UdevelopME's 4 Tips For Inexperienced Models

By Tim Levin

1. Be confident! As a model, confidence is the most important thing to have. Confidence shows through your poses and facial expressions. If you are struggling with confidence try bringing a close friend to assist you during a photo shoot. Friends can usually make you more comfortable and bring up confidence. UdevelopME always preaches confidence as being important for young models. 
2. Keep moving. Don't let yourself get caught in the same position too long. Changing poses and positions will give the photographer many different photos to take. The average photographer will take roughly 2,000 photos in a shoot, so changing poses gives them a wide variety of possible photos. At UdevelopME we suggest using props too help keep your arms in different positions instead of being at their side. 
3. It is all in the face. Facial expressions define you as a model. The facial expression on a model defines the entire mood of the picture. At UdevelopME we have noticed that inexperienced models tend to smile in every picture. However we assure you, it is okay not to smile! Frowns, smirks, stern and ice cold stares, will all make for great shots. 
4. At UdevelopME we urge all of our models to TRUST the photographer. The photographers are professional and will always make you look your best. If you feel like the picture you took is not going to look right, do not let it sit on your mind. Just trust your photographer and move on. After all, they are the ones seeing the shot through the frame, not you.