Introduction
This guide has been prepared to introduce both new and experienced models to photographic portrait sessions at the .
We take photographs for both industry and the public Preparation

Select clothes in which you feel that you look your best

These can be Vogue and/or very casual if that's how you are! You MUST bring a variety of outfits and colours NOT just black and white
Solid colours are better than patterns. Close fitting clothes are usually better except track suits

Bring appropriate shoes for each outfit

Make sure your clothes are spotlessly clean and pressed properly if required.

At least one off-the-shoulder or bikini top is desirable

Bring at least 5 changes

Be sure to bring suitable underwear, both shape and colour

Makeup for our castings should be as you would be for a Saturday night out - if you do wild modern make-up - risk it !

Nail polish if worn should be freshly done before arrival at the studio.

Your body, teeth and hair should be freshly cleaned, ready to shoot - also bring what ever you need to fix it, especially if long and it will go up or in a ponytail etc. Hair should be tidy.

Tan lines should not show when you are ready to shoot.

Drink lots of water for 3 days before the shoot and do NOT drink booze and party the night before.

Any jewellery should work with whatever you are wearing.

If you ever wear a hat, bring it. If your hobby allows, bring a simple prop to hold eg violin, teddy bear etc.

If you have any favourite pictures bring them along as a sample of what you would like taken.

If you have favourite CD's or tapes bring them and we'll listen to them while working. If you want to bring a friend/minder that's fine and can often be very helpful during the session but there will be a lot of hanging around.

NOTE minders, boyfriends and parents who do not follow our guidance can lose you the session.

On arrival
be ON TIME, other people may be booked around you and we serve the people who turn up at the right time

The studio is a completely non-smoking area but coffee and tea are always on the go

If you wear contact lenses they will have to come out for the actual picture taking

We have plenty of privacy for changing clothes

Show the photographer the clothes you have brought so that we can set up the appropriate colour in the studio backgrounds Make-up, fix hair and change into the first outfit

The session
Once we start, the quicker the model is when changing the more pictures we'll get

All the pictures will be taken with a professional flash system in a dimmed studio, although sometimes we venture outside if the sun is nice

You will be expected to sit in our `light tunnel' for a number of portrait shots and then pose standing for some full length pictures in our fashion cove

Castings take less than an hour, but it will depend on how many models attend. There maybe at least 2 photographers and usually other would-be models around TFP sessions are usually 2-3 hours and one-on-one

Test shoots are normally 3 hours

Paid-for portraits will be for the time booked but the number of pictures will depend greatly on how long you take to change!

Pictures
Session pictures will be taken with a digital camera and are viewable immediately after being taken

If no-one is waiting to be photographed, we normally provide at least one A4 laser print chosen by the model from the session and a contact sheet to choice We can also produce a CD-ROM of all the pictures taken during the shoot for the model to take away