[Headshots In LA By Vanie Poyey] For most actors, getting an agent or even a new agent is exciting news because it means being able to audition for more high quality productions! Getting a new agent can also mean having to get new headshots. Sure, sometimes it's good...
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The Problem with Being a Last Minute Person
[Professional Headshots Los Angeles by Vanie] I received an email from a very panicked client saying she is overwhelmed. This, the day before her photo session. Adam Rodney: Jock / Anti-Hero / Suburban Dad She said even though she listened to the podcast interview...
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 (something, such...
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...
I spent good money on them; why aren’t my headshots working online?
[Los Angeles Headshot Photographer Vanie] I get asked this question all the time, and I consistently see actors making the same mistake, overwhelming the buyer with too many choices. Think of it this way-- you're a salesman selling your product (in this case,...
“To walk into a session with frustration and doubt only produces frustration and doubt.”
[Headshot Photographer Vanie] Guest Blog by actress Sara Erickson I recently had the pleasure of working with Sara Erickson, who's notable credits include a series regular on the sketch comedy show with Jeff Foxworthy called "Foxworthy's Big Night Out". Despite...
Headshot trends change–stay current!
[LA Headshot Photographer Vanie] This is a blog I like to bring back from the archives every once in a while, only because as the title suggests, headshot trends change and well, so does this blog and my images! Before digital, there was film, the mystery of black and...
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 &...
“When you try to be everything to everyone, you accomplish being nothing to anyone.”
[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...