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Answering a Reader Question #355

Anonymous Wrote:


Hi Dania, I have a question regarding tear sheets. This photographer that I shot for is putting together a natural hair project. She says the pictures will be on her website when the project is finished. Since I participated in the project does this count as a tear sheet. I'm just wondering because then I could add it to my book. Oh and what is the technical definition of a tear sheet. 

Hey there, Anonymous! Yes, the images of yourself that will appear on the photographer's website count as tearsheets. Because they are in a digital format, they fall under the category of "digital tearsheets."

The technical definition of a tearsheet is any published/printed image that you appear in as a model. Online modeling images that appear on websites, online articles, advertising banners, etc. also count as being "published," therefore they are a part of the tearsheet family.

To learn more about tearsheets, you'll want to check out these two blog posts I wrote about this topic:

Why Tearsheets Are Just As Good As Money

Digital Tearsheets: The New Kid on the Modeling Block
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Anonymous said…
Hi,

I have a question about digital tearsheets. I know you said to take a screen cap of the page with the info, but what do I do when my photos appear on the bottom of the page where the info can't be seen if I screen cap it?

Thanks!
April 9, 2012 at 11:29 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi Dania a question i have related to the modelling industry; I'm just beginning and have been and had an interview with Vivienne's and ,now here comes the part which upsets me, I went to walking classes at viviennes and was told that they would get back to me in a day or two and still I have not heard from them, are they really interested in me at all or am i just being hopeful for nothing.
April 10, 2012 at 9:45 PM
Anonymous said…
hi Dania I have a question that i've been thinking to ask you for a while but i just got around to it haha so i sent in pics to ford again after they asked for more and now I have an appointment with ford next week and I just wanted to know what to expect so I don't go in not knowing what's gonna happen...
thank you! :)
April 10, 2012 at 10:16 PM
Photo Booth Chick said…
Loving your blog!
I am a photographer and you are a very inspiring person.

Thanks for the tips and the links on "tear sheet".
April 11, 2012 at 6:37 AM
Dania Denise said…
Hi, Anonymous! You'll find the answer to your question in its own post, titled "Answering a Reader Question #356." Thanks for reading!
April 14, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Dania Denise said…
Hey, Anonymous (#2)! You'll find the answer to you question in its own post, titled "Answering a Reader Question #358." Thanks for reading!
April 14, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Dania Denise said…
Hi, Anonymous (#3)! You'll find the answer to your question in its own post, titled "Answering a Reader Question #359." Thanks for reading!
April 14, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Amber said…
Hi Dania, I would like to get started in the commercial/print modeling, but I'm 15 and 5'4". Is that too short? If I go to an open call, would they turn me down because of my height? Also, could you find me any agencies in the DFW area?

Thanks!
July 7, 2013 at 11:16 PM
Dania Denise said…
Hi, Amber! You'll find the answer to your questions in its own post, titled "Answering a Reader Question #637," which can be found on my new blog: "Modeling 101 - Answering Readers Questions."

Please visit this link: http://amodelsdiary-readerquestions.blogspot.com/ and you can view your post there. Thanks for reading!
July 8, 2013 at 11:26 AM
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