You have taken one step into the career of modelling by reading articles and maybe someone has told you that you could be a model, you take a great picture or you are stunning. There are many reasons someone will become a model and everyone has there own reasons whether it is to become famous, be on the cover of FHM or be a page3 girl or become a fashion model and cat walk model.
Models are broken down into certain areas a 4 foot tall model may be great for photographic work but would never make it to the cat walk, so before you think of your dream modelling job that you would like to do, be realistic and understand what it takes both physically and mentally.
Building your book (portfolio):
No matter if you have had a photo shoot or not your first steps are to build yourself a portfolio of your photos showing different looks, the models portfolio is the most important part of your model kit to get you on the road to modelling.
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comp card (also called composite card, z card or sed card) is a marketing tool for actors and especially models. They serve as the latest and best of a model’s portfolio and are used as a business card; Having been around for many years as the essential marketing tool for a model and are likely to retain this standing because they are an inexpensive way to effectively and professionally showcase.
Peter Marlowe in London invented models composites in 1965, which were then printed on paper to an A4 format. The format was changed in 1972 to an A5 card format, for filing purposes, and a few other companies started publishing cards for the model industry under different trade names since Peter Marlowe had registered the Trade Mark “Model Composite” in Europe and the USA. Among these was Sebastian Sed who traded under the name Sed Cards, which are sometimes mis-pronounced as Z (“Zed”) or Set cards. The publishing house of Marlowe Press stopped trading in 1990 and the words “models composites” and “comp cards” became generic within the model industry.
Whether you’re breaking into the modelling business or looking to update your composite card, we can offer our professional and industry expertise to help move your career forward. We include everything you need to get started. If you already have photos, we can customise a modelling comp cards for you and print it within a few days.
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