4. MODELING TERMS
Here are some modeling terms that you should be familiar with:
- COPYRIGHT
- The copyrights to a photograph in most cases always belongs to the photographer. He owns the image, and can pretty much do what he wants with it. However, models are usually protected by a Models’s Release (below). Photographs are always given to you with the intent that they are for your personal use only - such as in your portfolio. You may not sell or publish the photographs without a Photographer’s Release (also below).
- A MODEL RELEASE
- is a contract signed by the model. It gives permission to the photographer to use photographs taken at a particular sitting. Usually the photographer will use the photographs in his own advertising or as a display on his wall. This normally does not give the photographer permission to sell the photographs as Stock Prints (below), unless it is stated that way in the release. If photographs are used without a release, or in a way different from what is stated in the release, then the model can sue for breach of contract.
- A PHOTOGRAPHER RELEASE
- is a contract signed by the photographer. It gives permission to the model to use the photographs taken during a particular sitting.
- STOCK PRINTS
- are collections of pictures that the photographer keeps available to paying clients. For example, if a client is doing an ad for a resort, he may ask a photographer if they have a photo of someone fishing. The photographer sells the image to the client, giving the client the right to use it in the ad. Unless there is a written agreement with the model in the photo, the photographer is not obligated to pay the model for that sale, but most reputable photographers do share that revenue with the model as a courtesy.
- A HEAD SHOT OR CLOSE-UP
- is a photograph of the head and shoulders.
- RUNWAY MODELING
- is fashion show modeling. Models work on a long, raised platform about four feet wide.
- A COMPOSITE
- is the model's business card. It is also called the ZED card. Currently, postcard-size is popular. One side contains a head shot, the other side several small photographs together with information about the model. In recent years, with the advent and improvements of laser copiers and color printers, "birthday card" style composites are becoming much more widely used. Printed on 11x17 sheets and folded to a finished 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 card, these composites work just as well, and can be produced at a greatly reduced cost.
- A CONTACT SHEET
- also called PROOFS, is a contact print of negatives on
8 x10-inch photographic paper. These images are the same size as the negatives, and require use of a magnification glass to evaluate them.
- A DRESSER
- is a person who makes sure that clothes fit the model properly, and pins them if necessary. Don’t be shy or embarrassed if this is a man, often it is also the photographer.
- A FITTING
- is when the clothes are fitted to the model. Usually, a model gets paid less than the normal modeling rate for this time.
- A FREELANCE MODEL
- is a self-promoting model, one not associated with a modeling agency.
- A HEAD SHEET
- is a poster displaying head shots and information about models represented by a modeling agency
- A PORTFOLIO OR MODEL'S BOOK
- is a collection of photographs or tear sheets demonstrating a model's abilities in front of the camera.
- A TEAR SHEET
- is a page containing the model's image removed from a publication. This sheet is usually added to the model's portfolio. Photographer’s also use the term "Tear Sheet" to describe pages taken from magazines as examples for models to emulate, or to try to have themselves photographed similar to.
- A RESUME
- is a sheet listing a model's education, experience, and vital statistics. The resume is usually attached to an 8X10 or a composite
- An 8X10 OR GLOSSY
- is an 8-by-10-inch photograph of the model, usually a head shot
- A TEST SHOOT
- is when a model and photographer work together on a new idea or on their portfolios. No fees other than sharing film-and-developing expenses are involved. Model and Photographer Releases should be signed before the session
- A GO-SEE
- is a model's appointment to see a potential client
- A CATTLE CALL OR MODELS CALL
- is similar to a Go-see, but involves many models being interviewed by a client
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