SHOW HOTSPOTS:
[03:40] "You don't need competition, you need collaboration, there is room for everybody."
[04:15] Topic: How to build a killer model portfolio
- collaborate with other creatives, other photographers
- going to(when its safe and allowed) meet ups and workshops
- investing in yourself. sometimes if you want to work with a really professionsal seasoned photographer you might want to pay for a session with them
- get published in a magazine
- put yourself out there and work with as many people as possible when you are starting out
- still have standards (for yourself and the kind of people you work with and the work that you do)
- network as much as you can and work with the people that you want to be surrounded by
[06:00] Topics: How to stay busy and booking work as a freelance model
-Instagram
-Facebook
-Twitter
-Linked-In
Networking
- Have a website portfolio
- Post your services on your social media across your platforms
-Make a few graphics quickly show casing your work
[08:00] "You have to let people know about your services, its not a shameful thing, its just necessary when you are freelance."
[09:00] "There is no shame in being open and transparent with your rates and availability."
[09:15] "People don't know what they don't know and how can your market and audience know when and if your available."
[10:08] Topic: Sources for booking modeling gigs
- Search Facebook groups in your area
-Example: DFW model/DFW Photographer
[13:27] Topic: How to determine your rates as a freelance model
[17:40] Topic: Things a model might consider putting in their contracts/model release
- Photographer cannot sell or publish the photos without my explicit permission in writting
- Both parties have permission to use the photos for marketing/social media purposes
[19:30] Topic: Expectations a model should set with a photographer or client before moving forward with a booking (When communicating about a booking somethings a model should know are)
- Location
- Call time
- How long will the shoot be
- What is the agreed upon rate
- How/when you will be paid
- Who will be there (who is the team)
- What the photos will be used for
[31:50] Topic: Model safety and looking out for red flags
- Pay attention to how people talk to you
- Reach out to other models that have worked with the photographer and ask how their experience was
- If you feel uncomfortable at anytime during the shoot, you have the right to leave and say no...and if its a paid shoot you have the right to demand the pay for your time.
Where you can find Kris online:
Instagram:
@lunarkris
@lunadawncreative
@girlgangmeetup
Website:
www.lunadawnagency.com
