Body Parts Modelling

This is the most recent and most niche area of modelling. It is a special category that belongs in both fashion and commercial modelling. It is the use of a part of the body in a photograph. Often standard models that look great in full-length shots or headshots do not necessarily look good close-up. Their hands or feet may not be as attractive as the rest of their body. This is where the body part modelling comes in. Usually body part models specialise in just one part of the body like hands, feet, legs, ears, or the neck. Body part models e.g. hand models, should have long, slender, graceful hands and fingers, smooth (no wrinkles, hair or large pores), clear (no blemishes or irregular colour) skin, and very good nails. The ability to pose the hand in a relaxed graceful fashion is very important. Body part modelling follows a similar path as regular models with finding modelling agencies and building portfolios - it simply pursues a very special niche market.