How to prepare for my Acting Headshot Session

How to Prepare for my Acting Headshots

Is your hair ready?

Is your hair ready?  Do you need to get a haircut?  Do you need to color your roots?  Are your bangs too long? All of these are things you don't think about until you're in the process of actually getting your headshots taken.  Then you'll be like, “Oh I wish I would have got my bangs trimmed, or I wish I would have colored my roots, or I wish I would have got a haircut.”  Don't be that person. Get your hair looking the way it should look. In addition, if you need different hairstyles, for your different characters, you should plan those out.

Put together your outfits

Of course getting the right outfits together is a big part of getting your headshots. I wrote a full blog post on this be sure to check it out Here.

Is it weird to practice my expressions?

OK, now that you’ve done your research, and got your characters together, it's time to practice your expressions in the mirror.  I know this may feel awkward, but it's a good idea to do it. I'd start with practicing expression that best fit the characters you discovered in your initial research.  Maybe do a little Google search on these characters to see common expressions that they would use. Now of course for headshots the expressions need to fit in that headshot box. As a photographer I'll help guide you in that direction.

My trick to Getting a good night's sleep.

Of course you need a good night sleep before your headshot. I'll share with you my trick to get a good night sleep before an event like headshots.

What most people do the day before their headshots is get everything ready the evening before their headshot session.  This usually leads late into the evening and part of the night. Then what happens while they're trying to sleep their mind is racing, thinking about all the things they were getting ready for their headshot session.  This, of course, leads to not getting a good night's sleep.

What I suggest you do is start getting things ready your clothes and such a few days before.  Plan on having everything completely Ready by 4pm the day before your headshots. now spend the rest of the evening just relaxing at home. Maybe watch a movie, read a book, or whatever it takes to get you to fall asleep for a good night's rest.

I hope this little post helped you prepare for your next headshot session. Have a great shoot!

Affordable Acting Headshots

Affordable Acting Headshots

Affordable Headshots for Everyone

Affordable headshots are not cheap headshots.

We can always find a great value by shopping around for anything we buy. Whenever I shop for anything, I always look to get the best price and the best quality that I can get.

You can do the same thing when shopping around for your acting headshots.

Get on google and check out the different websites of all the headshot photographers.  Find a price point that you're comfortable with, but also check the quality of the headshots.  

Check out our: Mens Acting Headshots and our Womens Acting Headshots

Is the photographer using great lighting?

Lighting is very important for your headshots.  Great lighting makes you look professional.  Bad lighting makes you look unprofessional.

Is the photographer capturing excellent expressions that helps to give the essence of the character you're trying to portray? A big part of what you can do to make your affordable headshots session successful is to have the appropriate wardrobe for each look.  

If you have these three elements; excellent lighting, perfect wardrobe and great expressions your headshots will be a success.

I Just Need to Add a Few Headshot Looks

This will save you some money

Sometimes you just want to add a couple of looks to your headshot portfolio. This is not the time to go out and spend $1,000 on just updating a couple looks. I just did my headshot session last week but my agent wants me to add one or two more looks. Find an excellent photographer that uses beautiful light and is an excellent value.  This a great way to go when adding on these extra looks.  At LAphotoSpot you're going to get affordable headshots that aren't cheap headshots.

This is My first Time Getting Headshots

You don't want to spend $1000 right?

Let's say this is your first time getting head shots.   Like anything we do the more we do it the better we get at it. It's always a good idea to get as prepared as you can when you're going to get your pictures taken. However, the first time you get your headshots taken you're probably going to make a few mistakes, or not be as prepared as you should be. Why would you want to spend $1,000 on your headshots for the first time and then turn around and say “wow I wish I would have been a little more prepared”  or “wow I wish I would have hired a makeup artist instead of doing my own makeup.”  So what do we do now, schedule another $1,000 headshot session?

We've all heard the term starving actor.  At LAphotoSpot we strive to give Great headshots at a Great price.  We like to support the actor by giving them quality headshots and not taking all their money.  Like I said earlier, affordable headshots don't need to be cheap headshots.