how long does it take to get your headshots back after a photo session?

What do you mean? Disc or online proofs?

online proofs

like, when can i use them to show people? not industry people.. just family

I am a total newbie... what are the proofs for exactly?

It depends on who you used, but most photographers will give you a CD of your best shots for you to choose. If you are getting online proofs, expect an email within a day or two from Reproductions with a link to your online viewing gallery (ie-proofs- your smaller, un-retouched images for you to view with friends, family, agents, members of this board if you are so brave to determine which shots are most suitable for you and your type. You will be able to mark your favorites. This comes in handy as most photographers will shoot hundreds of frames) . Again, this is all dependent on your photographer, so don't be shy to ask them what their specific process is.

I post on line galleries within 2 days depending on how busy I am. Usually they are up in 24hrs. All photographers are different though so just ask your chosen photographer what they do.

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Originally posted by let the wild rumpus start:
It depends on who you used, but most photographers will give you a CD of your best shots for you to choose. If you are getting online proofs, expect an email within a day or two from Reproductions with a link to your online viewing gallery (ie-proofs- your smaller, un-retouched images for you to view with friends, family, agents, members of this board if you are so brave to determine which shots are most suitable for you and your type. You will be able to mark your favorites. This comes in handy as most photographers will shoot hundreds of frames) . Again, this is all dependent on your photographer, so don't be shy to ask them what their specific process is.

Not all photographers use Reproductions to host galleries. I'd argue that most don't.

Lawrence

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Originally posted by let the wild rumpus start:
It depends on who you used, but most photographers will give you a CD of your best shots for you to choose. If you are getting online proofs, expect an email within a day or two from Reproductions with a link to your online viewing gallery (ie-proofs- your smaller, un-retouched images for you to view with friends, family, agents, members of this board if you are so brave to determine which shots are most suitable for you and your type. You will be able to mark your favorites. This comes in handy as most photographers will shoot hundreds of frames) . Again, this is all dependent on your photographer, so don't be shy to ask them what their specific process is.

I am one of the rare photographers who actually gives my clients proof (or "contact") sheets.

They are photographic-quality and ready within 15-20 minutes after the session.

The reason I do this is simple. Taking around a CD, you must have immediate and unfettered access to a computer. When showing your new headshots to family, friends, or fellow acting students, this may be totally impossible. You cannot pass them around, you cannot compare frame #99 with frame #199 side-by-side, in seconds. Worse still, you cannot physically mark on a computer image, you must take notes.

Printing proof sheets costs me a helluva lot more, but in these ways, they're well worth the extra expense and effort. When given a choice between the two, they are infinitely faster and more versatile.

If you want to see individual images in a larger format, you can always sit at my computer and view them all life-sized at any time.

www.robertkim.com