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Actors Headshots
There are many photographers in London and the rest of the UK who specialise isaActors’ headshots and they vary enormously in price and quality. You can expect to pay anything between £50 and £400 for a professional headshot.
There are a number of different opinions regarding headshots. Many directors like a headshot to be “characterful”, in other words if you feel your niche is playing a down at heel working class housewife you might decide to play up to that by wearing little or no make-up in your photograph or leaving your hair tied back. It is the view of some actors that casting directors often lack the imagination to cast you unless your photograph immediately stands out as being the perfect “look” for the part in question.
On the other hand, some directors prefer a headshot that is a reflection of your personality. One director we spoke to said that he would normally award an audition to anybody whose photograph made them look affable and might be an interesting person to meet and work with.
Whichever headshot you decide to use, one thing is very important, always ensure your headshot looks like you. It is incredibly frustrating if a casting director has agreed to see you on the strength of your photograph and when you walk in you look nothing like that individual. For this reason it is important to keep your photograph relatively up to date, if you are twenty eight and your headshot was taken when you were eighteen, don’t be surprised if you no longer look exactly as you did ten years ago. Also, if you have gone for a very glamorous look in your headshot, directors are going to expect see that person. Photoshop and airbrushing are all very well for celebrity magazines but it is important your headshot reflects the real you. That’s not to say that photo “touch-up” doesn’t have it’s place. Say, for example, you had a particularly nasty spot on your nose the day of your photo shoot, there would be no harm in having that edited away. It’s just not advisable to radically change your entire appearance.
Whatever size of print is offered to you, remember that he industry standard for actors headshots is a 10” x 8” black and white photograph. It is handy to have other sizes as well, but this is the size that is most requested by industry professionals.