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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 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...
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 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!

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 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

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...