Actor Headshots need to be retouched. Nuff’ said. But how much retouching is enough, and what, really, should be retouched? This video walks an actor through the basic elements that need retouching in their headshot.
Headshot Advice
Acting Headshots For Every Occasion
Remember those old headshots actors had in the ’80′s?
You know the ones I’m talking about, the headshots with four different poses, in four different costumes?
We’ve all seen them… especially in out-of-date “business of acting” books. And we’ve all laughed at how ridiculous that template now looks in today’s sleek, modern world.
What the Sexiest Woman Alive Can Teach You About Headshots
While reading an article about photographers shooting magazine covers using the RED Camera, I saw a video from Esquire Magazine with “behind the scenes” footage from their recent Sexiest Woman Alive magazine shoot with Kate Beckinsale (may be a touch NSFW and PG-13).
Are Headshot Photographers Greedy @$$holes?
This weekend, I received a comment on a recent post about professional headshots and it brought up an ongoing misconception that many actors have:
‘Even lighting, shallow depth of field, and a 10 minute photoshop touchup are not hard to explain… Guys like you are greedy @$$holes that spread disinformation.’
