Category Archives: Models

Beauty Photography – Make-up & Hair, plus Point of View and What to Look For.

By Paul Kerins | Published: January 15, 2012

Beauty Photography – Part Four of Four Beauty Make-up and Hair Beauty photography is used to sell many things, make-up and hair products are the most common and usually the first thing that comes to mind, but beauty is used to sell much more than just cosmetics. Beauty is also used to sell brands, ideas, [...]

Beauty Photography – Ten Tips for Better Beauty Photography

By Paul Kerins | Published: January 10, 2012

Beauty Photography – Part Three of Four There are loads of tips and tricks of the trade for shooting beauty photography. Below are ten solid tips to help build a strong foundation for your beauty shoot. 1. Pay attention to the models face when you are moving the lights or when you are moving the model [...]

Paula Patrice on the January 2012 cover of Italian Vogue.

By Paul Kerins | Published: January 5, 2012

Model Paula Patrice on the cover of Italian Vogue photographed by Steven Meisel. First off I just want to say happy new year to everyone, and I have some good news to start the year off with a bang.  My dear friend Paula is on the January 2012 cover of Italian Vogue   ( she is [...]

Beauty Photography – Understanding Photogenic Beauty

By Paul Kerins | Published: December 22, 2011

Beauty Photography – Part Two of Four  A Eye for Photogenic Beauty I am not sure if having a eye for beauty can be learned, but I do think that by photographing enough people you can learn what traits are needed for someone to be considered photogenic. Some of the most physically beautiful women I’ve [...]

Casting Models – The Interview, What to Look for in the Model’s Portfolio, Booking and Options.

By Paul Kerins | Published: November 21, 2011

Casting Models – Part Three Talking to the model during the interview The personality of the model is important of course, after all you could spending several hours or even several days working with them. It helps to be a good judge of character since the typical interview with a model on a casting can [...]

Casting Models – Where to Hold Castings, plus Casting for Multi-Person Layouts

By Paul Kerins | Published: November 17, 2011

Casting Models – Part Two Where to hold your model castings I have held model castings in hotels, my flat, the stylist’s flat, the client’s office, in a cafe, in my studios, and in rentals studios, but the best place to hold model castings in my opinion is in the modelling agencies . The reasons [...]

Casting Models – Preparing for Castings and Working with Modelling Agencies

By Paul Kerins | Published: November 14, 2011

Casting Models – Part One Introduction One of the things that I found interesting about my job is the sheer number of people I have met over the years. Especially when I lived and worked in larger markets like Paris and Milan. The high turn over of people that come into these markets when a [...]