As an actor your headshot and resume are your calling card, so one of the most important things you can do for yourself is make to sure that your headshots rock!
Here are three ways to make that happen:
1) The Magic is in the Eyes
It has been said that the eyes are the “window to the soul.” If that’s true then you to make sure your eyes POP out of your photo.
2) Take Your Headshots in the Town Where You Pursue Your Career.
Since every market is different, it’s very important that you have your headshots taken in the town where you will be pursuing your career.
Why? Because a good headshot for pursuing your career in Wichita, Kansas, rarely translates into a good headshot for pursing your career in Los Angeles. Therefore, when you have your photos taken in the town where you pursue you career, you’ll know that they’re market-appropriate.
3) Look Like Your Picture
There’s nothing that annoys casting directors more than actors who don’t look like their pictures.
Initially, you’re being called in to audition for the part because of what you look like (i.e. the picture the casting director received). So if you don’t look like the actor the casting director is expecting to walk through the door, you are going to have one very unhappy casting director on your hands.
Food for thought: Remember, you’re running your career as a business, and one of the key elements to success is making sure that your pictures stand out from the crowd.
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Sharon Moist, also known as The Industry Coach®, is a highly sought-after professional career coach, whose clients include Actors, Hollywood Power Brokers and A-List Celebrities. After 5 years as a Hollywood Agent, Sharon left the agency to open her own coaching and consulting company.
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