6 Modeling Portfolio Examples from Real Models

Ideas

Modeling portfolio ideas worth stealing

1
Show fewer pieces than you want to

Every extra image lowers the average. A viewer judges the set by its weakest picture, not its best one.
2
Lead with one strong image, not a menu

The first screen should be work, at full width. Navigation can wait until the visitor has a reason to use it.
3
Put contact one click from everywhere

If someone decides to get in touch on the third image, they should not have to go looking for a way to do it.
4
Own the domain

A custom domain survives a change of platform and reads as a working business rather than a trial account.
5
Drop the navigation

A booker opens your link on a phone between castings. Every menu item is a decision you are asking them not to make.
6
Open on the comp card set

Headshot, full length, profile, then range. Agencies check the basics before they look at the editorial work, so put the basics first.
7
One page, always

Digitals near the top, unretouched, because that is what a casting director scrolls to find. Every extra click is a chance to lose the booking.

A modeling portfolio with one page and multiple languages

Examples

Portfolio examples that do more

1
One page, no menu

A single scrolling page with anchor links instead of a navigation bar. Everything a booker needs sits on one URL, which is the same URL that survives being pasted into an email thread or a casting brief. Pixpa's one-page templates are built this way by default.
2
One portfolio, several languages

Models work across markets, and a portfolio that only reads in English narrows the list of people who can act on it. Pixpa connects to GTranslate and Weglot on every plan, so the same site serves several languages without a second build.

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FAQs

Questions about modeling portfolios

What does a modeling portfolio look like?

Most working modeling portfolios are a single scrolling page. They open on one strong image, then move through the comp card set (headshot, full length, profile) before the editorial and commercial work. Measurements and contact details sit near the top rather than behind a menu. The portfolios on this page follow that shape closely, with the order changing by market and by whether the model works commercial or editorial.

What is a modeling portfolio?

A modeling portfolio is the set of images, measurements and credits a model shows to agencies, casting directors and clients in order to get booked. It used to be a printed book. It is now almost always a website, with a printed book carried as a backup to in-person castings.

What should a modeling portfolio include?

Across the portfolios on this page the elements that recur are a headshot, a full length shot, a profile shot, unretouched digitals, editorial or commercial work, current measurements and one clear contact route. What varies between them is the order and the quantity, not the ingredients.

Are these real modeling portfolios?

Yes. Every portfolio shown here is a live website run by a working model, an agency or a performer, published on Pixpa. The set is drawn from live customer sites, so it changes as portfolios are added and as subscriptions end.

Which template was each modeling portfolio built on?

Every card names the template underneath it. Opening a portfolio shows the template name alongside the live site, and “Build with this template” starts a new site on the same one, so the layout you liked is the layout you begin from.

Can I keep part of my modeling portfolio private?

Yes. Pixpa includes password protection on a whole site or on individual pages, on every plan. Models use it to keep lingerie, swim or embargoed campaign work behind a password and send that page only to named agencies and casting directors.

Do I need my own domain for a modeling portfolio?

It is worth having one. An agency reads a custom domain as a working professional and a platform subdomain as a trial. Every Pixpa plan includes a free custom domain for the first year through Pixpa’s partnership with Ionos; renewal after year one runs through your own Ionos account at their standard pricing.

Can I build a modeling portfolio for free?

You can build a full modeling portfolio and preview it live on a 15 day free trial with no card required. Paid plans start at $5.40 a month billed annually, and every plan carries a 30 day money-back guarantee.

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