Working with Models

Directing a person in front of the camera is a skill apart from lighting and lenses. Peter Coulson, Gavin Hoey and Manny Ortiz cover a first shoot with a model, the dos and don'ts of direction, and the things that make models uncomfortable. Agency test shoots are explained from both sides, and three videos show what a modelling portfolio needs, useful whichever side of the camera you are on.

20 Jan 2022

Keeping Your Portfolio Updated

Peter Coulson shoots model Abbey after three months to refresh both their folios, noting even top models keep testing. Largely unscripted, he coaxes her back into continual drift rather than e-commerce holds, swaps white dress for black, repositions the softbox for a wall gradient and tweaks a mono conversion.

30 Apr 2024

3 Things That Make Models Uncomfortable on a Shoot

Peter Coulson and model Beck act out three complaints models raise most at workshops: a photographer giving no feedback or mood, one barking hold and don't move while fiddling with fingertips and arms, and the creep angling for nudity. He favours a neutral, positive cool over sexy or hot.