# Choose a model (https://docs.apparelai.app/photoshoots/models)
The model is the person who wears your garment in the photos: an AI fashion model or a real person. Every model you add or create is saved on the **Models** page, and you can use it in as many photoshoots as you like.
Open Models
You have three ways to get a model:
| Option | What it is | Where |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Model gallery | 50+ ready-made models you add to your own list | **Our models** on the **Models** page, or **Use our models** in a photoshoot |
| AI model | A model you design by choosing gender, age, ethnicity, body, skin tone and hair | **Create AI Model** › **Generate with AI** |
| Uploaded model | A photo of a real model, used as the model | **Create AI Model** › **Upload Model Photo** |
To see how many models your plan includes, check [Compare plans](/billing/plans).
## Pick a model in a photoshoot [#pick-a-model-in-a-photoshoot]
In the **Model** step of **Create Photo Shoot**, you can:
- Pick one of your models under **SAVED MODELS**. Each one shows an **AI** or **Uploaded** badge, its name, and its gender and age range. Use **Search models...** to find one by name. Clicking a model selects it and moves you to the **Pose** step.
- Click **Use our models** to open the **Model gallery**. A model you add there is also selected for the shoot.
- Click **Create New Model** to make a new model. When you save it, choose **Save & Use in Shoot** to use it straight away.
## Add a model from the gallery [#add-a-model-from-the-gallery]
The **Model gallery** has 50+ ready-made models of different genders, ethnicities, ages and body types.
### Open the gallery [#open-the-gallery]
On the **Models** page, click **Our models**. In a photoshoot, click **Use our models**.
### Filter the models [#filter-the-models]
Choose **All**, **Female** or **Male**, and narrow the list with the **Ethnicity** and **Body type** menus. Click **Reset** to clear the filters.
### Add the model [#add-the-model]
Click **Use** on a model. It's added to your models, and the button changes to **Added**. To see a model's details first (gender, ethnicity, age, body type, hair and skin tone), click its card, then click **Use this model**.
Gallery models are adults, in the age ranges 18-24, 25-34, 35-44 and 55+. If you can't find the model you need, click **Create my own model** at the bottom of the gallery, or **Contact us** to ask the ApparelAI team to add one.
Shoot the same garment on models with different body types. It shows shoppers how the garment fits people like them.
## Create a custom AI model [#create-a-custom-ai-model]
Design your own model by choosing its look. On the **Models** page, click **Create AI Model**, then choose **Generate with AI**.
### Basic Info [#basic-info]
Enter a **Model Name** (required), choose a **Gender** and an **Age Range**, then click **Continue**.
### Attributes [#attributes]
Choose the ethnicity, skin tone, body type, hair color and hair style. Then click **Continue**.
Clicking **Continue** here starts generating a preview of your model, which uses 1 credit.
### Preview [#preview]
Check the preview and the **Model Summary**. If it isn't right, click **Regenerate Preview** (each new preview uses another credit) or **Edit Attributes**.
### Save [#save]
Click **Save Model**. If you started from a photoshoot, you can click **Save & Use in Shoot** instead.
These are the choices:
| Choice | Options |
| --- | --- |
| Gender | Female, Male |
| Age Range | 2-5, 5-10, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+ |
| Ethnicity | Indian, American, Caucasian, Black, East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Scandinavian, Mixed |
| Skin Tone | Fair, Light, Medium, Olive, Tan, Brown, Dark Brown, Deep |
| Body (female) | Slim, Petite, Regular, Athletic, Hourglass, Curvy, Plus Size |
| Body (male) | Slim, Lean, Regular, Athletic, Muscular, Broad, Stocky, Plus Size |
| Hair color | Black, Dark Brown, Light Brown, Blonde, Red, Auburn, Gray, Platinum |
| Hair style (female) | Straight Long, Straight Medium, Straight Short, Wavy Long, Wavy Medium, Curly, Bob, Lob (Long Bob), Pixie Cut, Bangs / Fringe, Layered, Braided, Ponytail, Bun / Updo, Afro, Locs, Side Part |
| Hair style (male) | Short Crop, Buzz Cut, Fade, Undercut, Slicked Back, Side Part, Textured Crop, Pompadour, Curly Short, Messy / Tousled, Man Bun, Medium Length, Afro, Locs, Crew Cut, Quiff |
For kidswear, create an AI model with the **2-5** or **5-10** age range. The gallery only has adult models.
## Upload a photo of a real model [#upload-a-photo-of-a-real-model]
Use this if you work with a house model or an influencer and want that person in your photos. On the **Models** page, click **Create AI Model**, then choose **Upload Model Photo**.
Only upload a photo you have permission to use, including the explicit, written consent of the person in it. This applies to everyone, including models, influencers and public figures. If you upload a photo without permission, you're responsible for it. Using someone's face or likeness without consent can break the law, and ApparelAI can suspend or close accounts that do it. See the [Terms and Conditions](https://www.apparelai.app/terms-and-conditions).
### Upload Photo [#upload-photo]
Drag a photo into the box or click to browse (JPG, PNG or WEBP). For best results, use a clear, front-facing, full-body photo with good lighting and a neutral background. Click **Continue**.
### Basic Info [#basic-info-1]
Enter a **Model Name** and choose a **Gender** and an **Age Range**.
### Save [#save-1]
Click **Save Model**, or **Save & Use in Shoot** if you started from a photoshoot.
An uploaded model keeps only its gender and age range. It doesn't have the ethnicity, body or hair choices of an AI model.
## Manage your models [#manage-your-models]
The **Models** page lists every model you've added or created.
- **Filter and find.** Switch between **All**, **AI** and **Uploaded**, search with **Search models...**, and change the order with **Sort by**.
- **Shoot.** Hover over a model and click **Use in Shoot** to start a photoshoot with it.
- **Rename.** Hover over a model and click **Edit** to see its details, then click the pencil next to its name. You can only change the name: a model's look is fixed once it's created. For a different look, create a new model.
- **Delete.** Hover over a model, click the trash icon and confirm **Delete Model**. Deleting can't be undone.
## Keep one face across your catalog [#keep-one-face-across-your-catalog]
Use the same model for every product in a collection, so your catalog looks like one brand. A different face on every listing looks like a reseller.
- Reuse a small set of poses and backgrounds across the collection too.
- Give each line its own face if you like. For example, a menswear line can have its own model, separate from your womenswear catalog.
- Photos you shoot with your model can become videos with the same face. See [Videos from a photoshoot](/video/project-videos).
## Related [#related]