[Acting Headshots Examples by Vanie] These days, there are a lot of resources on marketing looks for headshots. With "Type Me" classes, look workshops, personal brand coaches and stylists all giving you advice on looks, sometimes it can create more confusion than...
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I Just Told Someone I’m Not The Photographer For Them
[Written By One of Top Headshot Photographers Vanie Poyey] I recently had an interesting consultation with someone on the phone. She LOVED my work and she was very much interested in shooting with me. As usual, I started to ask questions about "type" and any notes she...
Agents and Managers Tell Us What They Look For In a Headshot
[Professional Headshots Near Me by Vanie] I recently asked a bunch of agents and managers what they look for in a headshot and here’s what I got in response. McKenzie Trent: Quirky School Teacher / Lawyer Louisa Hutchinson: Hipster / Bohemian Girl Next Door / Best...
How to stay in the “Safe Zone” with your wardrobe choices
[Professional Headshots Near Me by Vanie] If your headshot package includes four outfits, you should bring four outfits, right? Darin Juarez: Detective or PI / Hipster WRONG! I stress this over and over during my consultations, and yet actors STILL put together their...
4 Tips When Hiring a Stylist
[Acting Headshots Examples by Vanie] Hopefully, you've done your research before your headshot session-- you've determined your marketing looks and put together the proper wardrobe for each look. Mindy Gilkerson: Creative Professional / Troubled Teen / Silicon Valley...
When You Hire a Photographer, What They Do Is What You Get
[Headshots Photography by Vanie] I recently had the unfortunate luck of shooting with a client who should have hired another photographer. I'll explain in a moment, but first, here's what I've learned over the years as both a consumer and a business owner. Dana...
Think twice before you get that “quick set of headshots”
[Headshots LA by Vanie] Anthia Gillick: Girls' Night Out / Period - Western When I hear "I need a quick set of headshots", I think "when are headshots ever quick if done right? Never!" If you’re rushing the process, you’ll surely spend more money and time than you...
What should a great headshot look like?
[Los Angeles Headshots by Vanie] The short answer? You! A great headshot should represent you in your own market. Pretty obvious right? You'd be surprised how many actors transform their headshots into an ideal version of themselves, and then wonder why the...
Do you have a competitive headshot?
[LA Headshot Photographers by Vanie] Compare your headshot to headshots of friends that are auditioning and working. Ask these friends to let you peek at their profiles on LA Casting or Actors Access. You may notice differences between their headshots and yours....
If your headshot makes you look green, agents assume you can’t act.
[Los Angeles Headshot Photography by Vanie] Guest Blog by Sinclair Jones of 2nd Street Artist Management I recently had the pleasure of working with Sinclair Jones, who has built a successful career as a manager placing talent in shows like Prison Break, Law &...