It requires developing some basic skills, following some established business practices, and using common sense. The purpose of this Model Manual is to highlight the necessary skills and acceptable practices in modeling, as a help in guiding you toward a career. It gives permission to the photographer to use photographs taken at a particular sitting. If photographs are used without a release, or in a way different from what is stated in the release, then the model can sue for breach of contract. It gives permission to the model to use the photographs taken during a particular sitting.
Models work on a long, raised platform about four feet wide.
It is also called the ZED card. Currently, postcard-size is popular. One side contains a head shot, the other side several small photographs together with information about the model. These images are the same size as the negatives, and require use of a magnification glass to evaluate them. Usually, a model gets paid less than the normal modeling rate for this time.