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Just me having fun here! 😆 Headshots of the lo Just me having fun here! 😆

Headshots of the lovely actress Heather Duncan 

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So many actors mess this up.👇 They watch TV or So many actors mess this up.👇

They watch TV or they observe real life and they decide to bring wardrobe (for headshots) that emmulates that.

❌In theory that would work but in reality, headshots aren’t meant to emulate real life or even what your character would look or dress like once you get the part. 

✨Because on TV, there’s context to fill in the blanks so it’s easy to identify the character.

✨Because you’re acting, and there is a backdrop, a location, dialogue and more!

In a still headshot, there is no context.

There is only a close up of your face, background and your wardrobe. 

✅ So it’s super important that your character isn’t ‘real life’ as much as it is a stereotype. 

✅ The stereotypical Gamer wears a graphic-t.

✅ The stereotypical Office Guy wears a button-down shirt. 

⚡️ If you want your headshots to work, you need to be on-the-nose with your wardrobe.

⬇️ Let me know if this makes sense. ⬇️

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Just for fun, cuz why not?😆 Headshots of the l Just for fun, cuz why not?😆

Headshots of the lovely actress Heather Duncan 

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The secret to loving your headshots👇 ✅ Worki The secret to loving your headshots👇

✅ Working with a headshot photographer who directs you and doesn’t just pose you. 

✅ Cuz you’re an actor, not a model. 

✅ You act in front of the camera, you don’t pose. 

❤️Give a like if my approach to headshots resonates
The secret to NOT hating getting headshots👇

✅ Working with a headshot photographer who directs you and doesn’t just pose you. 

✅ Cuz you’re an actor, not a model. 

✅ You act in front of the camera, you don’t pose. 

Right?

Is this you? If so, let me know why you hate getting your headshots. 👇
Don’t learn this the hard way 👇 Your headsho Don’t learn this the hard way 👇

Your headshots are judged by casting directors. 

⚡️If your headshots look amateur, in their experience, it means you’re green and not worth wasting time on. 

Aaand I hate to say it, most of the time this stereotype is true.

Actors who don’t invest in pro headshots are usually the ones who aren’t invested in their education and audition skills either.

When your headshots make you look “green” (and they do when they’re shot with an amateur)

CDs believe this:

❌ you probably don’t take your career seriously

❌ you probably are not taking acting classes

❌ and you’re probably going to suck so why waste time on you.

SO YET ANOTHER REASON to invest in your headshots

✅ Because it shows you as invested in your craft

✅ It means you’ll be taken seriously

✅ Which in turn means, you’ll get in the door

✅ And THAT means you’ll make back your investment

🤗 Hi, I’m Vanie (Vah-nee) aaand I blame my parents for the misspelling of my name.

I’m the LA headshot photographer for character actors who don’t like to pose.

Ama right or ama wrong?👇

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Raise your hand if you hate getting headshots.🖐 Raise your hand if you hate getting headshots.🖐️

You’re in the right place cuz you’re not a model, you’re an actor! 

🤦🏼‍♀️So yaaaa, of course you hate getting headshots.

✅ You don’t pose in front of the camera, you ACT on camera.

✅ You need a photographer who directs you like an actor instead of posing you like a model.

🤗 Hi, I’m Vanie (Vah-nee) aaand I blame my parents for the misspelling of my name.

I’m the LA headshot photographer for character actors who don’t like to pose.

✨Follow for daily tips so you nail your next headshot session!

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How bad headshots are judged by casting directors👇

⚡️If your headshots look amateur, in their experience, it means you’re green and not worth wasting time on. 

Aaand I hate to say it, most of the time this stereotype is true.

Actors who don’t invest in pro headshots are usually the ones who aren’t invested in their education and audition skills either.

When your headshots make you look “green” (and they do when they’re shot with an amateur)

CDs believe this:

❌ you probably don’t take your career seriously

❌ you probably are not taking acting classes

❌ and you’re probably going to suck so why waste time on you.

SO YET ANOTHER REASON to invest in your headshots

✅ Because it shows you as invested in your craft

✅ It means you’ll be taken seriously

✅ Which in turn means, you’ll get in the door

✅ And THAT means you’ll make back your investment

🤗 Hi, I’m Vanie (Vah-nee) aaand I blame my parents for the misspelling of my name.

I’m the LA headshot photographer for character actors who don’t like to pose.

Ama right or ama wrong?👇

#actorheadshotsinla
#headshotadvice 
#headshotphotographer
#headshotsLA
#headshotlosangeles

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