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Morgan Freeman
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Choose several photographers whose portfolios you like, and then speak with them. If you get a good feeling from the photographer, and you see they do excellent work, you can then trust that the photographer will do the right thing with the backgrounds he or she chooses. Good luck, Ron
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| Posts: 347 | Location: New York City | Registered: July 09, 2008 | |
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Johnny Depp
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quote: Originally posted by DK Headshots NY/LA:
As stated in a another post, I think white backgrounds are on their way out. Nobody really uses them in LA anymore. And NYC is always a little slow to follow the LA trends, but I think white backgrounds will go the way of the black/white headshot.
My agent actually INSISTED that I use a white background in my headshots. The reason he gave was "90% of all submissions are online now and nothing pops on a computer screen like a light background." I think too many people are more interested in "trends" than what looks good. I th ink its much more important to just use what works for each actor instead of trying to figure out what the flavor of the month is. Who wants to look like everyone else anyway? I thought the objective was to stand out from the crowd instead of blending into it. |
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| Posts: 86 | Location: USA | Registered: January 16, 2010 | |
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Morgan Freeman
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Choose the best shot ... by the expression on your face ... certainly, different backgrounds will suit your face, eyes, hair and clothing choice best, but if you are connecting well with the viewer your shot will have a life to it that works (ie, grabs the attention of CD's and directors). If you are connecting well in your well-lit photo, the bg becomes unimportant and your headshot will get noticed. In my life as an indie film director, I've never rejected an actor because of the background in his/her headshot. I WILL reject a shot because of a lack of connection. If an actor can connect in a shot, perhaps he can connect with another actor in a film and with the audience.
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| Posts: 347 | Location: New York City | Registered: July 09, 2008 | |
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Kevin Bacon
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Hi Boosmom! I shoot an awful lot of people on white (as you know) but it certainly doesn't hurt to have a mix of options. The agency I work closely with has me shoot their models exclusively outdoors. I think its more of a personal preference, but DK may be right - nyc being behind LA in terms of trends.
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| Posts: 46 | Location: NYC / Bergen County NJ / Rhode Island | Registered: August 12, 2008 | |
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Russell Crowe
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quote: Originally posted by Ron Brown Photography:
Choose the best shot ... by the expression on your face ... certainly, different backgrounds will suit your face, eyes, hair and clothing choice best, but if you are connecting well with the viewer your shot will have a life to it that works (ie, grabs the attention of CD's and directors). If you are connecting well in your well-lit photo, the bg becomes unimportant and your headshot will get noticed.
In my life as an indie film director, I've never rejected an actor because of the background in his/her headshot. I WILL reject a shot because of a lack of connection. If an actor can connect in a shot, perhaps he can connect with another actor in a film and with the audience.
Thanks - I guess that really is what's important. Just seeing headshots horizontal with the person all the way to the side showing alot more background and some that look like a collage with overlapping smaller photos on the larger headshot. Guess it is also up to the agents. Thanks everyone. Hey Nathan!  |
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| Posts: 217 | Location: NJ | Registered: April 28, 2008 | |
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