Approach
Throughout my years of photography the most important thing I have learned is people struggle when posing for pictures. Unless you are a professional model, who has had years of practice/direction, knowing how to pose, where to hold your chin, which side is your “good” side, where to place your hands, etc. is not something taught to the average person standing in front of the camera. For most, this is not something easily achieved on their own. Posing in a photograph is similar to the approach for acting; acting is not about the big things, but about making big things out of the little things.
Headshots are very similar in the idea that the little things, a slight turn of the head, a small lowering of the chin, takes a picture from a shot to “The Shot”. In the fashion world you fight for “The Shot”, because we know that will be the only shot the world sees. Headshots are the same. Only one shot becomes your IMDb profile picture. You only select one shot as your main photo when submitting for a role on Actors Access. One shot for your Facebook or Instagram profile pic. That one shot is the first impression. Before Casting Directors watch your demo reel, before they read your resume, before they move you from the submission pool to the self tape pool, the first thing they see is that one shot.
My approach is to work with you to find your shot. My sessions are not about speed. They are about collaborating with you to find “The Shot”.
Direction is key. You are not just getting headshots when you come in the studio, you are getting an education on how to pose. Actors do not just pose for headshots. In your career you are going to need to pose when walking the red carpet, standing in front of a step and repeat, editorial shoots, etc. I am not going to teach you to pose just for our session, I am going to tech you to pose for all situations.