If you're interested in becoming a teenage model, there are lots of things that you can do to help prepare yourself - the most important thing, without a doubt, is getting your modelling portfolio ready to help you try and secure your first teen modelling contract.

Getting your teen modelling portfolio as good as you can is absolutely vital. A good portfolio will turn heads and get attention, leading to the potential of more teen modelling work. Your model portfolio is the best way to demonstrate to potential employers that you can deliver the goods and help to sell their products, clothes or services. The more varied the photographs in your teen modelling portfolio are, the better. When you first start out as a teenage model it may be that you don't have many examples to include in your portfolio. Modelling agencies and casting panels will understand if you're fairly new to the industry and don't have a huge variety of photographs to show them. However, the sooner that you can add to your portfolio collection the better - some modelling agencies will help you by providing the services of a professional and reputable photographer to help capture your teen modelling skills at their best. Every time you land a teenage model contract or job, make sure that you include at least one photo from the shoot in your portfolio.

Digital Modelling Portfolios

If you're a complete newcomer to the modelling industry, then it's well worth investing some time and effort into creating a fantastic teen modelling portfolio. What you're really trying to do is to demonstrate to teen modelling agencies or potential employers that you can adapt to the look that they require. Therefore, your portfolio should contain a variety of styles; you can experiment with different clothes or make up, different lighting techniques and a variety of poses to demonstrate the versatility that they will be looking for. Try to make sure that you also show your personality in some of your teenage model example photographs. Modelling can be great fun, so when you're having your shots done for your portfolio, try to enjoy it! You want your portfolio to show that you are a confident teenage model with bundles of character and a good attitude. Get in front of that camera and work it!

With the internet now being such a powerful tool for the modelling industry, many teenage models and adult models alike are starting to create digital modelling portfolios. Many modelling agencies now allow you to upload your portfolio onto their website, where they can be viewed by potential employers. You can also have a copy of your portfolio on CD, which is a much easier way of storing and carrying your teen modelling portfolio. The best approach is a combination of all 3 - but do make sure that you always have a physical hard copy of your teenage model portfolio to hand, in case it is requested.

Your Teenage Model Digital Business Cards

Another essential item in your teenage modelling kit is your digital model business card. Your digital model business card is a little bit like a teen modelling CV and business card. As with your teenage modelling portfolio, it's a good idea to spend some time making sure that your digital model business card stands out. It needs to be well designed and constantly updated.

As a teenage model, your look will be changing quite rapidly as you grow and develop, so make sure that you keep the picture on your digital model business card up to date. You also need to make sure that you include your name (obviously!), your physical statistics (measurements of your height, chest, waist, hips etc) and your contact details or those of your modelling agency if you're not a freelance model.

It's also a good idea to include both a clear head shot and a full-length body shot for your digital model business card, but try not to get carried away. Your digital model business card should just have a few current images to create a powerful first impression - your portfolio concentrates more on a wider collection of example photographs. Try to get an electronic version of your teenage model digital model business card organised too, so that you can take advantage of the ever-growing online teen modelling industry.

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