SHOW HOTSPOTS: 

[03:40] "You don't need competition, you need collaboration, there is room for everybody."

[04:15] Topic: How to build a killer model portfolio 

  • collaborate with other creatives, other photographers
  • going to(when its safe and allowed) meet ups and workshops
  • investing in yourself. sometimes if you want to work with a really professionsal seasoned photographer you might want to pay for a session with them
  • get published in a magazine
  • put yourself out there and work with as many people as possible when you are starting out
  • still have standards (for yourself and the kind of people you work with and the work that you do) 
  • network as much as you can and work with the people that you want to be surrounded by

[06:00] Topics: How to stay busy and booking work as a freelance model

  • Be on social media

-Instagram

-Facebook 

-Twitter

-Linked-In

Networking

  • Have a website portfolio
  • Post your services on your social media across your platforms

-Make a few graphics quickly show casing your work

[08:00] "You have to let people know about your services, its not a shameful thing, its just necessary when you are freelance."

[09:00] "There is no shame in being open and transparent with your rates and availability."

[09:15] "People don't know what they don't know and how can your market and audience know when and if your available."

[10:08] Topic: Sources for booking modeling gigs

  • Search Facebook groups in your area

-Example: DFW model/DFW Photographer 

  • Instagram

[13:27] Topic: How to determine your rates as a freelance model

[17:40] Topic: Things a model might consider putting in their contracts/model release

  • Photographer cannot sell or publish the photos without my explicit permission in writting
  • Both parties have permission to use the photos for marketing/social media purposes 

[19:30] Topic: Expectations a model should set with a photographer or client before moving forward with a booking (When communicating about a booking somethings a model should know are)

  • Location
  • Call time
  • How long will the shoot be
  • What is the agreed upon rate
  • How/when you will be paid 
  • Who will be there (who is the team)
  • What the photos will be used for 

[31:50] Topic: Model safety and looking out for red flags

  • Pay attention to how people talk to you
  • Reach out to other models that have worked with the photographer and ask how their experience was 
  • If you feel uncomfortable at anytime during the shoot, you have the right to leave and say no...and if its a paid shoot you have the right to demand the pay for your time. 


Where you can find Kris online: 


Instagram:

@lunarkris

@lunadawncreative

@girlgangmeetup


Website:

www.lunadawnagency.com


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