Head Shot - Modeling Industry

Modeling Industry

Modelling headshots are more like a beauty shots designed purely to be either artistic or flattering and are often used on comp cards for marketing purposes. They are often done in colour, however in some jurisdictions, such as the UK, they may be in black and white. Models often use them for castings and modelling work applications. A close up headshot is often required to show model's skin complexion for beauty work.

Modelling headshots are usually used for:

• Comp card
• Modelling Portfolios
• TV advertising for skin products
• Magazine advertisements for creams and other skin or hair products
• Online Industry profiles

Model headshots are also often professionally retouched to make sure their close up beauty photograph looks perfect without blemishes or spots.

The 9×12" model prints will be photographic "wet" prints (meaning they are from a chemical process) or ink jet prints and the model will put these into their portfolio. The portfolio will not be just headshots but headshots are very important. Better models will have several identical portfolios.

Comp card are one of the cornerstones of a model’s “Marketing Materials”. They will be about 5½×8” and printed on both sides. Almost all of the comp cards are in color but may have black and white images. A model may have 4 to 5 images on the comp card and at least one of these images will be a headshot.