Fashion - No models below 5'8 allowed, well, unless you're Kate Moss. These are the girls you're going to see in high end ad campaigns and on the runway during New York fashion week. Height is essential, as well as posing skills, and these models are few and far between because of the strict physical requirements and innate modeling ability needed.
Commercial - JcPenney's catalog, anyone? Those models you see when you open up the Sunday newspaper with the ads, they're commercials models. 5'6 and taller, well maintained models who tend to do understated, classic posing that will tempt you into buying whatever the store is selling.
Plus Size - Plus size is an industry term, and it's not just a broad term for 'not fashion model size'. The plus size industry still has a certain look for the most part. Models who are beautiful, and busty, and have an hour glass figure. The models are toned, and healthy, but their hip to waist to bust ratio is more hour glass than it is waif.
Toccara Jones is a great example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toccara_Jones
Beauty - Think Cover Girl and Maybelline. All those close up shots, with a focus on makeup, miniscule pores, and a gorgeous model whose eyes seem to be sparkle. That's beauty. It's a focus on the face, and on lighting, and on makeup...and lets not forget, the model.
Glamour - Playboy. Maxim. You know, those girls who look directly in the camera, with their back arched, with eyes that seem to say "You know you want it". That's glamour. It's about sexy. It's about enticing the viewer. Think baby oil, bikinis, and hot cars.
Fine art - This is tricky. Fine art can be almost anything. Some people say art is subjective, so doesn't that make fine art subjective? Kind of. Fine art is about technical ability, as well as achieving a look, as well as engaging the viewer, as well as evoking emotion. It's so many things. So the models who participate in these images are highly skilled, and highly emotive. There's no height or weight requirements, it's just about bringing out concepts in a shoot.
Nude modeling - I think you can figure it out.
Parts modeling - Floating hands. Great legs. Maybe a shaving campaign, a model with lathered up legs, luscious calves, running a razor over them in front of the camera? That's a parts model.
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Fitness Models - These models are toned, even buff, and are used to sell fitness equipment, fitness magazines, and all things related. Fitness modeling is mostly about the body, end being in prime shape, so a gym membership is a must.
I'm sure there are others I'm missing. If you can think of any, comment, and I'll add them in.
Editoral. Sports. Action.
ReplyDeleteEditorial models are typically fashion models, they're simply put into a different setting for a different purpose. Same for sports...they're typically commercial models, unless you're talking about fitness. Which you're right, is something I missed and will add in.
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