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Recently Added to whoistesting:
Inga Pivena - hair and make up artist - Looking to work with photographers to develop my editorial and fashion portfolio. Wanting to test, create and submit, please get in touch.
Branka Vorkapic - hair and make up artist - London based, looking to collaborate with talented creatives to produce strong images,submissions and commissions.
Koko Brown - photographer - I am looking to work with some fantastically creative people to work on highly polished portfolio and submission shoots.
Filip K - photographer - I would like to collaborate with other creatives, especially wardrobe stylists and hair dressers.
Marie-Fleur Charlesworth - photographer - Here to meet creatives for commissions and submissions. Particular interest in meeting stylists.
Diego Indraccolo - photographer - I hope to meet some like minded people with whom I can collaborate on tests and submissions.
yoshida nami - make up artist - hello! my name is Nami Yoshida, from Japan. I just came to london. I am looking for people who is creative photographer, stylist and hairstylist! I would like to shoot together!! I love shooting!! please let me know if you interested in me!! thank you so much!!
Linus Ricard - photographer - Looking to network with creatives in Paris. Fashion stylists, set stylists, hair and makeup artists..
Bianca Hartkopf - hair and make up artist - Hi all….IM BACK IN UK… and ready to connect with all you creatives to build a strong team for tests/submissions and to play >shooting high standard work. Looking forward to COLLABORATE with you all…
Joanna Banach - make up artist - Would like to meet photographers and stylists for testing, comissions and submission work.
whoistesting total listed: 112
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Are you making progress?
One of the unique features of whoistesting is the approval system to gain a listing and the requirement to update regularly in order to maintain a place on the site.
When we redesigned the site earlier this year we decided to make the updates subject to the same approval as the initial request for a listing. This means we really do expect to see progress in the work put forward for an update.
A situation can arise where an initial application is successful but that the update is rejected. In this case we will maintain the current listing until it expires. This will happen nine months from being first approved.
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We have 100 listed (again).
The most recent 10 people added to the site:
Nicole Maria Winkler - photographer - I am looking for stylists with their own, unique vision, great make up artists and hair stylists to collaborate with on submissions, commissions and tests.
Irene Manicone - stylist - Hi Guys, My name’s Irene i m a London freelance stylist always looking to work with creative people and create stunning projects. I m available for submission,editorial,consultancy,test,film and music video. Please contact me. Thanks Irene
Takanori Yamaguchi - hair stylist - I am looking to work with talented photographers and other creatives for submissions/tests and published work. Happy to test for amazing photographer/stylist Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christina Henry - make up artist - I am interested in connecting with photographers and other creatives ideally to build a strong team for tests/submissions to high standard editorials.
Magdalena Bryk - stylist - I want to get a good, paid job
Sarah Louise Johnson - photographer - I am looking to create tests for submissions with inspired and talented creatives, especially lookng for stylists.
Nick Watson - retoucher - I am looking to increase the pool of creative talent that I am in touch with to better myself and the work I do. rnrnI Really aspire to create images of perfection with artistic integrity.
Lube Saveski - photographer - I am looking to get in touch with strong creative’s. Mainly Wardrobe Stylist and Hair Dressers for submissions to magazines.
Hannah Jeffery - photographer - I would like to meet and collaborate with other creatives with a similar style to my own.
Keti Nikolova - make up artist - London based make-up artist(hair on request).I would like to collaborate with photographers,stylist and hair stylist, for a fashion,beauty,editorial images for submission and commissions.I would like to hear your opinion and feel free to drop me a line.
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Money - part 1
Anecdotal evidence suggests this is the hardest thing for a a freelance creative to come by. It is also one of the most difficult subjects to raise when dealing with clients (yet often the sole topic of conversation amongst peers).
Be realistic on how much money you need before you can consider this a career. As a guide, in 2009 the median UK full time wage was £25.123* (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8151355.stm). As you are self employed, aka freelance, you will probably need to have a turnover well in excess of that to achieve an equivalent income.
We will return to this subject in later posts.
*Feel free to use any similar statistic, such as salary required to gain your first mortgage etc.
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Exhibition: SATURDAY 15TH & SUNDAY 16TH MAY 11am – 6pm
Clic La Mode studio & Second Floor Studios & Arts present:
• More than 65 fine artists, photographers, designers & craft makers
• Works on display (include) paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, digital art, animation and motion graphics, illustration, textiles, mosaics and furniture design
Second Floor Studios and Arts Ltd
Mellish Industrial Estate
Warspite Road
Woolwich
London
SE18 5NR
or see map
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Recently added bringing the total to 90
Keti Nikolova - make up artist - London based make-up artist(hair on request).I would like to collaborate with photographers,stylist and hair stylist, for a fashion,beauty,editorial images for submission and commissions.I would like to hear your opinion and feel free to drop me a line.
Noriko Takayama - hair stylist - I want to make my book better and better. Also I’d love to meet good photographer!
Bella Simonsen - make up artist - I am looking to connect with photographers and other creatives for submissions/tests and published work.
Odi Caspi - photographer - I am looking to shoot more menswear and to hear from creative individuals, mainly stylists and hair stylist.
Veronica Perez Diaz - make up artist - My aim is to test with Photographers and Stylists to create exciting, beautiful imagery.
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Added this week to bring the total listed to 86
Crystal Deroche - stylist - I am a dynamic and strong team player who would like to work with creative people on projects to submit to magazines.
bianca hartkopf - hair and make up artist - Hi i am an make up and hair stylist ,that is currently in cape town south africa. Im relocating to the UK ( Bethnal green )and would love to connect with others that want to collaborate to test by doing creative projects.So we can all grow and produce amazing pictures for our books. i am an creative but need an team to colaborate with. :-)
Kay Korsh - stylist - Hi, I am a freelance fashion stylist and consultant, and would like to collaborate on any fashion project, including fashion editorials, tests, shows and videos.
India Hobson - photographer - I’m looking to work with like-minded individuals that hold quality, attention to detail and originality close to their hearts.
Martyna Galla - photographer - I love to watch talented people who may be great artists in future. They inspire me a lot and I found my inspiration here
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Castings and Go-Sees
Interviewing models for a shoot, catwalk show or other job. Likely to involve a few quick shots (polaroid or digital) or even a quick video and a lot of hanging around. Expect to be shortlisted via your agency to match a certain look .
Open Casting is without the requirement to be shortlisted first. Can involve a large number of models so even more waiting around.
Go-Sees are similar to a casting but without a specific shoot in mind (See Jurgen Teller’s book “Go-Sees). May be for a magazine, commercial client or photographer. Turn up, have a quick photo or even video taken. Leave hoping they will remember you for some future project.
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Usage
How an image or shoot may be displayed. This has the potential to be the largest variable within the shoot fee for the photographer, and the model if agency represented. Can be specified in terms of duration, geographic limits and type of use. Any use outside the initial agreement will attract additional fees.
Restricting usage can be a method of keeping within a tight budget.
See copyright
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Copyright
The legal right to control an image (or other creative work). In the case of a shoot this automatically belongs to the photographer and it is up to them how to assign a license to allow the client and other team members to use the images.
The client or subject of a photograph does not normally have a claim to the copyright of the photos even if they paid the photographer. Copyright is not normally sold or transferred, it remains the property of the photographer.
Although the photographer will usually be the sole copyright holder in the case of fashion & beauty work they in turn may be restricted in the way they can use the images. This may be due to having agreed to model agency booking terms and client’s trademarks appearing within the images.
As we are not lawyers whoistesting.com strongly recommends the following resources to get more detailed information about copyright:
The Association of Photographers
See Usage
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