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Greetings New York Actors !!


     You've worked on honing that brand, you're styled within an inch of your life, your makeup and hair are flawless, you've hired the hippest photographer on the block, the lighting is perfect, the weather is delicious, you've been working it in the gym , your feeling your mojo.. you walk into the photographers frame ready to make history when something unfortunate begins to occur... your lips involuntarily jut out into a fish pout, your one eye begins to wink ever so slightly and your decolletage begins to levetate... NO NO NO ! STOP ! CUT ! DO NOT PRINT !  It's a bizarre but common phenomenon.. when actors get infront of a camera they change, they often do this deliberately or completely unconsciously but none the less it happens and frequently with scary results. Not to say that you should get in front of the camera and stand their lifelessly.. there is a fine line between projecting energy and projecting cheasy.. but there is a big difference between just being you and being what you think people want to see.

    We live in a consumer driven, media saturated world. Every time you pass a magazine stand, turn on the tv or even glance at a billboard on the freeway.. you are constantly bombarded with archetypes of what we are supposed to aspire to.. the boy toy, the femme fatale, the bombshell, the man of action, the ball buster.. fashion models excel at projecting these archetypes.. they can pout, glare and flex with abandon.. and that is perfectly fabulous in the genre of fashion and advertising because they are selling a dream, a wish.. but you are selling you and the most authentic you can be the better. In your journey towards the Perfect Actor Headshot capturing the quintessential you is the destination.




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    I can't tell you how many New York Actors I encounter that have a hard time letting go of the fantasy archetype.. it manifests in many ways.. women pout their lips, twist their hips, stick out their chests and the ever popular and totally bizarre squinting of one eye , men jut their jaws forward, screw up their brows like deranged shar peis and glare with a longing sense of menace. I often like to have conversations with actors during a shoot..it keeps things nice and relaxed and does not allow time to settle into of these bizarre modes. Also, don't be afraid to smile..smiling as long as it's not forced can give amazing life and depth to an Actors Headshot. If your shooting with someone that does'nt say alot then focus on something that makes you feel good.. the eyes are the window to your soul and whatever is going on in you will read in the eyes so think pretty ...look pretty.. stay relaxed and in the present moment and whatever you do watch out for that wonky eye.





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For more info on how to get a Great Actor Headshot check back next week !


peace and grooviness, timothi jane graham

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