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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 good to get new headshots and hit the road running especially if you’re due. Your new agent likely has a preferred list of photographers whose headshots do well for them. It would be wise to choose your photographer from that list. BUT IF YOU JUST GOT NEW HEADSHOTS and your new agent still wants new ones? Well there are usually three...
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 with me, watched a ton of videos by her coach, read all my blogs and looked through all my wardrobe samples, she has never felt so much stress and pressure around a photo shoot. She said she hadn't gotten the support she had hoped for from her reps (in terms of suggestions) and that she was having issues with some of the clothing...
How You Might Be Ruining a Great Headshot Session
[Headshot Photography Los Angeles by Vanie] Your final headshot choices can work against you. Even when you have a great headshot session. Carmelita Hughes: Lawyer / Love Interest Coleen Gibbons: Anti-Heroine / Period / Creative Professional In preparing actors for a session with me, the most important element I stress is dressing characters they will be auditioning for, vs. dressing themselves. Because headshots are NOT about taking pretty pictures of yourself. Headshots are there to serve as a marketing tool. Crayton Cambridge: Hip Urban / Creative Professional PORTRAYING CHARACTERS VS....
Headshot Rules You Should Ignore
[Best Headshot Photographers Los Angeles by Vanie] Can I wear bright lipstick in a headshot? Can I wear hats in a headshot? Is jewelry allowed in headshots? Is a scarf okay? Can I wear bold colors? Should I not wear black? The list of questions about headshot do's and don'ts is endless and yet actors falsely believe there are a set of rules they need to know about before taking headshots. Julia Burgland: Girls' Night Out / Edina Szabo: Girls' Night Out MY PHILOSOPHY IS THAT THERE ARE NO RULES. Well, okay, maybe a couple of technical rules such as headshots these days need to be closeups and...