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The Wow Factor – It’s All in The Eyes Of An Actors Headshot ! How to make Your Headshots Stand Out From The Crowd
By guest | October 10, 2009
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If you take a good look at a few different casting shots you’ll notice one thing in common to all the good one’s (that’s the one’s that work and one’s you like).
Almost magnetically you’ll be drawn towards the eyes.
It’s always the eyes and they should be in the crispest of focus and be full of emotional content.
Once we’ve ascertained that the eyes are the focal point how can we ensure they’re at their very best for your headshot? Firstly the eyes need to be looking in the correct direction.
Actor Headshots
So if they are the focal point of your actors headshot how do we make sure they are at their very best? Easy, we start by having the eyes look in the correct place.
For me that’s always directly into the camera, trying to make contact with the viewer.
This may seem obvious but there are many instances of actors looking off camera.
Without getting the basics right you’ll always be struggling to make that great first impression.
If you look at some shots you’ll see the actors looking over the shoulder of the photographer or even worse staring off into the distance with the kind of glazed eyes you’re more likely to see on a dead fish.
As your main calling card an actors headshot has to have impact.
Therefore we don’t want our eyes to be blank and lifeless, do we? We want your eyes to be looking directly into the lens, focused in the correct place, and much more importantly to have some depth of emotional content in them.
Let’s make sure that whoever is looking at your shot see’s the fact that you’ve got depth to your personality.
This is where picking the right headshot photographer is very important – to be precise it’s critical. If you’ve made the right choice of the actors headshot photographer, they will help you express the emotion that gives your eyes depth and content to your personality.
When you choose the right actors headshot photographer he will help you express that emotion.
To be honest I’ve had many actors liken the way I work to that of a good director, which I’ve always found to be a great compliment indeed as an actors headshot photographer in London
I find this one simple technique the most important to a successful actors headshot.
Professional Headshots
I know lots of actors hate having their headshot done, they can’t stand the thought of peering into the lens, and it makes many, many actors uncomfortable.
This alone makes many actors unwilling to have an updated headshot done on a regular basis preferring to hold onto a good shot that maybe years out of date (this is something I’ll cover in another article).
Some actors feel awkward and worry about their minor imperfections and idiosyncrasies, but I have a way around this.
So there we are. In a nutshell it’s that little bit of attention to detail that’ll give your headshot an edge, make it stand out from the crowd.
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