Professional Modeling Fashion, Beauty & Print

In this program you will learn everything you need to know to become a professional model in print, television, runway or fashion. From the very basics to the most advanced techniques, top image expert Margaret Kimura has created this program based on her knowledge and experience from almost 30 years in print, television, fashion and film.

In addition to unequaled modeling skills, as a Professional Modeling student you will participate in an unprecedented 4 professional photo
shoots with master fashion photographers, makeup artists and hair stylists, as a result your portfolio will be ready to start landing you real industry jobs in fashion, beauty, print, runway and television. (119 clock hours)

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Course Outline:

Introduction to Modeling
History of Modeling, Fashion Modeling, Commercial Modeling, Glamor Modeling, Major Markets, Investment, Required Marketing Materials, Body Type, Attitude, Looks, Poise, Posture, Appearance

Basic Makeup Application
Basic Skin Care, Tools of the Trade, Makeup Kit Essentials, Product Knowledge, Sanitation and Hygiene, Facial Shapes and Characteristics, Color Use, Proper Placement, Shade and Undertone, Matching and Applying Foundation, Natural Beauty Make-Up, Day Time Makeup, Evening Makeup, Brow Shaping, Tweezing, Trimming, Filling In - Pencil and Powder, Eye Shadow Application, Blending Techniques, Eyeliner Application, False Eye Lash Application (Strips, Individuals, and Lower Lashes), Corrective and Camouflage Technique, Blush and Bronzer Application, Lip Color Application and Shaping, Highlight and Contouring Techniques, Overlay Drawing Techniques.

Runway Basics
Model’s Walk, Stance, Posture, Half Turns, American Full Turn, Sports Turn, Relating to an Audience, Ramp Choreography, Posture, Street walking, Versace style, Runway Career

Business & Marketing
Career Plan, Starting a Business, Setting Up Your Business as A Model, Preparing/Paying Taxes, Personal Insurance, Networking, How to Marketing Yourself, Freelancing, Job Interviews, Job Preparation, Career Goals, Professionalism, The Business of Photography, Television, Music Videos, Fashion and Runway, Life On The Set, Mock Job Interview, Building Your Portfolios

Success Coaching
Building Confidence, How to Handle A Client, Helping People Feel Good Inside & Out, Self Image & Confidence, Kindness & Strength
of character, Finding Balance in your life, Attitude is Everything, Role Models, Developing a Life Plan, Career Plan

Basic Print Hair
Introduction to Print Hair, Tools & Equipment, Hair Styling Products, Hair Care, Basic Blow-Dry, Curling Iron Techniques, Roller Setting, Back Combing, Face Shapes & Hair Styling, Men’s Grooming, Hair Styles, Current Fashion Hair Styling.

Advanced Runway
Advanced Turns, Creating Your own Style, Relating to an Audience, Runway Career, and evening wear, Working in Pairs and Groups, Hand Positions, Modeling for T-Room shows, Working with Clothes, Props, Hats, Sunglasses, etc.

Photo Shoot Movement
Standard Movement, Face & Body Movement, Eyes, Mouth, Stance, Clothes, Standing, Sitting, Props, Telling a Story, Sexy, Angles

On Camera Speaking and Dialogue
Voice Improvement, Breathing, Presentation, One on One, Phone Interviews, Oral Interpretation, Talking Effectively to the Camera, Media Skills, Staying on Message, Interviewing Tips & Techniques, Talking to the Press, Talking in Sound Bites, Acting Techniques and Theater Development

Advanced Shoot Preparation
Clothes/Donations/Shopping, Preparation, Fittings, On Set Styling, Tricks and Tips

Portfolio Building – Cover Looks
Beauty Photography Session, Natural Photography Session with emphasis on professionalism and set etiquette

Advanced Shoot Preparation
Clothes/Donations/Shopping, Preparation, Fittings, On Set Styling, Tricks and Tips

Fashion/Editorial Photo Shoot Preparation
Makeup and Hair Review, Photo Shoot Wardrobe Styling, Styling Research, Finding

Fashion Photography Session
Glamour Photography Session with emphasis on professionalism and set etiquette Special Workshops

EXIT INTERVIEWS AND GRADUATION CEREMONY

We are proud of our Alumni located in:
Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery - Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla - Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery - Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla - Alabama: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery - Alaska: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Wasilla - Arizona: Chandler, Flagstaff, Gilbert, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Tucson - Arkansas: Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Little Rock, Texarkana - California: Anaheim, Arden-Arcade, Bakersfield, Berkeley, Burbank, Chula Vista, Concord, Daly City, East Los Angeles, Escondido, Fairfield, Fremont, Fresno, Glendale, Hayward, Irvine, Lake Tahoe, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Merced, Modesto, Monterey, Norwalk, Oakland, Oceanside, Ontario, Oxnard, Pasadena, Pomona, Redding, Richmond, Roseville, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Vallejo - Colorado: Avon, Aspen, Colorado Springs, Denver, Grand Junction - Connecticut: Bridgeport, Coventry, East Haddam, Haddam, Hamden, Hartford, Litchfield, Mansfield, Middletown, Moosup, New Haven, New London, Norwich, Plainfield - 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Angola: Luanda, Angola - Benin: Cotonou, Benin - Botswana: Gaborone, Botswana - Burkina Faso: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Burundi: Bujumbura, Burundi - Cameroon: Yaounde, Cameroon - Cape Verde: Praia, Cape Verde - Chad: N'Djamena, Chad - Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast): Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire - Djibouti: Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti - Egypt: Cairo, Egypt - Equatorial Guinea: The United States in Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea - Eritrea: Asmara, Eritrea - Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Gabon: Libreville, Gabon - The Gambia: Banjul, The Gambia - Ghana: Accra, Ghana - Guinea: Conakry, Guinea - Kenya: Nairobi, Kenya - Lesotho: American Embassy Maseru, Lesotho - Liberia: Monrovia, Liberia - Madagascar: Antananarivo, Madagascar - Malawi: Lilongwe, Malawi - Mali: Bamako, Mali - Mauritania: United States Embassy Nouakchott, Mauritania - Mauritius: Port Louis, Mauritius - Morocco: Rabat, Morocco - Mozambique: Maputo, Mozambique - 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Guatemala: Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guyana: Georgetown, Guyana - Haiti: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Honduras: Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Jamaica: Kingston, Jamaica - Mexico: Mexico City, Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana, B.C. - Netherlands Antilles: Curaçao - Nicaragua: Managua, Nicaragua - Panama: Panama City, Panama - Paraguay: Asuncion, Paraguay - Peru: Lima, Peru - Suriname: Paramaribo, Suriname - Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain - Uruguay: Montevideo, Uruguay - Venezuela: Caracas, Venezuela - Afghanistan: Kabul, Afghanistan - Bangladesh: Dhaka, Bangladesh - Brunei Darussalam: Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - Myanmar, Burma: Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) - Cambodia: Phnom Penh, Cambodia - China: Beijing, China (People's Republic) Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau, Shanghai, Shenyang - Taiwan: Taipei - India: New Delhi, India, Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai - Indonesia: Jakarta, Indonesia - Japan: Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka-Kobe, Sapporo, Naha, Okinawa - 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Fiji: Suva, Fiji - Marshall Islands: Majuro, Marshall Islands - Micronesia: Micronesia - New Zealand: Wellington, New Zealand - Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - Albania: Tirana, Albania - Austria: Vienna, Austria - Belarus: Minsk, Belarus - Belgium: Brussels, Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria: Sofia, Bulgaria - Croatia: Zagreb, Croatia - Cyprus: Nikosia, Cyprus - Czech Republic: Prague, Czech Republic - Denmark: Copenhagen, Greenland: Nuuk - Estonia: Tallinn, Estonia - Finland: Helsinki, Finland - France: Paris, France - Bordeaux, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, Toulouse, Marseille, Strasbourg - Germany: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich - Greece: Athens, Greece - Hungary: Budapest, Hungary - Iceland: Reykjavik - Ireland: Dublin - Italy: Rome, Florence, Milan, Naples - San Marino: - Latvia: Riga, Latvia - Lithuania: Vilnius, Lithuania - Luxembourg: Luxembourg - Macedonia: Skopje, Macedonia - Malta: Floriana, Malta - Moldova, Republic of Chisinau, Moldova, Montenegro Flag Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro - Netherlands: The Hague, Netherlands - Norway: Oslo, Norway - Poland: Warsaw, Poland, Krakow - Portugal: Lisbon, Portugal, Ponta Delgada, Azores - Romania: Bucharest, Romania - Russian Federation: Moscow, Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yekaterinburg - Serbia: Belgrade, Serbia, Pristina, Kosovo - Slovak Republic: Bratislava, Slovakia - Slovenia: Ljubljana, Slovenia - Spain: Madrid, Spain, Barcelona - Sweden: Stockholm, Sweden - Switzerland: Berne, Switzerland - Turkey: Ankara, Turkey, Istanbul, Adana - Ukraine: Kiev, Ukraine - United Kingdom: London, United Kingdom