Do you celebrate the success of others?

Do you celebrate the success of others?

[Headshots North Hollywood by Vanie] We’ve all seen it. Maybe it’s in a Facebook group, an acting class, or in my studio.🤷🏼‍♀️ There’s always a “grumbling corner” filled with actors, who aren’t working, trading excuses as to why they can’t get...
A Photographer’s Needs for a Successful Headshot Session: Part II

A Photographer’s Needs for a Successful Headshot Session: Part II

[Theatrical Headshots Los Angeles by Vanie] This is a two part blog and Part I of this blog post can be found HERE.  This blog is about examples and would make more sense if you read Part I first. To summarize Part I, a person’s attitude can pretty much make or...
A Photographer’s Needs for a Successful Headshot Session: Part I

A Photographer’s Needs for a Successful Headshot Session: Part I

[Los Angeles Head Shots, Vanie] Speaking for myself, I find that my most amazing sessions have A LOT to do with a client’s attitude coming into the session.  I realize headshots are a large investment and that there is a lot riding on them.  And often, by the...
“There is no copyright.”

“There is no copyright.”

“THERE IS NO COPYRIGHT,” he said, speaking over me when I attempted to explain why I don’t give out all the high resolution images with my packages.  In a very antagonistic tone, he said it again after I attempted to explain a second time. “No...
Headshots, and how Casting Directors interact with them.

Headshots, and how Casting Directors interact with them.

[Best Headshot Photographers in LA by Vanie] A few years back, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Scott Frank, an anthropologist who specializes in studying Hollywood, to talk “headshots.” When I read the paper based on his research, I was fascinated to see...