Creative Portraits for Creative People
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. This one falls into the “Don’t. Just don’t” category. Its tempting, especially if you’re in a rush and you need a headshot RIGHT NOW to send out. You pull out the recent […]
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. Do you know why its sometimes difficult to look at photographs of ourselves? We are used to looking at ourselves in reflections. We use the mirror multiple times a day. We see […]
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. This is one that I see far too often. I blame it on the “selfie” that actors like this angle of themselves. In truth, this is done by photographers who are trying […]
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. Children. A lot of photographers don’t like photographing them. Its hard to get them to settle and relax. Its hard to get them to stop doing that “CHEESE” smile and freezing every […]
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. It’s easy to ignore. We like to think “it’s just a headshot,” but your posture can have a huge impact on how your headshot looks. Even when the photo is just head […]
Continuing my series of blog posts on Headshot Mistakes … things I’m seeing every day … Common mistakes actors make in their headshots. This one is especially common with actors starting out – they put on way too much makeup for their headshot session. This has a tendency to make your headshot look more like […]
This is the first in what will be an ongoing series of blog posts. I will be showing examples I’m seeing every day of common mistakes actors make in their headshots. This first one is teens looking too old. It seems especially common with teenage girls who want to look older, but honestly, its very […]
Back in the days of film, getting a headshot was a major ordeal. It involved going to a photographer, surrounded by lights, running through the paces of faces, and then waiting for the proof sheets. Proof sheets were 8×10 prints with a couple dozen images on it that you had to look at with a […]
I originally wrote this piece for Lar Park Lincoln’s book Get Started, Not Scammed. I’ve reworked it some as a way to kick off this new blog. Your headshot is the most important item you have for marketing yourself. Ninety-nine percent of the time, the face that is looking out from that piece of paper […]