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Get Better Headshot Results for Your Kids With These 5 Tips
[Actors Headshots by Vanie] PICTURE THISā Youāre a photographer, and youāre trying to take headshots of an uncooperative child who wonāt stand still in front of the camera. š¤¦āāļø 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 youāre in a club. And in trying to stop the bad behavior, the parents are (unintentionally) making it worse. š„“ I had to end this particular session before we...
How Often Should You Get Headshots?
[Acting Headshots by Vanie] Guest post by actor and photographer Kayvon Esmaili. "SO LETāS TALK ABOUT MARKETING STRATEGYā¦ 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. Ā You could say that my headshots work, because clearly I get in the room. ā Ā 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. Ā SOME CASTING DIRECTORS ARE MOVED BY MY HEADSHOTSā¦ some are not. š¤·āāļø Ā Of...
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 āem. The most popular one is called Bad Headshots, Good Headshots and itās a ton of fun. 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 their best GOOD headshots and of course their best BAD ones too. I remember going...
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 whatā¦Ā If you didnāt like your makeup after receiving your pictures, itās not you-- itās your photographer. If you didnāt like your hair, itās not you-- itās your photographer. If you didnāt like the backgroundsā¦ you get the idea. The list of complaints I hear when talking to clients is endless, not to mention the woes of having wasted their money. šø When an actress expresses to me how wrong her hair and makeup were from her previous session, the first...