A

Agency - see Model Agency or Casting Agency.

B

Book - A collection of professional photographs showcasing the model's appearance, versatility, and range of poses. These portfolios serve as a visual resume for models and are used by modeling agencies, casting directors, designers, and clients to assess a model's suitability for specific projects, such as runway shows, magazine editorials, advertising campaigns, or commercial gigs.

Booking Agency - A booking agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model or the client. The model agency presents the models to the clients, promotes them to foreign agencies and is in charge of the models chart, book, portfolio, buyouts, travel etc. They are responsible for bookings model's jobs.

Booker / Booking Agent - A booker is someone who works in a model agency and keeps track of who clients hire and manages the model’s schedule. This is the person responsible for getting the model work in that particular market.

Book Out - Notification to your agent that you're not available for a casting or job, for either professional or personal reasons. The clients cannot book you during that time you've "booked out".

Buyouts - This is the payment for the use of model's pictures. Often this is negotiated on top of the day rate and sometimes it's included. The type of use must be set (poster, advertisements, internet, TV etc.), as well as the run- time and the countries.

C

Call Time - The time at which a model must be at the location and ready to work. You should ALWAYS arrive 15 minutes before your designated call time.

Call Back - After the first casting a call back is held to narrow down the selection process. It is not unusual to get a callback before getting a job or being turned down.

Casting - A process where clients, such as fashion designers, photographers, advertising agencies, or brands, select models for specific projects, such as runway shows, photo shoots, commercials, or other promotional activities. Castings are an essential part of the model booking process and play a crucial role in determining which models are chosen to represent a client's brand or vision. During a casting, models are typically required to attend an audition-like event where they present themselves to the client or their representatives. The casting may take place at the client's studio, agency office, or another designated location. Models are usually asked to walk, pose, or demonstrate their ability to embody certain looks, styles, or characters relevant to the project requirements.

Casting Agency - Casting agencies are agencies specialized in finding talented people for different fields like modeling, singing, acting, dancing and others. They work similarly to scouts. They search for perspective persons that could participate in different kinds of projects like TV, photo, video, advertisement casting and others. Usually the models in a casting agency don’t have an exclusive contract and can work for different agencies.

Call Sheet - Information sheet for the model, which contains important information about a casting/job: call time, direction, client contact etc. All the information you will need will be on the call sheet.

Catwalk/Runway - Catwalk or runway describes a narrow, usually elevated platform, used by models to demonstrate clothing and accessories during a fashion show.

Close Up - In film, television or photography a close-up tightly frames a person or an object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly along with medium shots and long shots (full body).

Comp Card - A comp card is a large card that is printed with at least two photos of you in various poses, settings, outfits and looks. It includes your name, your agency's info and all your stats. Comp cards come in lots of different formats depending on the agency and the type of model you are. Agencies will usually issue comp cards for you after they sign you. A comp card serves as the latest and best of a model's portfolio used as a business card.

Copyright - Copyright is the set of exclusive rights granted to the author or creator of an original work, including the right to copy, distribute and adapt the work. These rights can be licensed, transferred and/or assigned.

Cover Shoot- A photo shoot for a cover of a magazine. Depending on the magazine it has great significance for the awareness of the model.