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Picking Out Outfits for a Headshot – A Guide to Appropriate Headshot Wardrobe

Picking Out Outfits for a Headshot - A Guide to Appropriate Headshot Wardrobe   Most people struggle with what to wear for a headshot. It is completely understandable. Picking out clothes for such an occasion is not exactly easy. Not only do you have to look the part, but also, your clothes must not attract attention away from your face.   Deciding what color to wear is just the tip of the iceberg. A lot more consideration goes into selecting the right attire for a headshot. For example, many photographers prefer it if their subjects wear clothes with a little…
Benny Tran
April 5, 2020
Actor Resources

How Casting Will Help You Land Your Dream Role

How Casting Will Help You Land Your Dream Role Acting as a profession is as old as time itself. Since time immemorial, actors have been bracing the stage to pour out their hearts and give the audience a different perspective of various stories. If you go back to the history of acting, you’ll notice it goes far back as storytelling itself. Essentially, this is because acting is storytelling brought to life. Today, there are more actors than any general time in history. This has helped open up the acting industry, and more opportunities are available now more than ever. At…
Benny Tran
March 24, 2020
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Commercial vs. Theatrical Headshots – Understanding the Differences

Commercial vs. Theatrical Headshots – Understanding the Differences If you’re wondering whether there is a difference between a theatrical and commercial headshot, the answer is yes. Considering that the two are used to apply for entirely different jobs, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. And no, the two are not interchangeable either. Even though both headshots are used to apply for acting jobs, so to speak, it is two different industries we’re talking about here. One deals exclusively with TV ads, and the other is concerned with anything to do with theatrical acting—that means plays, films, and TV shows. It…
Benny Tran
February 20, 2020
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Headshots and what the famous actors say..

Actors. All, even the famous ones, started somewhere and still, or once upon a time needed a headshot. And they also have opinions on them. Hereby some funny, interesting, heartfelt quotes to start your Friday off right. Hope you have a great weekend! Every artist is a walking business. Your marketing tools are your headshots and your reel. That's what people see that's what you're out there pushing trying to get a rep and that isn't easy. - Jay Ellis.  I didn't have an agent, I didn't have a headshot. I didn't even know if anyone would know where to…
zenstudios
July 20, 2017
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Corporate headshots

Corporate headshots. Zen Studios LA has premium packages for business professionals for corporate headshots. We can shoot companies of any size as well as individuals. Either in our studio or on location. Call us to book your session 310.684.3596. We have experience shooting business, corporate, executive headshots and Linked-in photos.  Having professional corporate headshots is extremely important. Most of the time it is the first impression you make on your potential customer. Or on your future employer. That is why you can't get away with a vacation snapshot on your Linked-in profile. Having a professional photo for you business makes…
zenstudios
July 18, 2017
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F.A.Q

Questions, we them a lot at Zen Studios L.A. So we made a list with the most frequent asked questions hoping to answer any questions you have before coming into the shoot, during or after! If after reading you still have a different questions; please write us. We'll gladly answer them and add them to the list so it can help someone else out!  Where to crop headshots for actors? Close to the face. Sometimes they chop off a bit of the actor’s hairline, CD/Agent knows that its there. It is important that a headshot convey’s a feeling, the cropping…
zenstudios
July 17, 2017
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Headshots Los Angeles wardrobe

It’s old news that your wardrobe tells a lot about you. That is why your headshots wardrobe is very important.  Your clothing reveals a lot about you, how you perceive yourself and how others perceive you. What you wear informs others of your type of employment, your ambitions, emotions and spending habits. That is why in the entertainment industry, where you only get little time to show who you are and what you can do you have to be very aware which message you want to bring across. As a headshot is the first thing a CD will see, and…
zenstudios
July 10, 2017
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Tips for better headshots

Hereby some tips to make your next headshots session go smoothly with a result that will have casting directors call you into their office! Get professional headshots taken. Your friend with an iPhone camera doesn’t cut it. And get them professionally printed. It doesn’t pay to get good photo’s taken and then printed on regular paper. Make sure the whole package is professional. Take it easy on the airbrushing. Your headshot should look like you on your best day. Make sure its a current photo and not one that’s 10 years old. Your eyes are the most important thing in…
zenstudios
July 3, 2017
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Headshots for kids

We love taking headshots for kids. And today, you can’t get away with just some cute vacation snapshots anymore. The entertainment business, also for kids, is very competitive. The energy when shooting with kids is always different then when shooting adults, they have a shorter attention span and are easily distracted. The hardest thing is to get them to sit still! On the other hand, they are not as self conscious as most adults and feel more free in front of the camera; it really is all about just clicking at the right time. With little direction you can get…
zenstudios
June 26, 2017
Headshots Photography

The importance of corporate headshots

Online handshake Your corporate headshot is your online handshake, most likely the first impression someone that wants to do business with you is from seeing your picture online. Having a personable photo online helps people connect and relate with you. On your LinkedIn profile, your website, blog or next to a column you wrote. Having a great corporate headshot is important and quite the challenge. Its the mixture of light, posing, the chemistry between the photographer and client, wardrobe and the environment. It is important to have clear what industry the headshot will represent to get the look and feel…
zenstudios
June 23, 2017