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For models who want to be seen by the right brands

Plan Your
Model Test Shoot

Use your submission data to shoot smarter

Stop guessing what to shoot. Your agent's submission list tells you exactly which types of jobs you're being put forward for — and that's what your portfolio should speak to.

SKILL

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TIME

15 mins

OUTPUT

1 shot list

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What you'll get
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Real exampleWhat the submission data reveals
Here's an example of what your AI tool produces when you paste in a real submission list — 410 submissions across 11 commercial categories. This is the kind of breakdown that tells you exactly where to focus your shoot day.

Submission breakdown by category — 410 submissions

From this data, beauty and skincare is the single biggest category at 17% — meaning nearly 1 in 5 of every submission is in that space. Combined with haircare, that's 22% of all submissions: enough to justify spending the majority of your shoot day on skin close-ups and hair in multiple states. Retail and fashion at 15% is almost as significant, covering everything from high street to jewellery. And finance and corporate at 10% is often the most overlooked — a clean headshot on a neutral background could be one of the highest-return shots of the day.
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Step-by-stepTurn your submission list into a personalised shot list
This works with whatever your agent sends you — email, spreadsheet, PDF. Your AI tool does the categorising, the prioritising, and the shot planning. You just supply the list.

Ask your agent for your submission list

Email or message your agent and ask for a list of recent submissions — ideally the last 6–12 months. You want to see the brand or product name for each submission. Most agents can export this from their booking system in a few clicks.

What to say: "Could you send me a list of my recent submissions? Just brand names and dates if that's easiest — I'm using it to plan my next test shoot."

Don't worry about the format — a spreadsheet, a PDF, a copied email, even a screenshot all work. Your AI tool will read whatever you give it.

Copy the prompt below

This is ready-written — copy it exactly as it is. It tells your AI tool what you need and how to structure the output.

I've attached my modelling submission list. I want you to build me a personalised shot list for my next test shoot, based on the types of commercial jobs my agent has been putting me forward for.

Step 1 — Understand the source data
My submission list contains brand names and/or product names for each job my agent has submitted me for. The format may vary — it could be a spreadsheet, a list of names, or a mix. Read it and tell me if anything is unclear before you begin.

Step 2 — Categorise the submissions
Group every submission into commercial job categories. Use these categories as your starting point, but add or merge as needed based on what you see in my data:

- Beauty & skincare (makeup, skincare, fragrance, nails)
- Haircare (haircare brands, tools, colour)
- Retail & fashion (clothing, footwear, jewellery, accessories, homewares)
- Supermarkets & food (supermarkets, FMCG, food and drink brands)
- Finance, insurance & corporate (banks, insurance, fintech, professional services, B2B)
- Tech, automotive & media (electronics, cars, gaming, streaming, apps)
- Health, wellness & sport (gyms, fitness, supplements, wellbeing, charity)
- Luxury & jewellery (luxury fashion, fine jewellery, hotels, premium drinks)
- Travel & hospitality (airlines, hotels, cruise lines, property)
- Alcohol & drinks (beer, spirits, soft drinks)
- Home & interiors (furniture, homeware, DIY)

For each category, list the brands that fall into it and give me a count and percentage of total submissions.

Step 3 — Build a prioritised shot list
Order the categories from highest to lowest percentage. For each category, give me:

- How many submissions and what % of the total
- Which specific brands came up most often (these are my priority targets)
- A shot list of exactly what to capture — broken down into:
  * OUTFIT: what to wear
  * SETTING & BACKGROUND: where to shoot it / what backdrop to use
  * KEY SHOTS: a specific list of shots to get (close-ups, full-length, expressions, interactions)
  * STYLE NOTE: the energy, mood and aesthetic these brands are looking for
  * PRIORITY LEVEL: Essential / Important / Good to have

Step 4 — Outfit plan
Based on the categories and their volumes, give me a numbered outfit plan for the day — listing each outfit, what it covers, and which categories it serves. Order it so the most-used outfits come first and we minimise changeover time on set.

Step 5 — Format the output as a Word document
Output the full shot list as a downloadable Word document (.docx) I can print and bring to my shoot. Use clear headings, numbered sections per category, and tick-box style checklists so my photographer and I can work through it together on the day and tick off each shot as we go.

Step 6 — Summary
Finish with a short summary: total submissions analysed, number of categories, the top 3 categories by volume, and your top recommendation for where to spend the most time on shoot day.

Paste it into your AI toolWorks with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini — any AI tool that lets you attach a file alongside your message., with your list attached

Open your AI tool of choice, paste the prompt, and attach your submission list as a file in the same message. You can attach a spreadsheet, PDF, or even paste the list as plain text directly into the message.

Your AI tool will read your data, categorise every submission, calculate the percentages, and build your full shot list — broken down by category, prioritised by volume, with outfit guidance for each one.

If it asks you anything, it'll be to clarify a brand it can't categorise — just answer in plain language and it'll continue.

How it works It reads the brand names, groups them into categories, counts how many submissions fall into each one, calculates the percentage, and then builds specific shot guidance for each category based on what those brands typically look for in commercial modelling portfolios.
How long it takes Usually under two minutes for a list of up to 500 submissions. The output is a full, formatted document ready to share.

Share the shot list with your photographer

Once your AI tool has generated your shot list, copy or download it and send it to your photographer before the shoot day.

What your photographer gets: a clear breakdown of every shot needed, ordered by priority, with outfit notes, background guidance, and the mood/energy for each category. No briefing call needed — it's all in the document.

On shoot day: work through the categories in order of percentage — highest first. That way, if you run short on time, you've already captured the shots that matter most for the roles your agent is actively submitting you for.

Want to see your breakdown as a chart? Once you have your category totals, scroll down and enter them into the chart builder below — it generates your personalised submission chart in seconds.

What you get The prompt asks your AI tool to output your shot list as a formatted Word document (.docx) — ready to download, print, and bring to the shoot. You and your photographer can work through it together and tick off each shot as you go.
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Example outputWhat your shot list will look like
Here's a preview of the kind of shot list this process produces — one row per shot category. Your version will be personalised to your actual submission data.
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1 Category % of submissions Priority brands Key shots Outfit Priority level
2 Beauty & skincare 17% Charlotte Tilbury, No7, 111skin, Nivea Clean skin close-up; product in hand; natural + glam makeup; lips; eyes closed Minimal makeup first, then build to full glam ✦ Essential
3 Retail & fashion 15% Adidas, Mountain Warehouse, GAP, GEORGE Full-length on plain background; casual + smart casual; footwear focus; jewellery close-ups High street casual + smart casual + active ✦ Essential
4 Finance & corporate 10% PwC ×5, Chase ×2, Aviva, AXA, Revolut Headshot direct to camera; on phone / laptop; confident neutral expression; smart casual Blazer or tailored smart casual, neutral background ✦ Essential
5 Supermarkets & food 7% Tesco, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Boots Kitchen / home setting; eating/drinking naturally; holding product; warm relatable expressions Casual / high street, minimal makeup Important

← scroll to see all columns →

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Visualise your resultsTurn your numbers into a chart
Once your AI tool has given you the category breakdown, enter your numbers below to see your personalised submission chart — so you can visualise exactly where to focus your shoot day.
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Your shoot is now a strategy.

Every shot you take is backed by real submission data. You know exactly what to walk in with — and so does your photographer.

Want to see the full shot list this process produced?
See the example document →

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