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| Model & Talent Tip #5 PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHY...As a prospective model and/or talent, you must separate yourself from the crowd in order to secure representation and to book work and the first place to start is with a stunning portfolio of photographs. Your book will need...what I like to call...the WOW FACTOR! This is achieved primarily through a discipline called "Performance Photography" which is the exact opposite of posing like a statue. It is, in essence, a performance by the model or talent for the photographer. It is non stop action which can be either slow or fast, on or off the floor or ground that makes for a spontaneous and electric non-contrived photo. Since few would-be or even professional models have been taught how to do this, it is really a breath of fresh air when industry pros see a portfolio of pictures that literally jump right off the page at them. This shows that you reeeeeally have talent and can work free and loose in a professional environment in front of cast and crew. There are also different levels of Performance Photography. Anyone can lean on a tree, sit on a couch, skip down the sidewalk or jump over the net on the tennis court, but how many can be captured perfectly flying through the air, clothes and hair defying gravity, gorgeous make-up punctuated by a beautiful smile all on a piece of seamless studio paper about 9ft. wide in about a five foot working space? Not many...and veteran agents and clients realize this immediately when looking at your book. Performance Photography done on a piece of background paper in a studio setting is the ultimate test of a model and talent and, if "performed" correctly, will capture the attention every time over all other types of photography..See our Portfolios & Marketing section for additional career tips and much more! Or better yet...give us a call today at 480-303-9359. |
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Clayton Hall of Empire West Studios, Inc. is the leading professional model & talent photographer based in Phoenix, AZ. Hall specializes in model, talent, child, headshot, fashion, portrait, glamour, bikini, studio, beauty fashion,
black white and celebrity photography. His work is designed for magazine editorial and includes some of the most impressive print and online portfolio presentations of female, male, child, teen and adult models and talent in the nation.
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