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Yesterday at TVI Actors Studio, TVI hosted an acting headshot photographers panel with the TVI Hybrid Conservatory students. Guest speakers four well recognized headshot photographers in the Los Angeles acting community. They were Innes Casey, Vanie Poyey and Alex and Catherine from Holloway Pictures.

The two hour seminar spoke about lighting, headshot costs, duplications and technology advances in photography.

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You can be an amazing actor, but no one will know until they see you! Acting Headshots have become an absolute necessity in today’s acting profession. But there are so many questions when you decide to get your acting headshots done. “Am I ready to take my acting career to the next level? How many headshots should I have? What headshot photographer should I use?”. These questions are very important and need to be answered by talent agents, casting directors and TVI Actors Studio career coaches. Here at TVI, we have a free gallery of talented headshot photographers that are well respected in New York and Los Angeles. Now you can easily access the right headshot photographers to answer the much-needed questions all in one place, the TVI on-line actors headshot gallery!

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The World From Your Eyes

by Nicholas Paulos on November 10, 2009

eyes.jpgYour photo has seconds to catch the eye of an agent or casting director, and your eyes are the most important part of creating that special spark of imagination, as casting agents, producers, and directors pool over thousands of photos, looking for that special someone to call in for the role. Wardrobe plays a major part in making sure your eyes pop, and feeling good in what you are wearing, brings out a confidence in you, and in your body language that electricity along with proper complimenting colors, are really were an image pops. Make sure your clothes fit who you are and what you want to be portrayed as, even if most of it isn’t in the resulting shot, it’s what they contribute to your personality, that is conveyed through the lens.

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Acting in New York and looking for a free event this Saturday to have your headshot and resume evaluated by talent agents and casting directors.

Have your headshot evaluated by top Agents and Casting Directorss

The TVI Headshot Evaluation
Have your headshot evaluated by a top TV/Film/ Commercial agent and award winning TV/Film casting director. (These guests will keep your headshots).

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The amount of energy it takes the body to break down a juicy steak, as delicious as it is, is the equivalent of running a marathon, OK, maybe I am exaggerating, but its allot. Meat weighs you down, I always tell my LA actors to stay away from red meat for a day or two before a shoot. Not only is it most often spruced up a little with fabulous herbs and spices, but usually allot of salt. Salt makes you puffy, and is also a good idea to stay away from before you shoot, or perform.

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New York Casting Director James Calleri and renown Theatre Professor Robert Cohen at UCI’s MFA program have a new book that every actor should read.

“Acting Professionally” Raw Facts about Careers in Acting offers practical information on how to enter the show business as an actor, and is now completely updated, It supplies key factual material from how the business is run to preparing your resume, and deals with career opportunities from Hollywood to voiceovers. Authors are Robert Cohen and James Calleri.

This is an essential handbook for anyone interested in a career in acting. No matter if you are in the US, UK, Australia, the EU or any other market where a person can have a career as an actor this new book should be on top of your list.

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Headshots to Casting Directors

by Gary on August 31, 2009

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FREE LISTING OF ALL CASTING DIRECTORS WITH THE CSA

There are so many ways actors seek casting directors contact information. Probably the most effective and free site is the Casting Directors of America, CSA web site. While not every working casting director is a member, the majority are.

And this does not mean that the Casting Directors that are not members are illegitimate as many of the world’s most respected casting directors have not joined for one reason or another. But it’s a great resource to use.

So if you are seeking casting directors contact information look here.

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Most actors tend to think of their headshot as the tool they take with them to an audition… but they forget that there’s actually more to it than that!

Your headshot is used for:

  • postcards
  • business cards
  • press inquiries
  • theater announcements
  • lobby boards

And on and on…

So what can a fisherman teach an actor about what to do with his or her headshot?

Quite a lot, as it turns out!

-N-

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New York Headshots for Actors that Work!

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Obviously an Actor’s Headshot is one of the most important tools for an actors career. But how much should an aspiring actor pay for Commercial and Theatrical Headshots?

Notably, the fees for New York Headshots are usually more expensive then what you see with Los Anqeles and London Headshot photographers. NY photographers have to incur higher expenses such as studio rental, etc.

It is imperative that actors not only look at the price of acting headshots when making a decision on which headshot photographer to shoot with, but also the quality of the headshot photographer’s work.

If you want to see a large selection of NY and LA Headshot photpgraphers, take a look at the Headshot Gallery at TVI Actors Studio.

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katherine_blog.jpgYou love your new headshot because you chose a photographer that you dig, did your prep, got your clothes together, showed up on time, and nailed the session! Take as much responsibility for your session as your photographer. Trust your photographer to get you in the right light and on the right angles. You bring the intention and the energy. It is a true collaboration. Look out for my blog every week as I break down the process from portfolio review through getting your prints.

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