The Foremost Requirement

A Portfolio with A Professional Touch & Presentation

A professionally designed Composite Card (CompCard) / Book / ZED Card is the foremost requirement to step into the modeling world. This is to promote oneself to get assignments for beginners and it is the same for old hands as well. Even the best of the talents in the field keep on updating their portfolios on a very regular basis. This is a competitive business with no guarantees, LUCK is the biggest factor, but one has to make genuine and proper efforts to be successful as in any field.

Digital is the preferred format today. It is very interactive to get the best results. Good 90% 'wanna-be-models' face a clinical studio environment with lights, backdrops and other gadgets for the very first time in life and feel lost like in an alien world. To be frank the setup in the studio is much different than found at a FNP (friendly neighborhood photoman) studio. We have all been there and still go to get oursleves photographed for providing pictures for official various requirements. They know their job well and are well versed with the specific requirements of the government & visa sections of different countries. It does take a little time to settle down and feel comfortable. Much also depends on the photographer to make the first timer comfortable helping to shed that 'stage fright' to give the best of poses and expressions.

Models generally come with a great mood of expections but the suspense and anxiety builds up temporarily in the mind of the first timer, when first put under the brush of a make up artist and then the lighting setup. The digital has been a great help in putting at ease a model. With a few frames shot and viewed instantly on the monitor helps in building up the confidence of a model. The discussion about expression, pose, etc. makes a model involved and helps in confidence building. The suspense fades, quickly everything settles in the right place. The mind is once again very positive. The confidence level shoots up with each image framed. The environment that initially looked so strange and over crowded with equipment starts to look friendly. The commercial shoots have more people, more commentators (clients, agency fellas, hangers one, stylist, etc) and more chaotic than a portfolio shoot. nothing to worry as this shoot readies in some ways. My handling of the models brings out the best from the raw beginners.

I believe 100% participation of the person being photographed is very important, as without it the best of the photographer's photographic talents and efforts seem to go waste. The form of cooperation a photographer seeks from the sitter is enthusiasm, expressions, flexibility in posing with the mind and body coordination. Such a cooperation is very necessary from the model's side to help get good creative images.

The bond between the photographer and the subject gets stronger with each recorded image. It is also in the interest of the model to end a session with high percentage of good expressions and creative poses recorded. It is most satisfying for both the model and the photographer to end on a high note. Innovative, attentive, imaginative, cooperative, creative, professional and with no nonsense attitude models have a greater chance of a long successful career than those having just 'the looks'. There are so many entrepreneurial off shoots from modeling that any model with a sensible head can have the finest future.

Today we are not dependent on ink-jet or laser quality prints, but we now have the latest digital print technology where we get prints on real photographic paper, which is water proof and durable.

In the picture composite at the top is the kinde of the professional presentation that I give for the price charged by me. I make life easy for models by giving all images and composites in the correct size for Internet use. The pictures supplied are on photographic paper.

What you get:

Digital Format:

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• Profile display on this site with a few select images, specs, modeling interests and your contact information for you to deal directly with clients for any prospective modeling proposals.
• My first preference is to promote models who have got portfolios made by me or worked for my projects, the selection is subject to client's approval. Models that seem suitable are briefed in advance about the possible requirements and remunerations of the proposed project and their profiles are then shown to the clients for short listing / selection. Finalisation for the proposed project after getting the model/s consent. Commission may be charged on model's remuneration by me in certain cases, which will be notified verbally to the model/s before the finalisation of the proposed project.

** Reprints are available at additional cost.

• Please note:

A model release is to be signed before the commencement of the shoot, in case of minors under 18 years of age to be signed by their parent/s or legal guardian/s.

Typical Model Release Format

Photography shoots on appointment basis at very reasonable photographic assignment charges.

Call for an appointment: (91-11)-24641045 / 24615294 / 98110 - 15395

• Assignments dates are confirmed on receipt of 60% of advance of the agreed price of the project and balance payment on completion of the assignment.

• Models, Make-up artist, Stylists or any outside service providers have to be paid either at the start of the shoot or at the end of the shoot.

• All travel, transportation, boarding and lodging including food are to be fully arranged and paid for on Location / Outstation shoots for the crew members in the project.

• Companies should include the above mentioned terms and conditions while issuing their purchase order / letter of confirmation.

Studio: 258, First Floor, Shahpurjat, New Delhi - 110049
Location / landmark: Enter SPJ from traffic light at the end of the monument wall, and adjacent to Dagar Kunj (Siri Fort Haveli)

Permanent Address: Flat No. 19, Khan Market, New Delhi - 110003 India

Models can be recommended, if required, or they can be of your choice for advertising, fashion or product shoots.