How to Make it Hard for Your New Agent to Ask for New Headshots

How to Make it Hard for Your New Agent to Ask for New Headshots

[Headshots In LA By Vanie Poyey] For most actors, getting an agent or even a new agent is exciting news ๐ŸŽ‰ because it means being able to audition for more high quality productions! ย  Getting a new agent can also mean having to get new headshots. ย  Sure, sometimes itโ€™s...
The Worst Thing You Can Do Before Headshot Day

The Worst Thing You Can Do Before Headshot Day

[Professional Headshots Los Angeles by Vanie] I want to share a story with you about a time when I received an email from a very panicked client saying she is overwhelmed.ย  ย  She said that even though she listened to the podcast interview with me, watched a ton of...
The term is retouching not editing!

The term is retouching not editing!

[Headshots Photography by Vanie] For many years,before owning Photoshop became affordable, and before digital media replaced film, photographers used the word ‘retouching’ to mean the following (as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary): to alter...
Agents and Managers Tell Us What They Look For In a Headshot

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 hereโ€™s what I got in response. McKenzie Trent: Quirky School Teacher / Lawyer Louisa Hutchinson: ย Hipster / Bohemian Girl Next Door / Best...
How to stay in the “Safe Zone” with your wardrobe choices

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...