Being an actor is hard. Not only do we have to tap into the
human psyche, we also have to decide whether showing our junk in a student film
is worth the beer money. But despite all the challenges an actor may face in
his or her career, one of the hardest is picking a headshot. It’s your main
graphic, your logo, your calling card that screams “I swear I looked like this
one time in recent history.” You know, recent history where everyone looked at
the world through beer goggles with Photoshop lenses.
But rest assured actor friends. It just so happens that I
found a hidden folder in my computer of old headshot proofs that have never
seen the light of day - not because I look so awful (what are you insinuating?)
but because they are TOO GOOD. And right now, for the first time ever, I’m going
to use them as a teaching tool so that you, too, can snap that winning shot.
So here you have it. Max Bisantz’s guide to taking a
great headshot:
