[Actors Headshots by Vanie] PICTURE THIS-- You're a photographer, and you're trying to take headshots of an uncooperative child who won't stand still in front of the camera. Another one is running wild in your studio, hanging off doors, C-Stands, throwing around...
[Professional Headshots by Vanie] I recently had a phone conversation with an actress who had just spent $150 on headshots, but her agents were not happy with the shots. After seeing them, they suggested she get headshots taken by one of the photographers on their...
[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...
[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...
[Headshot Photographers by Vanie] Guest Blog by my client Joanna Kelly Born and raised in Houston, Texas and a graduate of New York University, Joanna Kelly now resides in Los Angeles where she works as an actress and writer. Favorite past roles include the shows...
[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...
[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....
[Best Headshot Photographers by Vanie] Hey look at me and how pretty I am. That’s what I see in headshots over and over again. And over and over, agents ask actors to re-shoot their headshots. Why? Because though pretty, their headshots lack personality--it’s simple,...
[Commercial and Theatrical Headshots by Vanie] “WHEN YOU TRY TO BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE, YOU ACCOMPLISH BEING NOTHING TO ANYONE.” I wish I could write like Bonnie Gillespie! That is a direct quote from one of her newsletters. If you’re an actor, and you’re not...
[Hollywood Headshots by Vanie] A friend of mine mentioned he was looking for a new agent and bought clear envelopes and started doing submissions. I thought to myself, "Really? It's the year 2014! There's got to be a better way." And of course, the result that...
