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Get Better Headshot Results for Your Kids With These 5 Tips
[Actors Headshots by Vanie] PICTURE THIS— You’re a photographer, and you’re trying to take headshots of an uncooperative child who won’t stand still in front of the camera. 🤦♀️ Another one is running wild in your studio, hanging off doors, C-Stands, throwing around equipment, playing with computers, making a mess while eating snacks (and dropping CHOCOLATE on the floor for your dog to eat), and turning up the music so it feels like you’re in a club. And in trying to stop the bad behavior, the parents are (unintentionally) making it worse. 🥴 Anne Scotlin: BBQ Mom / Detective Kahari...
How Often Should You Get Headshots?
[Acting Headshots by Vanie] Guest post by actor and photographer Kayvon Esmaili. "SO LET’S TALK ABOUT MARKETING STRATEGY… specifically pertaining to headshots. I also want to clarify that I write this from the perspective NOT of a headshot photographer, but as an actor who books guest star roles regularly. You could say that my headshots work, because clearly I get in the room. ✅ But what I want to address is the fact that there are still at least 15-30 major television casting directors who DON'T bring me in. Aisa Llontop: Upscale Business / Casual Office /...
Good Headshots vs. Bad Headshots
[Headshot Photographer Los Angeles : Vanie Poyey] Guest post by acting coach Bonnie Gillespie: Living her dreams by helping others figure out how to live theirs. I WANT YOUR HEADSHOTS Hello you beautiful people! Once upon a time, I wrote a series of articles about HEADSHOTS. Like, a bunch of ’em. The most popular one is called Bad Headshots, Good Headshots and it’s a ton of fun. Sam Farmer: Jock / Anti-Hero Richelle Meiss: Computer Tech / Sidekick All the articles are a ton of fun, really, because I asked the readers of the columns I wrote back then for Actors Access to submit...
It’s Not You, It’s Your Photographer
[Headshot Photographer Vanie Poyey] Have you ever had a photo session where afterwards, you felt like everything was off? Well, guess what… If you didn’t like your makeup after receiving your pictures, it’s not you-- it’s your photographer. If you didn’t like your hair, it’s not you-- it’s your photographer. If you didn’t like the backgrounds… you get the idea. Alexandra Wright: Best Friend / Hip Tomboy / Office Girl The list of complaints I hear when talking to clients is endless, not to mention the woes of having wasted their money. 💸 When an actress expresses to me how wrong her hair...