Hand model

Hand models are a type of body part model. With female hand models agents often look for long, slender hand and fingers. They also value smooth skin with minimal wrinkles, hair, or large pores. Unblemished skin and very good nails are essential, too.

Requirements for male hand models vary, depending on whether the job calls for a burly, "construction worker" type hand or a more white-collar look.

For the hand model, a necessary trait is the ability to pose the hand in a relaxed and graceful fashion. Professional hand models try to avoid what photographers call "the claw," the rigid death-grip that novices often produce when put in front of the camera.