Model tests & portfolios
Agency-Ready Tests · Editorial Looks · Digitals
Agencies don't want over-retouched glamour — they want to see you: clean light, real skin, confident movement, range across 2–3 looks. I shoot model portfolios and tests in London with an editorial eye built on 10+ years of fashion work, in studio (real London studios from £35/hr) or on location.
A new face needs 2 looks and strong, simple light — a 1–2 hour session covers it. A developing model targeting editorial boards needs range: studio beauty plus a location story, usually 2–3 hours and 2–3 looks. If budget is the constraint, an occasional TFP test can also make sense when the concept fits both portfolios.
Common questions
Mariya charges £300 per hour for fashion, portrait / personal branding and brand / commercial photography. The booking includes 10 retouched photographs for the whole shoot, delivered within two weeks. Bring your own wardrobe at no styling charge, or add clothing, accessories and shoes supplied by Mariya at £100 per look. Studio hire and applicable travel are separate.
Range that agencies can sell: a clean beauty shot, one editorial look, one commercial look, movement, and honest digitals (unretouched). 8–12 strong images beat 40 average ones.
Yes, but lightly: texture-preserving retouching only. Agencies also require unretouched digitals/polaroids, which are shot at the end of the session on request.
Send the date, location and what you need photographed.