[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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,...
[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...
[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...
[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 &...
[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...
