For any form of employment, you must interview before being hired. For models, this means casting calls. These formal interviews allow art directors, fashion designers and photographers to see a variety of candidates to find the one who works for their fashion campaigns.

Models don’t realise that if they do not have a portfolio that it becomes difficult for the model to book work. In this industry, ad agencies or top brands need to see what the model looks like, hair colour, eye colour, height etc before booking the model. So booking work is near impossible if the model does not have physical representation through their portfolio.

Modelling is waiting for you to break the mold. No one said modelling would be easy, there is so much pressure from agencies telling you to look a certain way be a certain height. Modelling happens in the strangest of ways. Not everyone can be a model, but everyone has the right too. Today, modelling is a huge part of a culture.

It’s all very natural to get nervous and overly excited about your first ever shoot. You may find yourself stopping at every mirror in a store that you pass to strike a pose. Trying to find any aspects to perfect before the big day. These 10 tips will help cool your nerves and prepare you for your first photo shoot.