Headshot Photographs & The Casting Director

Photographing headshots for actors is about giving the actor the very best chance of being noticed, so staying current with the style, capturing personality and emotion and understanding that actors’ castability are all elements that play a part in creating a headshot with the ‘Wow Factor’. We want Casting Directors to look at their headshot and say “wow, I like that” if that happens then I’ve done my job as a headshot photographer. I was doing some research today and I came across this article in the Guardian newspaper by Laura Barnett about Casting Directors and the role they play within the production process. I thought it was worth sharing, especially for actors who are new to the industry, where the many job descriptions can become confusing or muddled. We often think of the world and roles of the Casting Director as mysterious as they are rarely interviewed or proclaimed outside of the industry. From my perspective as a headshot photographer when I am shooting a clie
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