eyephotoread wrote:
I need to add a lot of new stuff, and generally plan to get back into taking pictures again more regularly, but appreciate a critique on what I have on right now. Maybe see where to focus and where to grow.

First impressions: amateur shooter
Specific  style: beauty glamor
Your Work focus: glamour erotic
Your MM Profile usefulness: could be trimmed without losing the content.
Your challenges: Inability to create a credible context that validates the genre you shoot
Paid assignments: TFP
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict:   I see some tight crops that doesn't add much to the photos. Models often look distracted or absent. I would recommend better backgrounds and model coaching and shoot with a purpose to make a difference.
Do you make my list?: No

Modelphilia wrote:
My current MM port is not so current anymore, with virtually no traveling models out here even in these post-Covid days. And then there's the usual lack of MUAs and stylists. It could use some pruning, but please take a look. Everything in the port was done on a TF basis, quite spontaneously, solely with natural daylight, and primarily with amateur models. Thanks!

First impressions: Good work overall in your paradise, however with some caveats.
Specific  style: BW art, swimwear beauty glamour
Your Work focus: hommage to the female lifeform
Your MM Profile usefulness: convincing
Your challenges:   having the advantage of shooting in front of the very best natural backdrops in the world, gives you a distinct advantage.
Paid assignments: Yes
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: If you want to shed some photos I would suggest you remove headless pics and below the chest cropped photos. I suggest you re-edit some good photos where all limbs and extremities are not chopped off. People would like to see the whole picture
Do you make my list?: No

Leanne Harpin wrote:
Just added new work to my portfolio. Would you hire me to be your makeup artist?

I normally don't comment for MUA work, because I don't know enough to determine someone's skill level.
For the kind of work I do  I actually don't require a super MUA  because I rely on AI tools if needed and all gets 'fixed' in post.
In our era often stylists and photographers focus on natural looks.
I therefore wouldn't hire MUA unless a client ask for.

Shadow Dancer wrote:
I'd like an opinion on my port please. Thank you!

It was previously given.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post … st19971160
A quick glance to your updated port did not warrant to renew my opinion.
Thank you.

Varton wrote:

It was previously given.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post … st19971160
A quick glance to your updated port did not warrant to renew my opinion.
Thank you.

OK thanks.

Midnight Picnic wrote:
Just seeing this thread for the first time, somehow, in a decade (guess I should have been hanging out in the forums when there were actually more people here).  In any case, I'd love your feedback on my portfolio.

Yes, not much people hang around here like it used to...
First impressions: Overall good work
Your creativity: 
Your Work focus: beauty, nudes, glamour and portraiture
Your MM Profile usefulness: Incomplete
Your challenges: some of your hi key shots are not par in quality with others.
Paid assignments: yes
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: You have good techniques and eye for beauty, able to manage different styles within the same portfolio. Keep shooting.
Do you make my list?: No

Iwonderdre wrote:
Hi,

Would be appreciative of your insights and feedback of my port as well.

First impressions: A portfolio with quality work
Specific  style: beauty glamour art fashion
Your MM Profile usefulness: useful
Paid assignments: yes
Your money shot:
What I like: 
What to delete:  last 2 Beach shots at the bottom of the port aren't as strong as other photos in the port.
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: You have great shots on your port, you do very well with strobe lighting, some outdoor beach shots appear weak.
Do you make my list?: yes but unable to add as it is a part of a private album

Giuliabiagioli wrote:
I would also like to have your opinion

First impressions: super figure suitable for art, good modeling, great poses, professional demeanor.
Specific  style: Photographer driven
Your Work focus: fashion, drama, art and beauty boudoir
Your MM Profile usefulness: very useful,informative
Paid assignments: yes
Your money shot:
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Generally you have very good camera presence and seem to be a great asset to  photographers you worked with. Your bw figure art pics are very strong. Wish you success.
Do you make my list?: No

Varton wrote:

First impressions: super figure suitable for art, good modeling, great poses, professional demeanor.
Specific  style: Photographer driven
Your Work focus: fashion, drama, art and beauty boudoir
Your MM Profile usefulness: very useful,informative
Paid assignments: yes
Your money shot:
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Generally you have very good camera presence and seem to be a great asset to  photographers you worked with. Your bw figure art pics are very strong. Wish you success.
Do you make my list?: No

You wouldn't put Giulia on your list? Big mistake. One of the better models I have shot in past few years.

Varton wrote:

First impressions: variety, good BW work
Your Skill level: intermediate
Your creativity:  model driven
Specific  style: boudoir glamor
Your Work focus: eye candy
Your MM Profile usefulness:
Your challenges: Creating drama by means of photo crops. In most cases the "action" is just not there
Paid assignments: yes/tfp
Your money shot: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/42975551
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: You should  compensate for  wide angle  lens aberrations around edges, pose the subject carefully  to avoid feet or other deformations.
Do you make my list?: Yes in vintage vibes https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/42473391

Chris Macan wrote:
I love that you are still doing this, 86 pages later.
This is one of the gems of the threads.

Nice work Man!

You are welcome, I try my best when I have time. Thank you.

First impressions: I like your portfolio, nothing ostentatious but makes me want to click on thumbnails.
Your Skill level: Smaller digit MM# suggest you are an old timer so nothing to add there.
Your creativity:  Eye catching colors,
Specific  style: Good black and whites and it is all about drama
Your Work focus: Art
Your MM Profile usefulness: Useful
Paid assignments: yes
Your money shot:
What I like:  https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/93286 mysterious and sexy
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Keeping it simple is working for you, good stories and beautiful overall.
Do you make my list?: yes

HaleighWModeling wrote:
I would love to get an outside perspective on my portfolio

First impressions: Large portfolio
Your Skill level: can pull of wide range assignments if scripted.
Your creativity:  Photographer driven
Your Work focus: should shift to commercial work
Your MM Profile usefulness: Omitting your goals from your bio ultimately will bring  stray cats.
Your challenges: Drop the sad look
Paid assignments: Depends on purpose
What I like: 
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Having large number of pics in your port is a double edge sword. Sometime less means more. Oftentimes you appear either distracted or absent in some photos which renders it useless or  purposeless. Focus more on promoting your personality for your own portfolio work. Make those photos scream "I am here" showing confidence with  "to your face" attitude. Expand your repertoire of poses and don't rely always on photographers.
Watch the hand on head poses, you have too many of them.
The best in port is
Do you make my list?: Nope

Focuspuller wrote:
Love to hear your critique. Have at it. Thanks.

First impressions: NSFW work
Your Work focus: Erotic
Not sure why you have buildings, tigers and foxes in your portfolio because your dominant style is erotic.

Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: It would have been too time consuming to open all 292 photos you have in your port but the ones I opened gives me an idea of your skills compatible with the genre.
Do you make my list?: No

Double-K Photos wrote:
I'd love to hear some critiques. I feel my portfolio has stagnated quite a lot over the last few years.

First impressions:
Your Skill level: beginner
Your creativity:  Model driven
Your Work focus: Beauty Erotic glamor
Your MM Profile usefulness: To the point
Your challenges: Watch out the lighting and avoid flash flairs
Choose better backgrounds as this view is pretty ugly and lighting is off. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/47306939
awkward shoot angles problematic framing in the latter, model obstruction of a fence and an unwanted light flair on her nose.
Paid assignments: No
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: I see problems here and there with light. Some pics are unnecessarily over saturated. Crops appear to be random, overall work looks random lacks personality or purpose.
Do you make my list?: No

chriscurry wrote:
Hello!

Which photo do you think is my strongest?
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/48089037

Which do you think I could lose?

Redundancy

I'm interesting in more model projects. How do I get them interested in working with me?
I would assume models generally create an account on this site to make a living and earn money.
Therefore compensation is one aspect and the other is substance of your work.
I usually look for novice models for my pinup work because my niche is often misunderstood and oftentimes confused with lingerie glamor. I require a blank slate, a clear open mind where I can cast the personality I want to the model.
Finding the right model for the job is an investment in people. You need to know them enough to achieve your vision.
Basically put; you need to collaborate with people who don't know your niche or genre well but willing to be educated.
I never shoot models in the same genre they worked before with others. There is no point to create the same photos they already have in their port.
Before collaborating or hiring someone for a photo shoot, you must think purpose, and communicate  clearly your ideas and vision. Scripting a shoot requires planning but builds also trust of your model.
This is even more relevant for TFP work where both parties must be goal oriented and looking to brand their work.

First impressions: A portfolio I would not mind to visit again in the future
Your Skill level: Advanced
Your creativity:    https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/48089043 all up in the air
Specific  style: beauty
Your Work focus: Dramatic Art Glamor
Your MM Profile usefulness: Will do the job
Paid assignments: Yes
Your money shot: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/48352837
What I like:  great perspectives with a story
What to delete:  https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/48352836
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: You are a romantic! I think you love very much what you do as a photographer, you are able to create a narrative that truly emote. You also long for 50ies era. Keep shooting as I have no advice
Do you make my list?: yes

Daniel dP wrote:
I would love to have your opinion

First impressions: Strong Port
Your Work focus: Hard to tell from your Port
Your MM Profile usefulness: Useful
Paid assignments: depends on purpose
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Obviously staying behind the camera for many years places you in a good position to pursue modeling but as usual my advice to male models is to focus on a certain genre if they are considering to earn money via modeling. I wished people emphasize more on their main selling point when creating a portfolio and attract the right jobs. Multi purpose portfolios are not very useful.
Do you make my list?: No

angelautumn wrote:
Love to hear your critique. Thank you!

First impressions: Hello Istanbul Turkey some redundant images but it will do.
Paid assignments: yes
What I like:  https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/48363350
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Great posing and body language. You will do well. I would advise you to add clothed images with fashion overtones to avoid attracting only Guys with Cameras.
Do you make my list?: No

Varton wrote:
You are welcome, I try my best when I have time. Thank you.

First impressions: I like your portfolio, nothing ostentatious but makes me want to click on thumbnails.
Your Skill level: Smaller digit MM# suggest you are an old timer so nothing to add there.
Your creativity:  Eye catching colors,
Specific  style: Good black and whites and it is all about drama
Your Work focus: Art
Your MM Profile usefulness: Useful
Paid assignments: yes
Your money shot:
What I like:  https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/93286 mysterious and sexy
Suggestions/ Bottom line/verdict: Keeping it simple is working for you, good stories and beautiful overall.
Do you make my list?: yes

Thank you Varton,
I enjoyed your thoughts.
You've made me think about shooting some black and white work again....

And yes (#11270).... I'll have been here on MM for 20 years this June.