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Model Guides

Understand the
process. Make
better next steps.

Practical guides for aspiring and signed models covering portfolios, digitals, agency applications, preparation and the business of keeping your work current.
Practical guidance, not agency promises. Lucas Scorgie Photography is a photography and portfolio-development business — not a modelling agency or casting service.
Start with what you need

Learn what matters at your career stage.

01

Starting Modelling

Understand the basics before spending money or approaching agencies.

02

Digitals & Applications

What digitals are, why they matter and how they fit into applications.

03

Portfolio Development

Learn about range, portfolio gaps and building images with purpose.

04

Working as a Model

Practical guidance on preparation, professionalism and staying current.

Guide Library

Start with the question you need answered.

Clear, practical information to help you understand modelling, portfolio development and the decisions that come next.

Starting out

How to Start Modelling

Understand the basics, what agencies generally need and what you should have in place before you start applying.

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Agency applications

Digitals / Polaroids Explained

What digitals are, what they should show and why accurate, current images matter.

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Professional presence

Instagram for Aspiring Models

Learn how to present your current look, write a useful bio and use Instagram alongside your agency applications.

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Portfolio

What Makes a Useful Model Portfolio?

Learn why useful range matters and why simply collecting more photographs is not enough.

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Preparation

Preparing for a Portfolio Shoot

Practical guidance on wardrobe, preparation, posing, expression and arriving ready to work.

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Portfolio pathways

Different Careers Need Different Portfolios

Understand the difference between commercial, fashion, beauty, lifestyle and other portfolio directions.

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Staying current

When Should You Update Your Portfolio?

Learn when an update is useful, what may need changing and why your portfolio should evolve with your career stage.

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Career development

Getting Signed Is the Starting Line

Agency representation is an important step, but it is not the finish line. Learn why portfolio development, professionalism and staying current still matter.

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Portfolio tools

Understanding Your Z-Card

What a Z-card is, what information it contains and where it fits into your professional presentation.

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Professionalism

The Practical Side of Being a Model

Preparation, communication, reliability and the professional habits that matter beyond the photographs.

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Not sure where to start?

You don’t need to know everything before taking the next step.

If you are unsure whether you need digitals, a first portfolio, an update or more deliberate portfolio development, start with where you are now.

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Personal guidance

Want to know what your portfolio needs?

General guidance can help you understand the process. A Portfolio Review looks specifically at your current work, your strengths and the areas that may need developing next.

Start With a Portfolio Review