As we all come to terms with yet another stint at home, freelancers are finding creative ways to stay proactive and productive online. Remote collaborations and virtual shoots have been gathering momentum for a few months with freelancers finding new ways to practice their craft and produce work for their portfolio. To get an insight into the process, we spoke with a couple of freelancers about their experience to see how it's done.

After a much needed breather over Christmas, you're refocused, re-energized and ready to take on new work. Next stop, the job boards. 

Collaborate online to produce incredible new work for your portfolio! Whats a collab shoot like when it's virtual as a oppose to in-person?  When we first heard about members setting up fashion shoots online, we couldn't figure out how they were doing it. A lot of the work on a collaboration shoot requires a hands-on approach - a makeup artist applying a look on the face of a model, a photographer positioning the subject, a designer building a set or an assistant adjusting the lighting... so how were they able to produce results without physically being able to interact? 

How will Brexit affect freelancers?

2020’s been a rollercoaster year for many startups.

Can photographers work during Tier 4? Can makeup artists work in Tier 4? What about freelance videographers? It was the news nobody wanted to hear so close to Christmas. On Saturday evening, Boris Johnson announced that certain parts of the UK would move into Tier 4 lockdown.

It’s that time of year again.  Department heads, line managers, and founders are coming together to pick the bones out of the year that was. The annual audit and, my word, it won’t be standard fare this time around!

How much do models make in the UK? Freelance model rates range from £70 per day to thousands! Trying to get your head around freelance model rates? There are a few quick tips you can use to work out your freelance model rates and make sure you are getting fairly paid for the modelling work you do.   Let's get started.