Creating a Comp Card, Zed Card, Model Card

Generally if you have an agent they will help you create a comp card and will usually be able to get it printed for a very minimal cost compared to printing on your own through a website of sorts.  For example through my agency Stars I can get about 25 comp cards for $30 but if I were to print them through say ModelMayhem it would cost roughly $65.  However the cards have the agency logo on them as well as their contact info, so if we ever part ways I have to reprint.  There are so  many places to print your comp card as well as design it.  I am lucky enough to know how to use photoshop and came up with a very simple design for my comp card that I need on the fly because my agency is troubleshooting a problem with their website and printing features.

If I were to have a comp card printed and sent to me the next day for a casting call the rush order would cost me double so instead of $65 for my card I would be paying $130.  So get your comp card printed and have at least 10 on hand at all times.

If you are going to print your own comp card you need to know a few things.  First comp cards are usually printed on cardstock.  They are 8.5 X 5.5 in dimension and they need to have you full name as well as measurements and either you agents contact info or you personal info.

This is the front and back of the card I just spent the last 2 hours putting together and I am sending it to a local printer here in town that specializes in giving customers exactly what they need as far as dimension and front and back printing.

Notice I have a variety of images and most of them are working images. Its important to show that you have experience and the best way to do that is to have more than one shoot on your comp card. The best comp cards I have seen show a person as a variety of characters such as a spouse, an athlete, a mother, a dog owner and so on. Lifestyle modeling also offers a model the ability to model for years rather than just during their teens and early twenties. 

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