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Book Synopsis Professional Model Portfolios by : Billy Pegram
Download or read book Professional Model Portfolios written by Billy Pegram and published by Amherst Media, Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on his own experience as a professional model and fashion photographer, as well as interviews with agents and modeling consultants, Billy Pegram provides all the information photographers need to know about the modelling industry. These techniques provide the tools to begin shooting successful portfolios for women, men, and even children.
Book Synopsis Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios by : Billy Pegram
Download or read book Posing Techniques for Photographing Model Portfolios written by Billy Pegram and published by Amherst Media. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With detailed discussions and eye-catching, dynamic images, this guidebook shows professional photographers how to masterfully create beautiful images of a model to achieve any creative objective. Instructions illustrate basic poses as well as a host of subtle variations to provide photographers with an endless array of looks for editorial fashion shots, athletics, glamour or nude photography, and shots designed to show curves, reveal personality, or showcase the hands, hair, or legs. This comprehensive resource also provides expert advice on conducting a successful session, how to work with the model, how to work with a support staff of image stylists, and tips for designing a high-quality portfolio. Additional lessons provide a start-to-finish analysis of four different shooting sessions, each with a different model and a different objective.
Download or read book Light A Model written by Billy Pegram and published by Amherst Media. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Models need to get hired, designers need to sell their clothing, magazine editors need to attract readers—and to do this, they all need one thing: attention-grabbing images. Satisfying these savvy and demanding fashion-photography clients requires a photographer with both a strong command of lighting and a dash of ingenuity. In this book, veteran fashion shooter Billy Pegram (whose past clients include Fila, Swatch, Pussycat Dolls, and Tony Hawk) shows you how to attain that goal with cutting-edge techniques that showcase flawless skin, accentuate stunning figures, and highlight gorgeous products. Through careful control of the light, whether in the studio or on location, you’ll learn how to manage every nuance of the model’s appearance, drawing attention to his or her standout qualities and minimizing any problem areas. Short, to-the-point lessons with ample lighting diagrams and image sequences make learning easy. Armed with these techniques, you’ll be ready to approach fashion shoots (or fashion-inspired portrait sessions) with confidence—and deliver memorable images to your clients.
Book Synopsis How to Become a Successful Actor and Model by : Aaron Marcus
Download or read book How to Become a Successful Actor and Model written by Aaron Marcus and published by Marcus Institute. This book was released on 2016-03-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever dreamed about becoming an actor or commercial model but had no idea how to get started? Or, how to take your current career to the next level? Do you live in a small market and think there is no work available, can't find an agent or afraid of being scammed? Actors and commercial models of all ages and sizes, beautiful and real looking, are cast for magazine, newspaper and billboard ads and in TV commercials, films and TV shows. From getting discovered to landing your dream audition and role, How to Become a Successful Actor and Model is the ultimate step-by-step, no luck required guide to becoming a successful actor and model. For over 34 years, Aaron Marcus has worked as a full-time actor and commercial model, booking over 1,250 jobs. Some of his many bookings includes: Gotham, House of Cards, Heart of Life, Irresistible, Thespian, Philomena, Halt and Catch Fire, Project Almanac, The Wire and Do No Harm. He has taken all of the strategies, techniques and lessons he has learned over his career and boiled them down into a simple, sensible, engaging, and fun approach to how actors and models can book the job! This book explains how he did it, and how you can too. Aaron teaches you, in a practical, honest, and economical way, his secrets and strategies for getting started and succeeding no matter where you live. Aaron has written this book to not only help those wanting to break into the industry, but also to help those actors and models who want to take their career to the next level. The chapters in How to Become a Successful Actor and Model are: 1. What is Commercial Modeling? 2. Preparation for Commercial Modeling 3. Head Shots 4. Resumes 5. Composite Sheets 6. Makeup 7. Finding a Good Agent 8. How to Get Work 9. How to Work as a Professional Model 10. Auditioning (Including – How to Shoot Home Auditions) 11. The Realities of Being a Full-time Actor and Model 12. Now What Do You Do? 13. Resources **Bonus** Free list of over 500 agents (agents from every state in the U.S.) and in other countries as well
Book Synopsis All You Need to Know about Model Test Shoots by : Tatiana Kurnosova
Download or read book All You Need to Know about Model Test Shoots written by Tatiana Kurnosova and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mini book is a collection of my knowledge, my experience and my own thoughts as a professional fashion photographer, who has been working in this industry for years.I tried to keep it very short and put only helpful information for you. You can always come back to this Guide to make a check list of what you need for your next shoot whether you're a fashion photographer, fashion model or stylist.I am completely self-taught and I've learned everything by myself. When I've started photographing I had no idea about this industry. And I must say that I am proud of myself, that I've come so far. But what I also must say is that I would be so thankful if someone would give me the book like this when I was just starting. Why? Just imagine how many benefits it could give me and how much extra time I would actually get by reading this book. So, the reading itself would have been taken few hours, some time would also take the revision and practice. But it took years for me to learn all these. It's crazy, how many benefits I could get in such short amount of time.And by writing this I would like to give you the priceless of all - time. Time to practice on a new level, time to start from a higher level and constantly grow.I believe in you.I want to give you helpful practical information right now.- Tatiana Kurnosova
Book Synopsis In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio by : Andrew W. Lo
Download or read book In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio written by Andrew W. Lo and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there an ideal portfolio of investment assets, one that perfectly balances risk and reward? In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio examines this question by profiling and interviewing ten of the most prominent figures in the finance world,Jack Bogle, Charley Ellis, Gene Fama, Marty Liebowitz, Harry Markowitz, Bob Merton, Myron Scholes, Bill Sharpe, Bob Shiller, and Jeremy Siegel. We learn about the personal and intellectual journeys of these luminaries, which include six Nobel Laureates and a trailblazer in mutual funds, and their most innovative contributions. In the process, we come to understand how the science of modern investing came to be. Each of these finance greats discusses their idea of a perfect portfolio, offering invaluable insights to today's investor
Download or read book Study of Pose written by Coco Rocha and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A groundbreaking, in-depth exploration of the movement and flexibility of the human body, featuring 1,000 stunning black-and-white photographs that showcase the unique collaboration between international supermodel Coco Rocha, “The Queen of Pose,” and world-renowned photographer Steven Sebring. Supermodel Coco Rocha’s uncanny ability to strike distinctive, camera-ready poses at an astounding speed has earned her international fame throughout the fashion industry—and made her the muse of celebrated photographer Steven Sebring. In Study of Pose, Sebring and Rocha have documented 1,000 unique poses—theatrical, vibrant, elegant, dramatic, and unlike anything the fashion or art worlds have seen before. Study of Pose features Rocha in a simple white leotard—bending, jumping, sitting, standing, and everything in between. The result is a gorgeous and arresting look at the potential of the human form. Packaged in a beautiful black case with two black satin bookmarks and a four-color bellyband with French folds, Study of Pose is sure to become an essential reference for Rocha’s millions of fans around the world, as well as all models, artists, photographers, and lovers of art and fashion.
Book Synopsis Executive's Portfolio of Model Speeches for All Occasions by : Dianna Daniels Booher
Download or read book Executive's Portfolio of Model Speeches for All Occasions written by Dianna Daniels Booher and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1991 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a state-of-the-art survey of the most recent advances in the field of counterterrorism and open source intelligence, demonstrating how existing as well as novel tools and techniques can be applied in combating covert terrorist networks.
Book Synopsis The Model Book: Become a Model and Find the Perfect Modeling Agency by : Stephan M. Czaja
Download or read book The Model Book: Become a Model and Find the Perfect Modeling Agency written by Stephan M. Czaja and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You want to be a model? You have to learn a lot! The Model Book gives you a comprehensive insight + insider stories about: - Jobs and castings from model agents- Model book: Step by step to high fashion- Shootings: Learn to convince photographers- Modeling abroad: You should know that beforehand!Getting into top modeling agencies is not easy. Now learn how to do it
Book Synopsis Competitive Advantage in Investing by : Steven Abrahams
Download or read book Competitive Advantage in Investing written by Steven Abrahams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Links theory and practice for investment professionals and portfolio managers, demonstrating why some portfolios consistently perform better than others Investing well, like any other business, depends on competitive advantage. Some portfolios reliably generate greater returns than others because they simply are better positioned to benefit from strengths and avoid weaknesses. Building and using competitive advantage becomes central to the daily work of the best mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, insurers and virtually every other type of portfolio. But competitive advantage commonly is overlooked in most written work for investment professionals. The literature often varies between abstract formal treatments and pragmatic workbooks with little in between. Competitive Advantage in Investing fills the gap by integrating modern portfolio theory with actual practice in one comprehensive volume. This innovative book guides investment professionals on building and sustaining competitive advantage and helps policymakers and researchers apply theory in a wide range of practical settings. Author Steven Abrahams—Senior Managing Director at Amherst Pierpont Securities and former Adjunct Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School—draws from his experience in both academic theory and real-life strategic investing to bridge the two worlds. This valuable resource: Connects the formal literature on investing to the actual work of most institutional portfolio managers Examines core strengths and weaknesses that drive portfolio behavior at mutual and hedge funds, banks and insurers, at other institutions and for individuals Demonstrates how linking portfolio theory and practice can increase competitive advantage Offers a robust description of investing, markets, and asset value Competitive Advantage in Investing: Building Winning Professional Portfolios is a must-have book for any investment professional, policymaker, or researcher.
Book Synopsis Manager's Portfolio of Model Performance Evaluations by : Brandon Toropov
Download or read book Manager's Portfolio of Model Performance Evaluations written by Brandon Toropov and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For everyone who hates to write performance evaluations, this book will help managers keep superstars motivated, spur midlevel performers to superior work, and turn around problem employees. The CD-ROM enables managers to tailor evaluations to their own needs and requirements. Toropov also offers important advice on termination, nondiscriminatory appraisal practices and face-to-face communication techniques. Index.
Book Synopsis Building Your Career Portfolio by : Carol A. Poore
Download or read book Building Your Career Portfolio written by Carol A. Poore and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2001 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business and career strategist Poore brings a groundbreaking approach to rewriting the rules of work. She helps readers take personal responsibility for building career wealth by developing a diversified "investment portfolio" of career assets that become more valuable over time.
Book Synopsis Optimal Portfolio Modeling by : Philip McDonnell
Download or read book Optimal Portfolio Modeling written by Philip McDonnell and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-05-02 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimal Portfolio Modeling is an easily accessible introduction to portfolio modeling for those who prefer an intuitive approach to this discipline. While early chapters provide engaging insights on the statistical properties of markets, this book quickly moves on to illustrate invaluable trading and risk control models based on popular programs such as Excel and the statistical modeling language R. This reliable resource presents modeling formulas that will allow you to effectively maximize the performance, minimize the drawdown, and manage the risk of your portfolio.
Book Synopsis Advanced Bond Portfolio Management by : Frank J. Fabozzi
Download or read book Advanced Bond Portfolio Management written by Frank J. Fabozzi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-03-08 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to effectively employ portfolio strategies that can control interest rate risk and/or enhance returns, you must understand the forces that drive bond markets, as well as the valuation and risk management practices of these complex securities. In Advanced Bond Portfolio Management, Frank Fabozzi, Lionel Martellini, and Philippe Priaulet have brought together more than thirty experienced bond market professionals to help you do just that. Divided into six comprehensive parts, Advanced Bond Portfolio Management will guide you through the state-of-the-art techniques used in the analysis of bonds and bond portfolio management. Topics covered include: General background information on fixed-income markets and bond portfolio strategies The design of a strategy benchmark Various aspects of fixed-income modeling that will provide key ingredients in the implementation of an efficient portfolio and risk management process Interest rate risk and credit risk management Risk factors involved in the management of an international bond portfolio Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, Advanced Bond Portfolio Management is a valuable resource for anyone involved or interested in this important industry.
Download or read book Light A Model written by Billy Pegram and published by Amherst Media. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Models need to get hired, designers need to sell their clothing, magazine editors need to attract readers—and to do this, they all need one thing: attention-grabbing images. Satisfying these savvy and demanding fashion-photography clients requires a photographer with both a strong command of lighting and a dash of ingenuity. In this book, veteran fashion shooter Billy Pegram (whose past clients include Fila, Swatch, Pussycat Dolls, and Tony Hawk) shows you how to attain that goal with cutting-edge techniques that showcase flawless skin, accentuate stunning figures, and highlight gorgeous products. Through careful control of the light, whether in the studio or on location, you’ll learn how to manage every nuance of the model’s appearance, drawing attention to his or her standout qualities and minimizing any problem areas. Short, to-the-point lessons with ample lighting diagrams and image sequences make learning easy. Armed with these techniques, you’ll be ready to approach fashion shoots (or fashion-inspired portrait sessions) with confidence—and deliver memorable images to your clients.
Book Synopsis Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio by : Patricia M. Costantino
Download or read book Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio written by Patricia M. Costantino and published by Allyn & Bacon. This book was released on 2006 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: /*0205458394, Constantino, Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio*/Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success, 2/e offers practical, comprehensive guidelines for developing standards-based paper or electronic professional teaching portfolios. This text leads future and in-service teachers through the rigorous process of documenting the qualities of good teaching: sound planning and preparation, able classroom management, attention to quality instruction, and continuous professional growth. Real-world examples accompany expert advice on both content and presentation, encouraging the creation of an effective portfolio that correlates evidence with national and state standards.
Book Synopsis Professional and Student Portfolios for Physical Education by : Vincent Melograno
Download or read book Professional and Student Portfolios for Physical Education written by Vincent Melograno and published by Human Kinetics Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of Professional and Student Portfolios for Physical Educationhas been fully updated to reflect the new physical education standards for beginning and practicing teachers and K-12 physical education content standards for school students. Among the updates and new features in this book, you'll find a CD-ROM full of portfolio builders that provide a step-by-step process for developing professional and student portfolios. The practical procedures and tips provided in the book can be used for every phase of a teacher's career: -PE teachers can use it to guide their students in creating portfolios. -Teachers can create their own professional portfolios. -College students training to be PE teachers can create their own portfolios for evaluation within their universities and to help them land their first jobs. The following are among the new features in this edition: -New standards. All three sets of professional teacher standards and content standards are identified and applied in each chapter. -Expected outcomes. Each chapter includes a set of expected outcomes that identifies the knowledge and skills the reader should acquire after completing the chapter. -Integration of assessment, learning, and teaching. Student portfolios model successful integration as students reflect on learning, develop self-direction and feedback skills, set goals, create new challenges, and communicate achievement results. These concepts are introduced in chapter 1 and developed further in chapter 3. -Rubric development. Chapter 3 discusses the design of rubrics, criteria for determining the quality of rubrics, and converting rubric scores to grades. Rubrics are also presented and illustrated in chapters 2 and 4. -Use of technology. The application of technology for portfolio assembly, management, and storage is a significant feature of this second edition. General guidelines for creating electronic-based and Web-based portfolios, including hardware, storage, and software recommendations, are presented in chapter 1. The specific use of technology in developing student and teacher portfolios is covered in chapters 2, 3, and 4, where you will also find sample portfolio systems for PETE programs; elementary, middle, and high school students; and praciticng teachers. -CD-ROM portfolio builders. The accompanying CD-ROM includes templates for creating electronic-based portfolios for teacher candidates, K-12 students, and practicing teachers. These templates provide a step-by-step process for developing professional and student portfolios. When completed, the portfolio can be copied to a CD for distribution and review. It can also be uploaded to the Internet for access as a Web-based portfolio. The portfolio systems in Professional and Student Portfolios for Physical Education, Second Edition,are detailed and illustrated. With its updated information on standards, its inclusion of rubric development, and its detailed information on the use of technology in building portfolios, this book is a valuable resource for both teachers and students.
