same passion you have about modeling. The attitude of “good enough” isn’t good enough for your portfolio. The attitude of perfection is what you want. Never shoot with a photographer based on price. Just because a photographer will shoot you for free or close to it doesn’t make them a great photographer. Often great photographers are quite expensive. Often just because a photographer is expensive doesn’t make them a great photographer.