HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY ADVICE
An actor’s headshot can look pretty and have perfect lighting, but it is not an effective headshot if it doesn’t tell a story. More important than anything, is how engaging, marketable and relatable an actor comes across in their headshot. Having a pretty shot of yourself looking like a deer caught in headlights is not going to help you compete as an actor (unless you are auditioning for a Christmas show, playing one of Santa’s Reindeer).
I believe that knowing how to direct an actor during a headshot session, to help reveal their personality and marketability, is the most important skill that a professional headshot photographer should possess.
CHECK OUT A FEW OF MY MONTHLY HEADSHOT ADVICE ARTICLES FOR BACKSTAGE MAGAZINE
3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Headshot Session
Use these three questions to determine exactly what you’re looking to get out of a professional headshot session before wasting valuable time and money!
Headshots: 4 Things To Talk To Your Team About
Here are some ways you can approach and be prepared for a discussion with your representation about your headshot session.
5 Tips To Help Determine Your Type / Range
How can you market yourself to Casting Directors and the entertainment industry if you don’t know your type? Here are five quick branding / marketing tips for your headshot session!
6 Tips For Choosing The Best Wardrobe For Headshots
Wardrobe can make or break your headshot! Make sure it doesn't break it by checking out these quick and simple tips about what to wear for your headshot session!
7 Tips To Look Relaxed In Headshots
Do you freeze up in front of the camera? In addition to proper direction from your photographer, here are tips for taking more natural headshots!
6 Headshot Photography Myths
Dispelling misconceptions about what your headshot should and shouldn't do.
Wendy Alane Wright is a person I look to for some of the best business advice in the industry.
Wendy has created The Hollywood Winners Circle to help actors understand the entertainment business from the agent / managers point of view.