If you're working without an agent, a unique portfolio can help you stand out from the crowd and get noticed. A book with a color cover, or even a clear portfolio, makes a stylish statement about you.

Page Size

The standard size is 9" x 12". You'll see some other sizes on our website, and those are fine for special cases. But if you're seriously trying to break into the modeling industry, you need a 9" x 12" portfolio book. Your photos should also be 9" x 12" prints, because smaller prints floating around on a big page look unprofessional.

Book Construction

A professional model's portfolio has a rigid cover, like a hardback book. The pages are crystal clear, and they're permanently bound into the cover. It is imperative that a professional book is flat-as-a-pancake when it is closed. It can be thick...as long as it's flat. This is so that a pile of books can be stacked on a desk without them sliding off onto the floor.

Capacity

A beginner's modeling portfolio book only needs to hold 20 items. In our opinion, your book should contain 11 great professionally-shot photos, that show your various talents and your best features. After that, the book should display tear sheets that show where you've appeared in print, and then snapshots that reinforce and legitimize your resumé. (Get someone to take snapshots of you appearing in a fashion show, or you working as a promotional model at an event.)

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