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Show off all your headshot looks on business cards!
[LA Style Headshots by Vanie] Have you ever wished you could give a different business card with a different picture on it to different people? When you're out networking, wouldn't it be nice to hand a card with your "business" look to a casting director that casts a show like CSI? Or wouldn't it be nice to give your "edgy" shot on a business card to a producer that produces a show like True Blood? And it would be really nice if you can simply hand off your "good looking" shot to someone you meet, say, at a party! Well, now you can! Antonia Jones: Lawyer / Doctor Ricky R. Marshall: Urban...
Are Headshots your “Golden Ticket”?
[Head Shots LA by Vanie] Guest Blog by Kathy L. Young © Erin SullivanTalent Manager and Career Coach Kathy L. Young has a passion for educating and leading the next generation of actors to industry success. She opened the doors of "Actor's Classroom” to help actors who are beginning or refreshing their careers. Her unique, personalized management style benefits her actors which receive an individualized plan for their success. Kathy’s students have appeared on all major prime time and cable networks and have booked over 50 SAG national and regional commercials. In the classic movie Willy...
Do you know what you’re selling?
[Headshot Photography in Los Angeles by Vanie] Or do you try to figure out what others want to buy, and conform to become attractive to them? Last month, I had two clients both just getting their feet wet, and both a little unclear about what Hollywood wants. Alexandra thought that she should hide her tattoos, and Michelle thought that she should get all the popular looks agents typically ask for. Christopher Cedeño: Edgy Bad Boy / Richard Hochman: Professional Business Maria Molund: Victim / Girl Next Door Adam Hudson: Night on the Town / Guy Next Door MY ADVICE TO ALEXANDRA WAS TO SHOW...
Getting the right shot is actually a piece of cake!
[Professional Headshots LA by Vanie] Blog by guest blogger Dallas Travers Creative Career Coach Dallas Travers has helped thousands of actors to increase their auditions, produce their own projects, secure representation and book roles in film and television. Her award winning book, The Tao of Show Business: How to Pursue Your Dream Without Losing Your Mind won first prize in the “How To” category at the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival. Her vision and advice is very much in line with mine! ____________ Every actor understands the importance of a great headshot. A simple 8×10 picture can open a...