It makes no difference if you need acting headshots or professional headshots. Either way, you are having your headshots created to market yourself. Actors, you will be putting your headshot directly in front of people who are making split-second decisions on whether or not you get hired based off of your look. Both actors and non-actors […]
“A magazine is writing an article on me and they are just waiting on a headshot. Can you get me in today?” “I have an audition next week and need a headshot.” “My boss said I have to have a headshot for the company website by the end of the week.” “I am trying to […]
If image is what sells, what is the new truth in advertising? Guest blog by Chris Whelan, Principal, WSI Digital Win What do we want? Whatever it is, we’re looking for it on the internet, with now more than half the world’s population online, at approx. 3.5 billion. And whatever it is, we’re looking for […]
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been asked a couple times if headshots should be in a portrait orientation (vertical) or landscape (horizontal). Once upon a time, no one would have considered doing headshots horizontally. However, times change and now either is perfectly acceptable and both are considered industry standard. It really comes down to what […]
“I’m applying for a position that requires me to send a headshot. I went somewhere else and I hate what they did. I need them by Wednesday. Can you help?” This is what “somewhere else” did. I got that email from Dheeraj on a Friday. Luckily I was able to squeeze him in on Monday afternoon. When […]
An article recently came across my feed about Harvard Business School professor, Amy Cuddy’s, 2016 book, Presence. In Amy’s book, she states that when people first meet you, they quickly try to answer 2 questions. Can I trust this person? Can I respect this person? This got me thinking about my day to day interactions. I […]
In a recent post, (The Anatomy of a Great Headshot) I touched on backgrounds and promised I would go into some detail on why I use white, gray or black backgrounds for my headshots. Truthfully, there is no right or wrong answer as to what type of background should be in your headshot. Some people […]
When I first picked up a camera and decided that I was going to be a headshot photographer, I made the same mistake that many others make. I thought, “It’s just a headshot. How hard can it be?!” 30 minutes in I had found out. From there I spent years studying and practicing to become […]
You’re awesome, you’ve taken the time and spent the money to get professional headshots. You made an investment in yourself and your career. Well done! However, getting your headshots printed is the final step in the process and it is one that you can’t shortcut. It’s easy to find and use a fast print “lab” like drug […]
The studio door opens. A person walks in with an arm full of clothes and a tentative look on their face. We start talking and eventually I hear the sentence, “I hate having my picture taken.” It is at that moment, I know that I can change this person’s world. I am about to undo what […]