This year festival goers will be spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing which festival or how many they’d like to turn up and tune into. Models Direct is taking a sneak peek into some of the popular festivals that are turning up the volume and getting ready to blast some beats for summer 2025.
If you’re a teen model or adult model, we’ll also share some tips on how to capture the moment so that you can include some amazing snaps to your portfolio collection just because!
Whether it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience you’re after or you’re an avid festival fan looking to vibe to more musical routes, here are some of the top UK festivals to jot in your diaries! But do it quickly before tickets run out!
Lytham Festival 2025 (2nd-6th July 2025)
Top acts include: Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morissette, Simple Minds and Texas
The Brit Fest Cheshire (4th-6th July 2025)
Top acts include: UB40, Razorlight and Chesney Hawkes
TRNSMT: Glasgow’s Summer Extravaganza (11th-13th July 2025)
Top acts include: Line up TBA but alumni include Calvin Harris, Lewis Capaldi and The Strokes
Wireless Festival (11th-13th July 2025)
Top acts include: Drake, The Mandem and Partynextdoor
Latitude Festival: More Than Just Music (24th-27th July 2025)
Top acts include: Fatboy Slim, Snow Patrol, Basement Jaxx and Sting
Wilderness Festival (31st July-3rd August 2025)
Top acts include: Basement Jaxx, Air and Orbital
The music calendar is jam-packed with back-to-back festivals across the summer and year so music lovers of all genres can enjoy their style, their way with the huge selection of events. Once you’re all set and know where you’re heading, here are our top tips on how to capture the moments best with dynamic pics:
Choose your outfits beforehand – comfy, colourful outfits which you layer on or switch easily offering variety to your apparel.
Incorporate the festival theme – you can add popular festival props (glow sticks, sunglasses, hats, face paint) or you can include the stage, displays, installations and attractions to not only remember the day but for your viewers to enjoy.
Consider time and lighting – we emphasise a lot on golden hour as it provides a flattering effect which is a must-have to any festival snap.
Hand your camera to your friend – selfies are great but get a friend to take some images too. Anything you’re particularly after? Just let them know! Landscape, portrait, close-ups, edgy and funky angles – go ahead and experiment.
Be aware of the busy crowds and backdrops – keep your images as crowd-free and clutter-free as possible just so that the balance is right. Enough clues for your viewer to know you’re at a festival but without the heavy traffic of festival goers because the focus needs to be on you!
So teen and adult models, or parents of models – we hope this blog offers you enough ideas to create dynamic and colourful pics! If you need to chat, reach out to our MD team and we’ll be happy to help.
