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It sounds like you're expecting the model(s) to make the difference, going by the road map you've laid out. At best, the model is the final couple of percentage points. There are some differences a model will make to your photography, but that's mostly about taking proper advantage of facial structure and so forth in your lighting. You don't need a certified ...
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Social is a big part of the picture. Forget about posing for a moment; there's only so much that can wrong there unless you're trying something very much out of the ordinary.
What you may have failed to notice in all of that subtle direction you were following is that direction was only a small part of what was going on. You need to appear confident ...
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I sometimes ask someone I would like to photograph or ask person whose pictures I took on some event to cooperate on planned photo-session. Most people are flattered by that offer and if they reject, they do it politely.
Another great source are people following recommendations from my previous models or people that "like" my page on FB.
I found catalogs ...
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What you are looking for is studio management software. They can do what you described, but also much much more. They help with things like invoicing, calendar scheduling, relationship tracking, referral tracking, billing, etc.
The pieces that you outline only really fall under relationship tracking, so many of the full solutions might be overkill for you ...
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What you need is CRM (customer relationship management) tool.
If you'll make it yourself, you can go simply for some spreadsheet solution (Excel or Calc, as written above), as this will not take much time to design it (just name columns money, email, age, etc and fill it), but if you want more, customizing forms in Excel later is not so straightforward as ...
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Is it an actual 3D model or a screenshot from a 3D model?
If it's the former then you can rotate either the model or orbit the camera to straighten the image.
If it's the latter then there's nothing straightforward you can do as the information you need isn't there. You might be able to get an artist to redraw the face as though it were full face.
From my ...
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As far as lenses, the 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 (depending on your budget) might be good choices for the portraits. I'm not sure if these will give you the focal length you need for your videos though. If you want to have more choice (and have an even bigger budget) then you may consider the 17-55 f/2.8.
Regarding your intention to record long videos, you should ...
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