Choose what you wear for your actors headshot carefully.

‘The fashion wear’s out more apparel than the man’ – Much Ado About Nothing…..


…..in other words choose what you wear carefully.


I advise my clients to wear something fairly simple and plain, there are exceptions to this, which I’ll go over later. But in the main the idea is to have your face as the main focus of the headshot and not a trendy fashion top that you’ve just bought.

Firstly it can date a picture as some fashion items are in one month and out the next.

Secondly we really don’t want anyone who looks at your actors headshot to be paying attention to what you’re wearing, if they are then they’re not looking where they’re supposed to and that’s at your face.

Thirdly as I’ve stated before your headshot has a very small time frame to make an impression and it has to make the right impression.

We all know that first impressions count and we have only a couple of seconds for the right impression to be made. We want the casting director to go ‘yeah I love this shot’ rather than ‘nice top shame about the face’ or words to that effect.

Make sure you stay away from strong jazzy patterns or bold stripes as these can all lead the eye of the viewer away from you face, similarly it’s the same with big bold earrings or big necklace’s as these draw the eye away too.

There are exceptions to the rule though, you may have a very distinct look that places you in a certain type of role, you may look like Bet Lynch (Coronation Street) or Pat Butcher (Eastenders), if so then play to your market niche. In this instance you could easily get away with big jewellery and a gaudy patterned blouse (lovely!!). Pitching your headshot in this way will limit you severely to the type of roles you get asked to audition for so think carefully.


So remember the words of the Great Bard above………fashion wear’s out…..

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