Makeup artist Jamie Fisher on the self-tape standard, what "natural" really means, and how to prepare for your session.

Most posing advice teaches positions. This explains why the actors who look best in headshots usually aren't thinking about posing at all, and what chin, hands, eye contact and body angle actually do once you stop trying to arrange them.

Commercial, theatrical, character, comedic: four different ways a headshot can work, shown side by side with real examples of what each one is built to do.