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The difference between good headshots vs. bad head

The difference between good headshots vs. bad headshots👇

But first, the lovely actress Sam Alon!

❌ Posing = bad
✅ Acting = good

When you model, you pose for the camera. When you act, you act for the camera.

When you pose, you’re worried about how your face looks and what angles look good on camera.

When you act, you’re in the moment, being truthful on camera and not in your head trying to pose.

✨That authenticity translates to good headshots

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The difference between commercial vs. theatrical h

Avoid being asked for a re-shoot!👇 ✨Headshot

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Effective headshots are about one thing 👇 💁

Effective headshots are about one thing 👇

💁🏼‍♀️ Working actor and coach @michael_kostroff was super excited because we did all these really specific character looks for his headshots.

As you can see, we captured the American tourist, the New Yorker, the blue-collar deli owner guy...

🤔 But then on the last look,

It was sort of like the generic suburban dad

And Michael said to me

“You know, Vanie I’m really not excited about doing this look but I get it. It’s a tool for my agents and they need this tool to get me work so, let’s do it!”

⚡️And THAT my friends is the reason why Michael is a working actor.

He gets it.

✨Headshots are about giving your reps the tools they need to market you with.

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