So what would you wear in a headshot shoot? It’s trickier than you think. What to wear when getting your headshots taken. Your favourite top? The cardi your girlfriend gave you? Or your best suit you pull out once a year for weddings and and other occasions. The answer is all of them if you want, as long as they follow a few simple rules. Essentially an actors headshot is there to sell you and …

February gave me the opportunity to revisit a favourite spot of mine for an actor headshot session in North London. Alexandra Palace, is a fantastic spot to carry out a headshot shoot, with so many different locations within a great park setting it offers plenty of opportunities to provide a wide variety of backgrounds for actors

So how has 2011 treated you so far? In what is always a quiet month, the party of Christmas being well and truly over and the hangover of January lingering around like the after-effects of the booziest of nights, we find ourselves in romantic February.  Believe it or not the days are getting longer and spring is just around the corner and suddenly the idea of an outdoor headshot or portrait session starts to seem …

It’s a growing trend for actors to sign up for colour and black and white headshots. In fact spotlight has for sometime allowed you to add all kinds of images to your portfolio. Anything which gives a casting director a better idea of what you look like can only help your cause.

On Monday afternoon I spent a lovely day around Holland Park taking headshots for the actor JT Eaton. I guess you could call it a ‘park’ of the job, when taking headshots for an actor’s portfolio I get to spend a pleasant afternoon in the park.  Of course the most important thing is the quality of the photos themselves.  Casting directors a big fans of outdoor headshots, and I feel it does creates a more …

On a recent shoot I began discussing with a client previous headshot sessions and photographers. Before anyone gets up in arms this isn’t a criticism of anyone’s work, it more about why you would chose a headshot specialist. When you decide to have a new set of headshots done it’s usually choosing to have an image that will last you several years. As a guide it’s recommended you change it every two years. There are …