First, you should look how you want to look – you’re in charge of you! 😌
However, we only choose to make shoots of models who look they way our customers want. Mostly that’s how our models already are, but there can be some problems in the details.
Jane gets a haircut 💇🏽♀️
Jane applied to work with us. She had long hair, half way down her back. We reviewed her application, considering her hair and other attributes, and decided we could make great shoots with her.
We booked her for a bunch of shoots. She was excited, as were we!
But, when she arrived on-set for her first shoot, she said she decided to shave her head to protest a political issue she believed in, the day before the shoot!
We reschedule all her shoots until her hair has grown back to a reasonable length – six months at least. 😤
It’s fine for Jane to cut her hair to any length she wants, but we offer models work based on how they look at the time of the shoot. Changing how they look may mean, we’re no longer able to offer work.
We know our customers prefer feminine-looking models, and part of that is having head-hair of a minimum length. We run a business, which means satisfying our customers is a priority (this way, they’ll remain our customers, so we can stay in business and pay models to make shoots with us!).
Angela gets a new tattoo 🦂
Angela did her shoot booking call, and was getting ready for a shoot. She had sent updated Test Shots before the Booking Call, as we asked.
When we asked for a set of Grooming images a few weeks before the shoot (a week after the Booking Call), we saw Angela had a new tattoo on her upper thigh.
We cancel the shoot we had booked, and no other shoots are possible – we just won’t be able to work together. 😢
It’s fine to Angela to get all the tattoos she wants, but we offer models work based on how they look at the time. Changing how they look may mean, we’re no longer able to offer work.
Our customers strongly prefer models with no tattoos. In some cases, we can cover tattoos on a shoot (eg, if you have a tattoo on the back of your neck, we’ll shoot you with your hair down so it’s hidden), but for an upper-thigh tattoo, covering it is not practical. And btw, we make the final decision on if a tattoo can be covered – it’s not a discussion.
If a model already has some tattoos, getting another tattoo may be the “straw that broke the camel’s back”: maybe the new tattoo is small and on her forearm, but the collection of all her tattoos considered in total, that last one may be too much.
Things we consider a significant change
These are some examples of what we consider a significant change in your appearance. There are probably other things we have not listed – this is not a complete list, but it should give you an idea.
Each item is based on comparing what we already know about you (for example, from a previous shoot you made with us, or Test Shots you provided).
- New tattoos
- Including adding colour to an existing tattoo, or changing it
- Lip augmentation / lip filler / lip plumper
- New cosmetic surgery (eg, “boob job”)
- Changing your head hair (more considerations on changing your head hair)
- Significant change in hair length
- Intending to wear a wig in your shoot
- Dying hair a significantly different colour (for example, re-dying to cover roots is fine; dying from brunette to blonde is a “significant change”)
- Weight loss / gain (10% or more either way)
- Having a baby
- An illness or condition or medical treatment that changes how you look (eg, radiotherapy; a drug that causes you to retain fluids)
- New facial scarring
- Removing pubic hair
If you’re considering these changes, we ask that you let us know before the change is made (where practical), so we can talk about how it’ll affect work we can offer you. If the change has already occurred, please send us a set of new grooming images and let us know.
The changes above do not necessarily mean planned shoots cannot go ahead! But we need to know, so we can talk to you about the change and plan a shoot.
Things we do NOT consider a significant change
Some things you may assume are a problem, but are actually fine include;
- Having a limb in a cast (still let us know)
- Freckles becoming more prominent (eg, due to a change in seasons)
- Having moles removed
- New scars (apart from facial scarring)
- Being pregnant (let us know so we can plan a shoot that suits your comfort best)
- Growing out your underarm hair (awesome!)
- Growing out your pubic hair (awesomer!)
- Getting braces (or, having them removed)
- Wearing glasses, or getting new frames (but, please bring them to the shoot)
