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Knowing What You Want In An Actors Headshot And What Gets You Noticed

January 5, 2010 11:45 am admin Arts

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As an actors headshot photographer in London I offer this advice. There are several different styles of headshot, some more suitable for the UK and others more relevant to the market in the USA. When choosing a style of actor’s headshot for yourself, here are some things to consider.

 

Do you want something with clean lighting or something with stronger more moody lighting effects?
Would you prefer studio or outdoor headshots?
Maybe you’d like something really commercial that’s cropped in tight or even something slightly more glamorous.
Think of the type of work you want to do, is it theatre, film, musical theatre, or more commercial work. Whatever your preference is pitch your headshot for that market.

 

Doing some research in advance with regards to the style of headshot you want will make things easier on the day for you and your photographer. Hopefully in your research you’ll have found a headshot photographer that can shoot in the style you want. Giving him clear instructions can avoid all kinds of misunderstandings, especially disappointments. Don’t be afraid to take an example of a shot that you like with you, equally so the same goes if you’ve had headshots done before and didn’t like them you can use one to show the photographer what you don’t want.