Si m ple Model Glossary
Booker: Someone that works at an agency that keeps track of which client’s hire, which models. Book out: Model is not available for a job or casting. Buyouts: Payment for service (day rate) for the usage, runtime and countries for a models pictures. Call time: The time at which you must be at a shoot and ready to work. Call back/ Recall: After the first casting the call back or recall is held to narrow down the selection process. Castings: Are notices of upcoming modeling jobs. Composite Card: Comp card or sedcard (zedcard) is a models business card. Supplies 1-4 photos (contains the latest and best images in a models portfolio) your name, stats, agency info and your contact info. Editorial: Photographs made to tell a story in a magazine that is assigned by a magazine. Fitting: A session that takes place before a photo shoot where cloths to be modeled are fitted on the model by a stylist, seamstress and or designer. Go See: An appointment for a model to see a potential client or photographer to present their portfolio and comp cards. New Faces: Are newcomers to modeling and usually do not have a professional portfolio. Tear sheets: Is a “real example of print work” It can be a page from a magazine, catalog, leaflet, packaging cover or ad with all the artwork done, as it is presented to the final customer. You can request from the client to supply you with a pdf of the job. Testing/Test Shoot: An agreement between a model and photographer where they work together on a new idea or on their portfolios. Usually the photographer supplies a selection of digital files (photos) from the shoot in exchange for the model’s time. Usage: Models get paid for each different medium in which their photographs are used. Daria Amato is a Photographer and Health Coach. Find her at transformativelivin.com
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