BOOK A TEST SHOOT WITH PURPOSE
Most test shoots fail before the camera comes out. No direction, no target client, no plan for the book — and the model walks away with images their agency can't use. I know because I've stood on both sides of it: I was an agency-signed model as I built my career behind the camera, so I know what agents actually look for in a book, and what gets quietly skipped past.
What you get when you book with me
A test built backwards from your goal. I'm a published editorial photographer — cover and feature work for HATC Magazine, Bazaar, Vanguard Magazine — and I've shot tests with agency-signed models with agencies such as Dragonfly, Wilhelmina, DT, Next, One, The Industry, Ford, Before we shoot anything, we look at your current book together and decide what's missing: which looks, which markets, which clients you're trying to reach. Then we build only that.
How it works
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Book your date and place your deposit — you get my direct line.
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We review your book and choose the looks that strengthen it, then build a moodboard together.
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Styling and makeup are planned before shoot day, not improvised on it. [Stylist and MUA available through my roster for an additional fee.]
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On set you get direction the entire time — posing, expression, energy. I direct the way I wanted to be directed when I was in front of the camera.
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You leave with usable images for every look. That's the standard, not the goal.
MODEL BOOKINGS & FAQs
Booking. Digitals and test shoots: contact form at baolongsong.com, email baolong.song19@gmail.com
Deposit. 50% deposit confirms and holds your date — no deposit, no hold. Reschedule with 48 hours' notice and it credits toward a new date. Balance due at the end of the shoot. [Payment methods: Zelle / Venmo / Apple Pay]
Styling, hair & makeup. Arrive shoot-ready unless glam is booked. Stylists and MUAs available from my roster for an additional fee — advance notice required, rates vary by artist.
Digitals. Natural light on a clean background, or in studio (rental billed separately).
Deliverables. Usable, edited images for every look — never a raw card dump.

















